Travelers Institute and Cambridge Mobile Telematics Release Educational Guide to Help Curb Distracted Driving
21 Noviembre 2022 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), today released “Every Second
Matters®: Reducing Distracted Driving, One Voice at a Time,” an
educational guide published in partnership with Cambridge Mobile
Telematics (CMT), the world’s largest telematics company.
“The guide highlights new statistics that show how risky driving
behaviors, such as speeding and texting behind the wheel,
accelerated during the pandemic,” said Joan Woodward, President of
the Travelers Institute and Executive Vice President of Public
Policy at Travelers. “Throughout the report, we provide an
eye-opening account of the dangers of distraction and arm drivers
with important resources for staying safe on the road.”
The Every Second Matters guide outlines steps motorists can take
to improve their driving habits, including:
- Adopt a professional driver’s mindset: Hands on wheel,
eyes on road, mind on driving.
- Don’t be a distraction: According to the 2022 Travelers
Risk Index, nearly 80% of drivers make or take calls while driving,
so avoid becoming the distraction – don’t call or text employees,
family members and friends while they are on the road.
- Activate “Do Not Disturb”: Use this setting while
driving to silence notifications and avoid distractions.
- Speak up: Let risky drivers know of their dangerous
behavior and encourage others to do the same when they are
passengers in a car.
- Get feedback: Consider enrolling in a telematics program
that provides feedback as well as incentives for driving
safely.
The report also highlights the benefits of telematics programs.
Data from CMT shows that drivers who open their telematics app more
than three times a week are 65% safer and 57% less distracted than
those who don’t.
“Telematics programs are changing behaviors and reducing
distractions on the road,” said Ryan McMahon, Senior Vice President
of Strategy at CMT. “By joining a telematics program, drivers are
learning about their habits and improving roadway safety for all.
Consumers are seeing these benefits, and telematics programs are
more popular than ever as a result.”
Other key findings from CMT include:
- More than 35% of car trips involve some type of phone
distraction.
- More than 35% of distracted driving happens over 50 mph.
- The most distracted drivers are 2.2 times more likely to crash
than the least distracted drivers.
Through the Every Second Matters distracted driving education
initiative, the Travelers Institute publishes materials and hosts
events that encourage drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians
to play an active role in changing roadway behaviors.
To learn more about the Travelers Institute and read the Every
Second Matters educational guide, visit travelersinstitute.org.
About Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is the world’s largest
telematics service provider. Its mission is to make the world’s
roads and drivers safer. The company’s AI-driven platform,
DriveWell®, gathers sensor data from millions of IoT devices —
including smartphones, proprietary Tags, connected vehicles,
dashcams, and third-party devices — and fuses them with contextual
data to create a unified view of vehicle and driver behavior.
Companies from personal and commercial auto insurance, automotive,
rideshare, smart cities, wireless, financial services, and family
safety industries use insights from CMT’s platform to power their
risk assessment, safety, claims, and driver improvement programs.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices in
Budapest, Chennai, Seattle and Tokyo, CMT serves millions of people
through 80 programs in 18 countries, including 21 of the top 25 US
auto insurers. For more information, visit cmtelematics.com.
About the Travelers Institute
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc., engages in discussion and analysis of
public policy topics of importance to the insurance marketplace and
to the financial services industry more broadly. The Travelers
Institute draws upon the industry expertise of Travelers’ senior
management as well as the technical expertise of many of Travelers’
underwriters, risk managers and other experts to provide
information, analysis and solutions to public policymakers and
regulators. Travelers is a leading provider of property casualty
insurance for auto, home and business. For more information, visit
Travelers.com.
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Cambridge Mobile Telematics: Matt Fiorentino
mfiorentino@cmtelematics.com
Travelers: Kassondra Mangione, 860.277.0731
KMANGION@travelers.com
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