Latest Tech Is Causing More Distracted While Driving Crashes

Originally published by William K. Berenson.

Voice-Activated Systems Cause Dangerous Hazards

Calling your office, texting your kids, following a Google map, changing a song on the radio – all take our eyes off the road. Clearly these common distractions greatly increase the risks of a car crash. 

So what’s the solution? Voice-activated systems are supposed to prevent drivers from taking their hands off the wheel and their minds away from traffic. In theory, they should reduce distracting behavior and reduce auto accidents.

But a new study published by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that a car’s voice system is actually a huge distraction that is causing more wrecks.

As a Texas personal injury lawyer, I am glad that attention is now being cast to the real dangers of distracted driving. Cell phone use is not the only problem facing drivers. 

 

 

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