Welcome to Key2SafeDriving
In 2007, statistics show that about 84% of the US population subscribed to a form
of wireless mobile phone service. At any given time, about 6% of travelers on the
road are talking on a cell phone, while 10% of teen drivers are talking or texting.
Researchers have shown that using mobile phones while driving is four times as
likely to get into crashes, and the increased crash risk is similar for hands-free
and hand-held phones.
WHY KEY2SAFEDRIVING?
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched numerous programs and initiatives
to reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries. Many states explicitly prohibit
talking, text-messaging or playing video games on hand-held mobile phones while
driving. Additionally, a number of states, such as California, have passed laws
banning or restricting young drivers (under age 18) from using mobile phones, or
other types of mobile devices while driving. However, a recent study in North
Carolina finds that teenagers seem to ignore such restrictions. A ban on the use
of wireless devices by teenagers while driving was enacted in Spring, 2007. The
study found that approximately 11% of teenage drivers observed departing 25 high
schools were using mobile phones during the two months before the restrictions
were enacted, while about 12% of teenage drivers were observed using mobile phones
during the five months after the enactment of the restrictions.
WHAT CAN KEY2SAFEDRIVING DO FOR YOU?
Here are some of the features that k2sd currently endorses:
- Provide a cost-effective technological solution for the talking while driving problem
- Provide safety-based insurance policies to responsible and safe drivers
- Provide convenient automatic call answering when you are driving