March 2023 - A new study done by Allianz Insurance Germany found that use of in-car or of mobile devices by drivers while driving has rosen inacceptably high. Selected figures drawn from other sources show the same for other countries. The Allianz survey with N=1200 German drivers was compared with 2016 results. Namely smartphone use for texting was found as doubled, use for applications others than phoning, navigating or texting rose from 6 to 22 percent. Since our world changes towards digitalization and app-driven organization of daily issues, using electronic devices while driving become more and more accepted. New ways of fighting driver distraction are needed. In-cabing monitoring for distraction warning, roadside technics detecting device use, and other innovations are in discussion.
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