Travelers Cautions Motorists of Increased Risk for Distracted Driving in Summer - Seite 2

“When you look away from the road, for even a few seconds, you lose the time needed to react properly to your surroundings,” said Klauer. “Our research shows the problem is only getting worse, so we need to continue talking about this in hopes that eventually distracted driving becomes as unacceptable as not wearing a seat belt or drinking and driving.”

“The risk of distracted driving is real and yet entirely preventable,” said TrueMotion CEO Ted Gramer. “Our hope is that we can make a difference by continuously emphasizing the dangers we pose to ourselves and others any time we aren’t 100 percent focused while driving.”

“It’s important that we use this information to bring more attention to the problem,” said Molloy. “We should have the conversation with our friends and family, encouraging each other to stay focused while driving, and speak up when others are engaging in risky behaviors behind the wheel.”

The Travelers Institute also recently issued a report, Every Second Matters: A conversation starter on reducing distracted driving risk, which explores recent trends in motor vehicle collisions and provides safe driving tips. For more information about distracted driving and summer travel safety, visit the Travelers Prepare & Prevent website.

About TrueMotion

TrueMotion, the leading smartphone telematics platform, analyzed the driving behavior of 20,000+ drivers over 8.4 million trips using its free distracted driving mobile app, TrueMotion Family, from January 2017 through May 2018. The company collects smartphone sensor data and uses machine learning to determine when a person is driving and if he or she is actively distracted by texting, making phone calls or using apps like Facebook versus passively distracted with apps for music and maps.

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 www.travelers.com.