Distracted Driving Project

Category: Research

Research surrounding Distracted Driving

Distracted driving survey by automaker finds US drivers more worried of distractions than ever — mobile devices most distracting; admittedly so: Research

Study: What Americans believe is biggest threat on the road
— Detroit Free Press, April 16, 2019

Houston metro-area deemed most distracted behind the wheel by analytics app — panel calls for handheld ban in Texas

Tougher laws, technology needed to fight distracted driving epidemic, NTSB panel agrees
— Houston Chronicle, April 11, 2019

Effectiveness of handheld ban beginning to be gleaned in Georgia: Research

NEW FINDINGS: Early evidence shows Georgia distracted-driving law makes a difference
— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 10, 2019

Tennessee, Delaware, Wyoming, Texas, and Montana made for over 30 percent of road deaths due to phone-specific distracted driving (2015-16): Research

Pay attention to the road! Tennessee tops cellphone distracted driving deaths list
— The Tennessean, March 6, 2019

Follow-up four-years later shows drivers’ mobile device-specific distraction is changing — manipulation: Survey

Risky phone use while driving is soaring, and it’s killing Americans, IIHS study finds
— USA Today, January 24, 2019

Distracted driving of older (60+) drivers — though less common, instances bring more crashes and deaths: Research

Distracted driving: A booming threat to older drivers
— The Sydney Morning Herald, December 3, 2018