Despite nearly all teen drivers saying they think it’s dangerous to text and drive, 43 percent continue to do it anyway. So, in an attempt to show teens the possible ramifications of engaging in such a dangerous behavior, AT&T is touring the country with a driving simulator designed to demonstrate the risks of texting and [...]
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Driving simulator cautions teens about the dangers of texting and driving
Posted Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Pair of celebs set poor example when it comes to distracted driving
Posted Monday, April 16th, 2012Celebrities Amanda Bynes and Lisa Lampanelli both made headlines over the past couple days with reports surfacing they’d each been guilty of distracted driving. While Celebrity Apprentice and frequent Comedy Central roast participant Lisa Lampanelli was quick to joke about her offense with In Touch Weekly, Amanda Bynes’ incident seems far more serious. Bynes, the [...]
Tax Day driving may be riskier than normal, traffic deaths six percent higher
Posted Friday, April 13th, 2012With Tax Day fast approaching, it might pay to take a few deep breaths, squeeze a stress ball, or do whatever else calms your nerves before hopping in a car and heading out on the road. Apparently the combination of people driving to mail out last minute returns and other drivers merely preoccupied with tax-related [...]
Safety experts disagree on whether voice controls are really an improvement
Posted Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Despite proposing guidelines for in-car technology back in February, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn’t plan to address voice controls until at least 2014. However, in the meantime, some safety experts are suggesting that voice controls may be almost as dangerous as cell phone use. One expert, currently doing research on cognitive distraction, says [...]
Digital Distractions Lead to New Phenomenon of ‘Parking Rage’
Posted Friday, March 30th, 2012Even if you’re trying to be a responsible driver and refrain from using your phone while driving, there’s still a chance you’ll cause conflict before ever pulling out of a parking spot. More and more people are using the time between getting in their car and putting the vehicle in drive to check email, browse [...]
Teenage girls twice as likely as teen boys to engage in distracted driving
Posted Wednesday, March 28th, 2012A new study released earlier this week by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that teenage girls are twice as likely as teen boys to use cell phones and other electronic devices while driving. The study used in-car video footage and was designed specifically to monitor distracted driving among teens, with AAA Foundation President [...]
California’s handheld cell phone ban appears to be working, traffic deaths down 22 percent
Posted Monday, March 5th, 2012A recent study from UC Berkley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) found that in examining data from the two years prior to, and two years following California’s ban on handheld cell phones while driving, traffic deaths had decreased by 22 percent. The study also found that fatalities in which handheld cell phone use [...]
Distracted Driving: Not Just a Teen Problem
Posted Tuesday, February 28th, 2012Modern life is increasingly full of diversions, and some have even crept into the drivers’ seat—phone calls, text messages, on-board video displays, fast food—all can cause accidents by distracting drivers. While teenagers, new to both driving and cell phones, are often targeted as the primary perpetrators of distracted driving, the problem has long since expanded [...]
“Google Glasses” could be both a blessing and a curse for drivers and pedestrians
Posted Monday, February 27th, 2012The latest technological rumor circling search engine giant Google is that they’re developing a pair of glasses that can stream real-time information to the wearer’s eyes. This type of technology might seem like something straight out of Minority Report or a similar futuristic sci-fi movie, but it’s actually been implemented by military and commercial pilots [...]
New cars walk the line between integrating technology and adding more distractions
Posted Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Does integrating a 17-inch monitor into the dashboard of a car make the vehicle safer or just provide the driver one more giant distraction? Regardless of the answer, automobile manufacturers have been continuing to up the ante when it comes to delivering a “connected car” to consumers. The new Tesla Model S electric car takes [...]
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