Social media isn’t going away soon, so educating younger drivers about the dangers of distracted driving is key to reducing deaths among them on our nation’s roadways.
Voice-to-text apps offer no driving safety benefit
Texting drivers may believe they’re being more careful when they use the voice-to-text method, but new research findings suggest that those applications offer no real safety advantage over manual texting.
The study was sponsored by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center and conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. SWUTC is a part of the University Transportation Centers Program, which is a federally-funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
Distractions cause increase in nighttime crashes for teens
A nationwide analysis suggests that distractions – not alcohol – are contributing to a steady increase in nighttime fatal crashes for teenage drivers.
The trends are illustrated in a report produced by the Teens in the Driver Seat Center of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). The analysis that produced the report examined the effects of lighting conditions on crashes from 1999 to 2008 in all 50 U.S. states, along with the presence of alcohol as a factor in those crashes. The findings suggest something other than alcohol is pushing the nighttime fatal crash numbers up for teen drivers. The most likely reason, researchers say, is the use of cell phones.
We demand safer cars, so why not demand safer drivers
Major changes require a shift in culture, but it can happen and new laws prevent injuries and deaths, then I’m all for it.
Mixed signals from adults deliver the wrong message to teens
Teens are constantly being told to not use their phone behind the wheel, but is this the same message they are being shown? Not according to a survey released by State Farm.
Multi-tasking is a myth
Chewing gum and walking? No big deal. You’re used to doing both and there isn’t much to think about unless you are stepping through cactus. Multi-tasking and driving is a whole new ballgame.