Driver Admits to Crash Tied to TextingAmy J. Schumacher, whose car struck and injured two boys whileshe was reading a text message...Prohaska, Thomas J
A Colorado woman looked down to check her phone while driving, crashed into a guard rail and was impaled by a thick pole. The mother of two survived the crash and is now spreading the word about the dangers of texting while driving.Sept 2, 2014...
texting or emailing while driving in the US.(source: National Safety Council) Improve Driver Safety Drivers are monitored by our AI-powered detection algorithms. Dangerous behaviors like drowsiness, distraction, cellphone usage, harsh acceleration and harsh deceleration will trigger alerts to both the ...
OK, so we all know it’s dangerous to text and drive, and in most states, it’s actually illegal. Cops can pull you over for using your phone behind the wheel. Some can even check to see if you were texting before having an accident. But still, distracted driving is at the heart ...
One common characteristic of these tasks is they cause the driver to look away from the forward roadway. Dialing and texting are of particular concern, given the prevalence of personal electronic device use [7], [16], [17], evidence that these activities increase crash risk [11], [12], ...
Cell phone use not only takes at least one hand off of the wheel but your mind and your eyes as well. This makes it a manual distraction, a cognitive distraction, and a visual distraction, respectively. Texting has an impact on driving ability that is equivalent to driving with a blood ...
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Oviedo-Trespalacios reduces phone pickups and activities such as texting and browsing while driving (Albert and Lotan 2019; Oviedo-Trespalacios et al. 2020a). Nonetheless, reports from users of these applications (e.g., "Do not disturb while driving" for Apple iOS) reveal that the ...
Moser concurred, using the specifics of use of electronics as an example of a key policy element. “Put policies in place and talk to your drivers. No phones. As far as texting, tweeting, and all that stuff, you’re 23 times more likely to crash if you’re doing an alphanumeric ac...
Focusing on educating drivers isn’t enough, because most people get into their cars every day and don’t crash, so they don’t worry about occasionally running a red light or texting, says Adrian Lund, president of theInsurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit group financed by the...