How Often Is the Phone Used Before an Accident - American Study Brings Alarming Figures
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New research from the American Institute for Highway Safety, known as IIHS, shows that cell phone use shortly before a crash is recorded at least seven times more often than is reported in police reports. IIHS researchers didn’t limit themselves to just questionnaires or driver statements. They compared anonymous telematics data from safe driving apps with official police reports for nearly 17,000 traffic accidents that occurred in four US state…
The telephone takes up too much space in our daily lives. It even becomes an addictive object, to the point that many motorists use it for no reason at the wheel. Result: many accidents related to the use of the mobile phone have been recorded. According to an American study, their number would be seven times higher than the number indicated in the police reports.
New research from the US Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed how much official police data may underestimate the use of mobile phones immediately before traffic accidents. The conclusion of the study is quite worrying. The actual use of mobile phones before a crash is recorded at least seven times more often than stated in police reports. The researchers compared anonymous telematics data from safety applications […] The post 17,000…
When researchers looked at just the last ten seconds before the crash, the data was still worrisome.
A vast American study shakes our certainty on the smartphone at the wheel, revealing its presence just before thousands of accidents. If the official figures speak of 1 in 10 crashes, the raw data draw a much less reassuring reality.
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