Recent studies from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggest that drivers using advanced automation features like Tesla’s Autopilot and Volvo’s Pilot Assist are becoming more distracted, not less. This goes against the common expectation that these features would help reduce accidents and increase road safety. Instead, they may be contributing to an increased
Despite the amplitude of warnings and cautionary billboards across U.S. highways that urge drivers to put down the phone while behind the wheel, a 2017 study found that 95.2% of surveyors who were young drivers participated in distracted driving behaviors. Today, distracted driving continues to pose a major threat to young people, as 16-19 year-olds are 3
As part of its mission to make safer drivers around the world, Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is using the next wave of technology to tackle the distracted driving epidemic and save lives. Starting as an MIT project in 2004 and growing to be one of the world’s leading mobile telematics providers today, CMT has found
We see it practically every time we drive: drivers who are focused on their smartphones rather than on the road. Recent studies suggest that despite educational campaigns and a growing awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, the problem is not getting better. According to a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety survey, from 2016 to
A new study reveals that teens’ parents – the traditional rule enforcers – are the new rule breakers on the road. An alarming 37 percent of parents admit they do not enforce punishments when their teen breaks a rule – including the law, such as texting while driving. Why aren’t there consequences? More than a
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and a good time to reflect on just how bad distracted driving has become in our country. For many of us seeing other motorists focused on their phones whizzing by in traffic has become a routine occurrence. Whether its texting, changing music, accessing Facebook or using any one of
Motor vehicle crash data statistics for the first half of 2015 (Jan. – June) produced by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveal an 8% spike in traffic deaths over the same period in 2014. Stating that the numbers are a “call to action” [….]
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released the results from its most recent distracted driving study and the results are troubling. Quantifying the extent of the distracted driving problem has been difficult. There is no blood test for distracted driving and many folks just don’t admit they were distracted at the time of a crash.
Per mile driven, the rate of serious vehicle crashes, including fatal ones, involving teens remains tragically high — about three times higher than that for adults. Parents can help to avoid heartbreak by considering safety when choosing a vehicle for their teen. Consider the recent study which compiled relevant data regarding teen fatalities and vehicles
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