Distracted Driving Project

Tag: Drowsy Driving

Researchers call foul on study that used public roads in Utah as laboratory to assess driver alertness and the use of SemiAutonomous technology in vehicles: Investigation

Asleep at the wheel: How a secret study on Utah’s roads could be putting drivers at risk
— Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Deseret News, July 11, 2019

Report gives recipe for zero fatalities on U.S. roads by 2050: Research

The Road to Zero: A Vision for Achieving Zero Roadway Deaths by 2050
— RAND Review, July-August 2019

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

Automaker’s “Vision 2020” includes tech to prevent distracted driving and impaired driving; raises questions

Volvo says in-car cameras will monitor drivers and take action to prevent distracted or impaired driving
— The Washington Post, March 20, 2019

Progress on road toll — record lows on Australia’s roadways: Roundup

Western Australia:
WA’s road toll hits record low in 2018 as fatigue, mobile phones emerge as new dangers to drivers
— ABC News, January 3, 2019

Victoria:
Victoria records lowest road toll ever, but is it really possible to get to zero?
— ABC Radio, Melbourne, January 3, 2019

New South Wales:
An endless fight against road toll
— The Sydney Morning Herald, January 2, 2019