Distracted Driving Project

Tag: Telematics

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

App utilizes ‘carrot-not-the-stick approach’ to curb drivers’ phone use; prevent distracted driving

Would a Free Milkshake Get You to Ignore Your Phone While Driving?
— The New York Times, February 27, 2020

Beyond law enforcement, preventing distracted driving is ‘going to require cultural change and that’s why we want to engage the Hollywood community, again.’

New Massachusetts Distracted Driving Bill Takes Effect This Weekend
— “Under The Radar,” WGBH, February 21, 2020

Telematics and $20,000 to safely navigate the hectic highways and frantic freeways of L.A.s car-centric culture with “big brother” watching

Here She Is, the Safest Driver in Los Angeles
— The New York Times, October 1, 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