Driving on the phone

A Taiwanese artist has a ready answer for drivers who continue to use the phone while at the wheel. The man built a car using 25,000 cellphones. The project cost the artist US$30,000 to construct and took a number of years to create. He travelled worldwide while collecting old and discarded phones.
July 11, 2016 Read time: 1 min
A Taiwanese artist has a ready answer for drivers who continue to use the phone while at the wheel. The man built a car using 25,000 cellphones. The project cost the artist US$30,000 to construct and took a number of years to create. He travelled worldwide while collecting old and discarded phones.

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