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Texting and driving more dangerous than drink driving Motorists under the influence are less likely to be involved in an accident that those who text while they drive, according to Jim Higgins, Fine Gael MEP for Ireland North West. Click here for the full article. (Source: Mayo Advertiser)
MEP wants anti-phone tech put in our cars North West MEP Jim Higgins took part in a cross country party initiative to stamp out the phenomenon of texting while driving through the latest anti-messaging technology. Click here for the full article. (Source: Sligo Weekender)
Ciarán Hynes & Jim Higgins MEP: interview with Midlands Radio (Source: midlandsradio.fm )
1 in 20 Drivers Observed using their Mobile Phones While Driving An observational study of hand-held mobile phone use by drivers, which was conducted by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), has revealed that as many as 1 in every 20 drivers are using their hand-held mobile phone while driving. Click here for the full article. (Source: rsa.ie )
The introduction of new technology could soon block drivers from texting behind the wheel 'Anti-Messaging Technology' records the velocity of a mobile phone - and can detect whether the user of the device is the driver or passenger in a car. Research shows you're eight times more likely to crash if you text-drive. Jim Higgins Fine Gael MEP for Ireland North West says it has to be adopted. (Source: Newstalk )
Ban could be tough to enforce Starting tomorrow, Massachusetts police officers will be able to pull over drivers who text on their cell phones while behind the wheel. But exactly how police will be able to determine whether a driver is texting — as opposed to dialing a phone number or using an iPod — remains unclear. Click here for the full article. (Source: salemnews.com)
Distracted driving destroys lives Jim Higgins Fine Gael MEP for Ireland North West will today part take in a cross party initiative to stamp out the phenomena of texting while driving through the latest anti-messaging technology. "This amazing technology can detect whether the phone user is the driver or a passenger and blocks the phone in the case of the former." Click here for the full article. (Source: jimhiggins.ie)
Distracted driving summit brings together lawmakers, victims' kin Washington (CNN) -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off a summit on distracted driving Tuesday by announcing new regulations intended to prevent accidents involving drivers trying to text or talk on cell phones while operating a vehicle. Click here for the full article. (Source: cnn.com)
Cell Phone-Related Driving Deaths on the Rise -- Gov’t Study By now you're well aware that driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous, and that driving while texting is a recipe for disaster. But now there's fresh government data to, well, drive the point home. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "distracted driving," where the driver's attention is focused on an activity other than the road ahead, is a growing problem. In fact, the proportion of fatalities linked to distracted drivers rose from 10 percent in 2005 to 16 percent in 2009. Click here for the full article. (Source: pcworld.com)
Dr. Frank Ryan Died After Tweeting About Dog Heidi Montag's plastic surgeon was reportedly texting before his car plunged off a cliff on Monday. In one of the starkest reminders to date of the dangers of texting while driving, the late celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan was reportedly tweeting about his dog just before his car plunged off a cliff in Malibu on Monday. Click here for the full article. (Source: mtv.com)
Simulator teaches teens perils of distracted driving NORTH ANDOVER — The driver in front of him slammed on his brakes unexpectedly, but Colin Kenny was too busy returning a text message to notice the bright red glow of brake lights. The 17-year-old slammed into the back of the car. Then, the following message flashed before him on the big screen, "You can't stop for things you don't see ... You text, you lose." Click here for the full article. (Source: salemnews.com)
86 Percent of Teens Have Driven While Distracted, According to AAA and Seventeen Magazine Survey Seventeen, AAA and the Department of Transportation Team Up in a "Two-Second Turnoff Day" to Stop Texting While Driving NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - August 2, 2010) - Teen drivers often understand that shooting a quick text message, playing with their radio, or eating while driving is dangerous. However, the overwhelming majority of teen drivers engage in distracted driving behaviors anyway, according to a recent survey by AAA and Seventeen magazine. Almost nine in 10 teenage drivers (86 percent) have driven while distracted, even though 84 percent of teen drivers know it's dangerous. Featured in the September issue of Seventeen magazine, the results are based on a survey conducted in May of nearly 2,000 male and female teen drivers ages 16 - 19. Seventeen magazine and AAA set out to discover what risky behaviors teen drivers were engaging in while behind the wheel -- and how they justify this dangerous behavior. Click here for the full article. (Source: seventeen magazine)
