The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) recently released a report indicating that traffic accidents are increasing faster than they have in decades. According to Robert Gordon, representing the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, deadly auto accidents have increased by 14 percent since 2014, severe…
With distracted driving becoming more pervasive on our roadways, many people are looking to tech companies to present solutions. Developers are under pressure to create new applications that help reduce or even prohibit cell phone functionality when the user is behind the wheel, and to…
Life360, a family location application and driving safety service, recently conducted a study of their users to see how much they were using their cell phones while behind the wheel. The in-app driving service includes a feature that provides data about driving behavior, including cell…
Most people know that distracted driving is dangerous. But do they take appropriate action to limit their own distraction while behind the wheel? Not really, according to an annual survey by State Farm. In a March 2017 press release, the insurance company noted that nearly…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that in 2015, over 35,000 people died in automobile crashes on U.S. roadways, a 7.2 percent increase over the number of deaths in 2014. As part of their findings, they reported that distraction-affected fatal crashes increased from…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly 3,200 people were killed and 431,000 injured in 2014 in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. Distraction comes in many forms, including eating and drinking, reading maps, and adjusting the radio, but the most concerning…
If you spend an evening out on a Friday or Saturday, you’re likely to spot a lot of teenagers. Unfortunately, according to a recent study in the scientific journal Pediatrics, that’s also when teens face the greatest risk of dying in a fatal car accident…
A new study published in the scientific journal Sleep shows that though drowsy driving is a factor in thousands of traffic deaths each year, it is a highly preventable one. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) states that drowsy driving is estimated to be a…
Many safety experts have been worried for several months about traffic accidents. Mid-year last year, the numbers seemed to be climbing. Now that 2016 is in the rear-view mirror, the numbers are nearly final, and they’re not looking good. Turns out that last year may…
Most people are aware that when they are behind the wheel, smartphones are distracting. Safety experts urge drivers to put the phones away while driving, and laws require drivers to use only hands-free devices. There’s another fairly new gadget on the market, though, that is…
