Distracted driving - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 1:14pm
Distracted driving. Using a cellphone while driving increases crash risk. Researchers have consistently linked texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone to increased risk. Some studies, but not all, have found that talking on a cellphone also increases crash risk. Cellphones and texting aren?t the only things that can distract drivers.
Electronic device laws - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 7:55pm
Distracted driving: Electronic device laws. Making roads and vehicles safer for everyone. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation and through education of consumers, policymakers and safety ...
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
14 Nov 2024 at 10:00am
In California, where the new law was not associated with a drop in rear-end crash rates, the base fines for a first and second offense were only $20 and $50, compared with $136 and $234 in Washington and $265 and $440 in Oregon. In Oregon, a third offense can lead to a $2,000 fine, a criminal misdemeanor charge and six months in jail.
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving - IIHS-HLDI
18 Nov 2024 at 6:30pm
Texting still appears to be on the rise. The percentage of drivers texting or visibly manipulating hand-held devices was 1.5 percent in 2012, up a fraction from 1.3 percent in 2011 but sharply higher than the 0.2 percent observed in 2005. Texting in 2012 was highest among 16-24 year-olds, at 3 percent.
Highway Loss Data Institute Bulletin - IIHS-HLDI
18 Nov 2024 at 2:03am
lion in 2000 to more than 150 billion in 2009) coupled with highly publicized reports that texting while driving may increase crash risk by 23 times (Olson et al., 2009). The purpose of the research reported in this Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) bulletin was to determine whether the laws banning text messaging are reducing collision claims.
National reported patterns of driver cell phone use in the United States
18 Oct 2024 at 12:23am
Thirteen percent of drivers reported some texting while driving, and this percentage was highest among drivers ages 18-24 (43%). Twelve percent of drivers in states with all-driver texting bans reported texting while driving, compared with 14 percent in states with no texting ban. Among drivers ages 18-24, the percentages were 45 and 48 percent ...
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 11:27am
A new HLDI analysis indicates that even with strong enforcement, cellphone and texting bans aren't reducing crashes reported to insurers. New York in 2001 became the first state to bar all drivers from talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Currently, 14 states and the District of Columbia restrict all drivers from using a hand-held cellphone.
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 49, No. 8, October 24, 2014 - IIHS-HLDI
16 Nov 2024 at 1:29am
SPECIAL ISSUE: DISTRACTED DRIVING. Vol. 49, No. 8 | October 24, 2014. Using a cellphone while driving is risky and can lead to crashes. Making or taking calls, texting, or interacting with an electronic device in any way can take your eyes off the road at a critical moment. Teenage drivers may be especially susceptible to distractions.
Driver cellphone and texting bans in the United States: evidence of ...
20 Nov 2024 at 3:12am
March 2014. Almost all U.S. states have laws limiting drivers? cellphone use. The evidence suggests that all-driver bans on hand-held phone conversations have resulted in long-term reductions in hand-held phone use, and drivers in ban states reported higher rates of hands-free phone use and lower overall phone use compared with drivers in non ...
Fatality Facts 2022 Teenagers - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 10:15am
Trends. A total of 2,883 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2022. This is 67% fewer than in 1975 and 7% fewer than in 2021. About 2 of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2022 were males. Since 1975, teenage crash deaths have decreased more among males (70%) than among females (60%).
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19 Nov 2024 at 1:14pm
Distracted driving. Using a cellphone while driving increases crash risk. Researchers have consistently linked texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone to increased risk. Some studies, but not all, have found that talking on a cellphone also increases crash risk. Cellphones and texting aren?t the only things that can distract drivers.
Electronic device laws - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 7:55pm
Distracted driving: Electronic device laws. Making roads and vehicles safer for everyone. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation and through education of consumers, policymakers and safety ...
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
14 Nov 2024 at 10:00am
In California, where the new law was not associated with a drop in rear-end crash rates, the base fines for a first and second offense were only $20 and $50, compared with $136 and $234 in Washington and $265 and $440 in Oregon. In Oregon, a third offense can lead to a $2,000 fine, a criminal misdemeanor charge and six months in jail.
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving - IIHS-HLDI
18 Nov 2024 at 6:30pm
Texting still appears to be on the rise. The percentage of drivers texting or visibly manipulating hand-held devices was 1.5 percent in 2012, up a fraction from 1.3 percent in 2011 but sharply higher than the 0.2 percent observed in 2005. Texting in 2012 was highest among 16-24 year-olds, at 3 percent.
Highway Loss Data Institute Bulletin - IIHS-HLDI
18 Nov 2024 at 2:03am
lion in 2000 to more than 150 billion in 2009) coupled with highly publicized reports that texting while driving may increase crash risk by 23 times (Olson et al., 2009). The purpose of the research reported in this Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) bulletin was to determine whether the laws banning text messaging are reducing collision claims.
National reported patterns of driver cell phone use in the United States
18 Oct 2024 at 12:23am
Thirteen percent of drivers reported some texting while driving, and this percentage was highest among drivers ages 18-24 (43%). Twelve percent of drivers in states with all-driver texting bans reported texting while driving, compared with 14 percent in states with no texting ban. Among drivers ages 18-24, the percentages were 45 and 48 percent ...
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 11:27am
A new HLDI analysis indicates that even with strong enforcement, cellphone and texting bans aren't reducing crashes reported to insurers. New York in 2001 became the first state to bar all drivers from talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Currently, 14 states and the District of Columbia restrict all drivers from using a hand-held cellphone.
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 49, No. 8, October 24, 2014 - IIHS-HLDI
16 Nov 2024 at 1:29am
SPECIAL ISSUE: DISTRACTED DRIVING. Vol. 49, No. 8 | October 24, 2014. Using a cellphone while driving is risky and can lead to crashes. Making or taking calls, texting, or interacting with an electronic device in any way can take your eyes off the road at a critical moment. Teenage drivers may be especially susceptible to distractions.
Driver cellphone and texting bans in the United States: evidence of ...
20 Nov 2024 at 3:12am
March 2014. Almost all U.S. states have laws limiting drivers? cellphone use. The evidence suggests that all-driver bans on hand-held phone conversations have resulted in long-term reductions in hand-held phone use, and drivers in ban states reported higher rates of hands-free phone use and lower overall phone use compared with drivers in non ...
Fatality Facts 2022 Teenagers - IIHS-HLDI
19 Nov 2024 at 10:15am
Trends. A total of 2,883 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2022. This is 67% fewer than in 1975 and 7% fewer than in 2021. About 2 of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2022 were males. Since 1975, teenage crash deaths have decreased more among males (70%) than among females (60%).
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