Gadgets and Wearables: Texting while driving with your wearable is just as dangerous Source: Gadgets and Wearables By now everyone should know that cell phone texting while driving is an extremely dangerous activity. In some places it has been outlawed or restricted. A new research report now suggests that doing the same on a wearable equipped with voice control is just as unsafe. Texting has become a social norm over the past… Read More
CNN: Do you text and drive? Your car insurance may go up! Arity, a unit of insurance giant Allstate, is tracking in-car smartphone use so that insurance companies can either punish or reward drivers, depending on how they use their phone while driving. The technology works by using the smartphone’s accelerometer and gyroscope to sense whether the device is being moved — likely in a driver’s… Read More
Know the Facts about Texting & Driving Dangers Texting & Driving Statistics It can be hard to grasp the dangers of texting and driving, but once you know the facts, this hazardous habit starts to become a reality. In the United States: 26% of all car crashes in 2014 involved cell phone use. At least 9 people are killed every day because of a distracted driver. More than 1,000 people… Read More
Distracted driving campaign effective in decreasing crashes Courtesy: MyEasternShoreMD Maryland State Police continue to make enforcement of distracted driving laws a top priority. Troopers issued significantly more citations and warnings over the first six months of 2017 compared to the same time last year, according to an MSP news release. Between Jan. 1 and July 1, Maryland state troopers issued a combined… Read More
Distracted Driving: 25 Shocking Statistics Source: http://distracteddriveraccidents.com/ At this point I think most people realize just how big of a problem and how dangerous distracted driving is. However, seeing this list of 25 distracted driving statistics all together in one long list really can put it into perspective. Going through and reading these statistics proving the dangers of distracted driving… Read More