Distracted Driving an Increasing Late Summer Problem: Report
Distracted driving during the back-to-school period is on the upswing, Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) warned Thursday. In 2020, drivers spent 1 minute and 52 seconds on their phones per driving hour from Aug. 1 through Labor Day -- by 2022,…
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that increased to 2 minutes and 9 seconds, up 15%, the firm said. CMT’s data shows “every 10% rise in distracted driving increases the crash rate by 1.4%,” said a news release: “CMT estimates that the 15% increase in distracted driving during the back-to-school season was responsible for an additional 31,000 crashes, 80 fatalities, and over $740 million in economic damages in 2022. It’s something auto insurers are taking note of.”