U.N., U.S., & Russian Officials Launch Global Effort to End Distracted Driving Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and senior representatives from the United States and Russia appeared Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York to launch a global effort to address the growing and deadly epidemic of distracted driving. "We are seeing a major emerging challenge of driver distraction, mainly by using mobile phones," Ban said. "Together we have a message to all drivers of the world: don't let using a mobile device for a few seconds make you and others immobile for life." Click here for the full article. (Source: www.aashtojournal.org)
Vermont teens see dangers of texting while driving Many teens in Vermont are driving through an obstacle course with their cell phones in hand to see why texting while driving is so dangerous. Click here to watch the video. (Source: news.Yahoo.com)
Transportation Secretary LaHood's Fight for Safely - Oprah.com Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is heading the government's call to end texting while driving. Why he says it's been a struggle for him to put the phone down—and why we all need to break this bad habit. Click here to watch the video. (Source: Oprah.com)
Texting while driving - RTE Radio 1 The Derek Mooney Show Texting while driving is illegal, but drivers do it anyway, so is it time for a heavier hand? But what can be done? How can you find a way to restrict mobile phones and to prove that the user is a passenger and not a driver? Well, an Irish company is confident that they have found the correct technology in the United States and they have bought the European rights. Ciarán Hynes is the MD of Clear Sky Investments and he joined Derek in studio to discuss this issue. (Source: RTE Radio 1 The Derek Mooney Show)
Skies darken for texting drivers Clear Sky Capital Investments has secured the European rights to a new technology aimed at preventing motorists from texting while driving. The rights were granted by a US firm, Drive Safely Corporation. Click here for the full article. (Source: Irish Computer)
Learn about the risks of driving while distracted with texting while driving statistics from Nationwide Learn about the danger of driving while distracted (DWD) and cell phone use while driving with helpful information from Nationwide Insurance to help prevent driving while texting accidents when you're behind the wheel. A new On Your Side® survey by Nationwide verifies with concrete cell phone driving statistics the general assumption that there is strong public support for legislation to restrict cell phone usage while driving. The results of the new survey show there are varying degrees of support for different types of restrictions based on these texting while driving statistics.
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Read more about the 2009 DWD survey results 2009 DWD Survey Report (Source: www.nationwide.com)
New technology will stop Texting while driving Distracted driving accounts for between 25% - 30% of road accidents in Ireland each year and while overall fatalities have been reduced in 2009 there is an increase in the use of mobile phones while driving.
(Source: Donegal Democrat)
Motoring Extra Irish Company ClearSky Capital Investments (CSCI) has partnered with U.S. company Drive Safely Corporation (DSC), and has secured the European rights to a unique Anti-Messaging Technology...
PM & L Inc. develops test to stop people from texting, driving If the software engineers at Rochester's PM&L Inc. have their way, we'll soon find it impossible to text while driving. The company has come up with anti-texting technology that's under review by the U.S. Department of Transportation as well as transportation officials in Ireland. Click here for the full article (Source: DemocratAndChronicle.com)
Irish company's new anti-messaging technology will stop texting while driving Distracted driving accounts for between 25% - 30% of road accidents in Ireland each year, and while overall fatalities have been reduced in 2009 there is an increase in the use of mobile phones while driving. Click here for the full article in the Connacht Tribune Click here for the full article in the Galway City Tribune (Source: Gerry Murphy, Connacht Tribune)
New technology will stop texting while driving Distracted driving accounts for between 25% - 30% of road accidents in Ireland each year, and while overall fatalities have been reduced in 2009 there is an increase in the use of mobile phones while driving. Click here for the full article (Source: East Cork Journal)
Study: Distraction causes 30% of car crashes Drivers who are distracted cause up to three in 10 road crashes, a study revealed yesterday. Click here for the full article (Source: Irish Daily Mirror)
Film on danger of texting while driving A film showing the horrific outcome of a car crash because the driver was texting was shown to more than 1,000 students yesterday in Mayo. Click here for the full article (Source: The Irish Times)
New Technology will stop texting while driving and save lives Irish Company, ClearSky Capital Investments (CSCI) has partnered with Drive Safely Corporation (DSC), a US company, and has secured the European rights to a unique Anti-Messaging Technology (AMT), developed by DSC. Click here for the full article (Source: Waterford Today)
