distracted driving

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Driver distraction risk revealed in new RAC research

Almost two-thirds of drivers surveyed said they made a mistake on the roads as a result of being distracted by internal or external factors.

Driver management 3 Jun

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Touchscreen development at risk of compromising safety, says VNC Automotive

VNC Automotive has questioned the automotive industry’s rush to replace conventional controls with touchscreens.

data and connectivity 13 Apr

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Concerns around distracted drivers remain high

Concerns around distracted driving proved a hot topic at a roundtable discussion for public and private sector fleets at December’s Fleet200 Executive Club meeting.

Fleet200 Strategy Network 2 Jan

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New rules on mobile phone use while driving a ‘missed opportunity’

Standardised testing of infotainment systems would reduce risk of distracted driving, while allowing drivers to use phones in a cradle sends ‘wrong message’, say road safety experts.

mobile phones 20 Dec

Rebecca Needham, road safety officer (England), Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

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Distracted driving should be as much of a taboo as drink-driving

Rebecca Needham, road safety officer (England) at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), warns of the dangers of distracted driving.

mobile phones 20 Dec

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Parking sensors and reversing camera ‘most-used’ car tech

Three-quarters (76%) of drivers think that too much technology in a vehicle can be distracting, according to research conducted by Dacia.

distracted driving 5 Nov

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Two thirds say motorists increasingly distracted by in-car tech

Motorists report an increase in driver distraction from infotainment systems, sat navs and mobile phones, research from Venson Automotive Solutions suggests.

31 Jul

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Kwik Fit finds more than 1m drivers have had a crash while using phone

More than 2.7 million drivers have had a collision or veered off the road in the past two years because they were distracted by their mobile phone, research by Kwik Fit has found.

2 Aug

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More than one-third of fleets do not monitor driver distraction, finds Brake safety survey

Road safety charity Brake is calling on fleet operators to crack down on driver distraction after finding that more than a third of fleets do not monitor the safety risk.

18 Jan

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Research reveals motorists are multi-tasking behind the wheel

A worrying percentage of motorists have admitted to multi-tasking while driving in new research from mycarneedsa.com.

26 May

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Brake offers free webinar on managing driver distraction

Road safety charity Brake is running a free webinar on the importance of eliminating and mitigating the distraction of communication technology in vehicles.

17 May

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