Japanese Driving App Incentivizes Putting Down Phone
Toyota has come up with a way to incentivize people in Japan's Aichi prefecture to not use their phones while driving. Andrew Krok sums it up in a CNET Road/Show article: The biggest benefit of not using the phone while driving is, well, not dying in a crash. But in...
11 Deadly Driving Distractions
One in every 10 fatal crashes in the past two years have involved at least one distracted driver, according to Property Casualty 360. A distraction is anything that takes your eyes and your focus off the road, your hands off the wheel, or your mind off driving. All...
10 Advantages of Self-Driving Cars
Autonomous vehicles -- cars that do not depend on humans to drive them -- are just around the corner. In an August 2016 article, CB Insights reports that 33 corporations are at work creating autonomous vehicles. Many cities, states, and countries, including the United...
Germany Calls for Black Boxes in Autonomous Vehicles
We’re all familiar with the black boxes that are built into airplanes, which show what went wrong after an incident. Now, Reuters reports, Germany is working on legislation requiring cars that are even partially autonomous to have black boxes. The announcement by...
Intense Emotions, Distractions Increase Driving Crash Risk
A new study finds that driving while distracted can more than double your risk of an accident for more than half of your trips. Researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that being in an emotional state while driving increases the risk of...
Colorado Wrongful Death: It’s About Compensating the Survivors
A wrongful death is an unnecessary death caused by the negligence of another person, such as a drunk driver, a medical professional, or the manufacturer of an unsafe product. Wrongful Death in Colorado The purpose of Colorado wrongful death law is to protect the...