Smartphone Apps Enhance Safety

This is a news story, published by Verge, that relates primarily to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety news.

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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via text message or a data dashboard, leads to safer driving.

Researchers borrowed techniques from usage-based insurance (UBI) programs, in which insurance companies measure dangerous driving behaviors, like hard braking, sudden acceleration, and speeding.

Most people have an aversion to being tracked in real-time by their insurance company.

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