The use of aGPS application like Google Maps, Waze or Apple Plans has become a habit for many drivers. Difficult to do without it when you go somewhere for the first time. A navigation system can also be used to choose the route with the fewer traffic jams, even to go a known place, as at work. What if a driving aid application was even more useful than a GPS?A study reveals that using such a system makes driving safer.
Follow your driving for more security, the future of the automobile?
A study by the AAA Foundation for Road Safety in the United States was interested in motorists' behaviorWhen they use an app to follow their driving.«Speeding, sudden braking, rapid acceleration and use of the mobile phone were measured using a smartphone application for a 6 -week reference period».
After this period, four groups were trained for 12 weeks: the members of the first group, that of control, did not receive information and indication of their conduct, while those of the second benefited from returns and could gain up to 100 dollars at the end of the period according to the overall security of their conduct. Participants of the third group were also entitled to a reward based on an objective set by themselves. Finally, a group was to improve on a goal that obtained a reliable score during the first phase.
After these 12 weeks, the participants of the last three groups ledsafer than the control group.«The three treatment groups have improved their speed (reduction from 11 % to 13 % compared to the control group), their sudden braking (16 % to 21 %) and their rapid acceleration (16 % to 25 %) compared to the observation group, but not the use of the mobile phone"Indicates the AAA Foundation.
Are these results biased by the reward for the management of driving? No, according to the association. She assures that the participants continued to behave in amore cautious during the six weeks which followed their proof.
The AAA Foundation concludes that applications for tracking its conduct can be largely beneficial for the safety of motorists since they encourage more caution at the wheel. It hypothesizes an evolution of AS systemsSsurance per kilometer to encourage individuals to adopt good practices, not only due to the fear of seeing their monthly payments increase.
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