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Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers. In a study published in Accident Analysis and Prevention on May 2, 2013, the research team said both overall and at-fault crash rates for drivers 70 years […]
Nearly seven in 10 young drivers still text behind the wheel, and a growing number of them access the Internet on their cellphones while driving, according to a new annual survey by insurance company State Farm. Despite years-long national campaigns against texting while driving, which is now illegal in 39 states and the District of […]
A State Farm Insurance poll found that 61 percent of teenagers surveyed said their parent had been distracted at least once by a phone while the teens were learning how to drive. And 53 percent of the parents admitted to the distraction. In the survey, 54 percent of the teens say they’ve seen parents using a phone […]
Cell phones, music, partying passengers. With so much competing for teens’ attention, it can be hard for them to stay focused behind the wheel. In surveys by the Allstate Foundation, 87 percent of teens say texting while driving is a huge risk. Another 65 percent describe themselves as good drivers who pay attention. Yet two-thirds […]
The statistics on distracted driving are pretty scary. Just making cellphone calls increases your chances of crashing by four times; sending text messages increases the risk 23 times. If you’re a concerned parent or employer, therefore, you may want to consider fighting technology with technology. There’s a new category of cellphone apps made just for this purpose. […]