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Distracted Driving related Technology

Trade group and Feds team up on in-vehicle technology guidelines for automakers to reduce distracted driving

2-Second Rule for Distracted Driving Can Mean Life or Death
— The New York Times, September 27, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on September 28, 2018 October 24, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Behavior, Crashes, Distracted Driving, IIHS, Infotainment, Insurance, NHTSA, Prevention, Safety, SemiAutonomous, Technology, U.S.

ICBC pilot project deploys long-range laser scopes to snap photos, catch distracted drivers on BC’s roads

New scopes can zoom in on distracted B.C. drivers from 610 metres
— Times Colonist, May 10, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on May 11, 2018 May 17, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags App, B.C., Behavior, Cameras, Campaign, Canada, Distracted Driver, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Handheld Ban, Insurance, Penalties, Policy, Safety, Speed Limit, Technology

…but will it prevent distraction? Google presents tools to promote well-being, cut down use/time on mobile devices: Commentary

Even Google won’t make us put down our phones
— The Boston Globe, May 8, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Addiction, App, Behavior, Campaign, Commentary, Distracted Driving, Jay Winsten, Prevention, Social Media, Technology

Telematics testing grounds — NSW’s project aimed at young drivers to cut road deaths

Big Brother in the back seat driver as parents get driving data
— The Sydney Morning Herald, May 6, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on May 11, 2018 May 17, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Australia, Behavior, Crashes, Incentives-based, Insurance, New South Wales, Prevention, Research, Road Deaths, Safety, Study, Technology, Telematics, Young Drivers

NSW Parliament passes legislation to allow camera technology to detect illegal mobile phone use by drivers

NSW’s world-first, high-tech crackdown on mobile phones in cars
— The Sydney Morning Herald, May 2, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on May 4, 2018 June 7, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Australia, Behavior, Cameras, Campaign, Distracted Driver, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Handheld Ban, Infrastructure, Minister Pavey, New South Wales, Policy, Prevention, Technology, Traffic

MIT researchers wonder whether driving has become the secondary task behind the wheel: Commentary

Is Driving Now the Distraction?
— The Daily Beast, April 22, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on April 27, 2018 April 30, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Autonomous Vehicles, Behavior, Commentary, Crashes, Distracted Driver, Distracted Driving, Infotainment, Policy, Prevention, Research, Safety, SemiAutonomous, Technology, Traffic

Detracted Driver: SemiAutonomous features seem to take driver’s attention from roadway

Your fancy new car steers and brakes for you; so why keep your hands on the wheel?
— USA Today, April 13, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on April 20, 2018 May 1, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Behavior, Distracted Driver, Distracted Driving, Infrastructure, Policy, Prevention, Safety, SemiAutonomous, Technology, Traffic, U.S.

Mazda files patent to help inform driving experience — input/response — by monitoring driver’s inattention/distraction

Mazda’s Not-So-Silly Plan to End Distracted Driving With Much More Fun
— Wired, January 6, 2018

Author Andrew Posted on January 12, 2018 January 12, 2018 Format LinkCategories TechnologyTags Behavior, Cameras, Commentary, Distracted Driver, Distracted Driving, Technology

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Recent Posts

  • With ‘increased focus on enforcement’ of handheld ban as drivers return to the road, distracted driving-related citations are up month over month so far this year in Massachusetts

    Mass. distracted driving citations spike dramatically
    — The Boston Globe, May 25, 2021

  • By the numbers: Year one of handheld ban in Massachusetts — pandemic priorities strain policing new policy

    Distracted driving: Local cops say pandemic ‘masked over’ new hands-free law
    — The Patriot Ledger, February 16, 2021

  • Handheld ban on driver’s use of devices go live in Idaho and Indiana

    Idaho:
    Hands-free only: Idaho’s new law on cellphone use while driving takes effect July 1
    — Idaho Statesman, June 29, 2020

    Indiana:
    Put down the phone: Indiana law banning hand-held devices while driving goes into effect today
    — South Bend Tribune, July 1, 2020

  • Early estimate of 2019 traffic data show reduction in US road deaths for third consecutive year

    U.S. traffic deaths fell in 2019 for third straight year
    — Reuters, May 5, 2020

  • Educational grace period ends in Massachusetts, distracted drivers violating handheld ban can be ticketed and fined

    Police to start issuing fines for violating Massachusetts hands-free driving law
    — Boston Herald, April 1, 2020

  • Annual US-wide distracted driving-related awareness/prevention campaigns may be postponed due to another public health crisis, but enforcement not canceled

    Campaign canceled, but no time off for distracted driving enforcement
    — Star Tribune, March 29, 2020

  • Researchers bring tech’s tagging to Minnesota highways — approaching drivers alerted to road construction in precise, real-time

    Minnesota trialling Bluetooth ‘tags’ to warn drivers about highway workzones
    — Traffic Technology Today, March 19, 2020

  • Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs handheld ban into law — enforcement begins in July

    New Indiana law imposes $500 fine for holding phone while driving
    — The Times of Northwest Indiana, March 19, 2020

  • Tally from the first week of enforcing handheld ban in Massachusetts

    Hands-free law in Massachusetts: State police issued 578 warnings to drivers violating law in first week
    — The Republican, March 3, 2020

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