New Technology Will Stop Texting While Driving Distracted Driving accounts for between 25% - 30% of road accidents in Ireland each year and while overall fatalities have been reduced in 2009 there is an increase in the use of mobile phones while driving. With AMT this can now be stopped and therefore reduce the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities. AMT, developed by Drive Safely Corporation, utilises Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data to ascertain whether the user’s mobile phone is in a moving vehicle. If AMT determines that the phone is in motion, a screen pops up whenever the user first attempts to read or send an SMS text, MMS or e-mail. If the user accesses the phone’s messenger services (to receive or send a text, for example) a screen advises the user that “Texting While Driving is Illegal,” and then asks the following question: “Are you a driver?” If the answer is “yes,” the phone’s messenger capabilities are disabled until the phone has been at rest for a period of time. If the user answers “no,” then AMT will allow the user to access the messenger services only if the user is able to input a series of letters, numbers and symbols within a restricted time frame, a process called the “Attention Validation Sequence.” The Attention Validation Sequence screen displays randomly assigned letters, numbers and symbols. In order to avoid immediate disablement of the phone’s messenger functions, the user must input the data exactly as shown in a very short time period. Following the initial Attention Validation Sequence screen, AMT will periodically and (without warning) initiate additional Attention Validation Sequence to ensure that the user is not driving a motor vehicle. If the user fails to respond exactly, and in the required time period, with respect to every validator screen, AMT will disable the phone’s messenger services until the phone has stopped moving for a period of time. Clear Sky Capital Investments Managing Director, Ciarán Hynes explains: “Our goal is to have Ireland be the first country in the world to eliminate texting while driving and lead by example just like the smoking ban.” He added: “We will be looking to meet with the Department of Transport, the Road Safety Authority and the mobile phone operators in the coming weeks to outline the technology and demonstrate how this unique product will reduce the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities due to distracted driving.” (Clear Sky Capital - Press Release)
Drive Safely Corp wants to force safety on all drivers, NOW!!! We all know the devastating and widespread effects of DWI (driving while intoxicated) but many of us don’t realize how much of a problem DWT (driving while texting) has become. According to Drive Safely Corporation a recent study done by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) says that a driver’s risk of collision is 23 times greater when they are texting. Click here for the full article (Source: berryreview.com)
Apps limit talking while you drive When you're driving a car, there's not much difference between a pint of vodka and a cellphone. Either one is dangerous. Researchers at the University of Utah say that talking on a phone has the same effect on your driving skills as drinking. Now wonder some states restrict cellphone use in cars; Massachusetts in thinking about a ban on sending text messages while driving. Click here for the full article (Source: Hathaway Bray, The Boston Globe)
Newstalk – Eamon Keane speaks with Ciaran Hynes of DSCE about the technology Ciaran Hynes, Director of Drive Safely Corporation Europe, speaks with Eamon Keane about the dangers of Texting While Driving. (Source: Newstalk Radio)
Car Texts to be Blocked New software 'will save lives'. Texting while driving is to be blocked in a major clampdown road safety chiefs are considering. Click here for the full article (Source: Kevin Jenkinson, Irish Daily STAR)
Today FM – Ray D’Arcy talks to Ciaran Hynes of DSCE about the dangers of Texting While Driving Ciaran Hynes, Director of Drive Safely Corporation Europe, speaks with Ray D’Arcy about the dangers of Texting While Driving. (Source: Today FM Radio)
New phone technology aims to prevent texting while driving Motorists could soon be barred from texting while driving as a results of new revolutionary technology to be introduced in Europe. Click here for the full article (Source: Patricia McDonagh, Irish Independent)
Device to stamp out texting & motoring A group of Irish techies have invented a system that stops drivers from texting while behind the wheel. And eggheads at ClearSky hope their Anti-Messaging Technology will help slash road deaths. Click here for the full article (Source: Owen Conlon, The Irish Sun)
Driving While Texting Still Popular Despite Bans: Survey Despite the dangers of text messaging while driving and outright bans in some states, one in four U.S. drivers practice the behavior, a new survey found. Click here for the full article. (Source: Amy Tierney, tmcnet.com)
Automaker Ford Gets Behind Driving While Texting Ban U.S. automaker Ford has become the first automaker to come out in favor of legislation that would ban texting and using email while driving. Click here for the full article. (Source: Geoff Duncan, digitaltrends.com) |
