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Fatal distraction.

The article discusses traffic fatalities that have been associated with the use of cellular telephones and mobile devices by distracted drivers as of November 2013, describing technological innovations that aim to reduce fatalities. Topics include caller information display systems, software applica...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 409; no. 8864; pp. 4 - 6
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 11/30/2013
Subjects:
Technological innovations
Distracted driving
Application software
Text messages
Traffic fatalities
Prevention
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses traffic fatalities that have been associated with the use of cellular telephones and mobile devices by distracted drivers as of November 2013, describing technological innovations that aim to reduce fatalities. Topics include caller information display systems, software applications such as TextLimit, global positioning systems, and fatalities associated with texting.