‘Reward drivers who leave their smartphone use’
Posted on 15-07-2014 at 8:02 by sir_smokalot – 52 Comments”
Half of the young people says to use their smartphone while driving, even though they know this is dangerous. A reward would be a good motivation for their app-iron.
In the traffic is the smartphone used a lot, we already know that years. We are all so addicted to the little screen, that we even after landing with a plane all massively the instructions to the thing only in the arrivals hall to put our boot rags. Apparently is 90% of the passengers from successful business people that might be the deal of their life to miss when they have their mobile phone 3 minutes later turn on. Or something like that.
While driving is no different: the lure of the smartphone is so great that it has no objection to your one and a half tons of heavy potential murder weapon, but just his own way between the vulnerable road users, while you’re the umpteenth jankverhaal of Lindanieuws in the Trendr-statistics up kicks, or if first baby photo #482 of Dirk and Joke liket, accompanied by a clichécomment as ‘what a lovely man!’. You do not do this, then you will be on the next birthday relegated to the B-garnish of the company.
The above rant aside: distraction in traffic is a serious matter. The research Smartphonegebruik in the car’, an initiative of verkeersveiligheidsorganisatie TeamAlert and allianz / allsecur, only confirms what we all know: yes, you mobile use while driving is extremely dangerous; yes, it is distracting, and yes, we all do it anyway. The not further specified “reward” there is, of course, for a long time: a clean conscience, because you was not derived and, therefore, no infants or the elderly of the bike have ridden. And, of course, that 240 euro to fine you every time you save.
A more relevant question is perhaps: what are we going to do against smartphonegebruik? A internetlock during the drive, just as certain devices are not to operate while driving? That would be for the passengers, again, not great. A directive against distracted driving? Better ideas are welcome in the comments.
In the following infographic (large) are the results of the study just summarized:
