In a new post from CEoutlook
- a blog covering news in the car audio, video, and navigation industry - the
author provides some very insightful and alarming numbers concerning distracted
driving. “Distracted driving is the cause of 10 percent of fatal car
crashes in the U.S.” the blog, which was founded in mid-2010 by veteran
electronics reporter Amy Gilroy, states.
This figure is also cited by Wired magazine
in its article, “Oh Look, More Evidence Humans Shouldn’t Be Driving.”
The CEoutlook blog post goes on to say that distracted driving has “killed more
than 3,330 people in the US in 2012.”
These very grim statements underline how
serious a hazard distract driving is for the public.
Distracted Driving, if you’re unfamiliar with
the term, is exactly what it seems to be: driving while focusing on something
else and not paying attention. Avoiding distraction is something that can be
very hard to do for many commuters, especially when sitting in traffic.
GROM Audio has followed this topic for quite a
while and has earnestly sought a solution to this very urgent problem,
especially since many of its customers spend a good portion of their time
commuting.
“On average, those who live near cities have a
25.8 minute commute,” as stated in the CEoutlook post, “That’s 10 hours a month,
more than a full work day.”
Sitting in traffic is never fun and on a
work-day basis the urge to invest your attention on some kind of distraction is
powerful. Music can be a relaxing and stimulating past-time while driving in
commuter traffic; however, focusing your attention on your hand-held device
while you find something to listen to is both dangerous and consequential.
GROM Audio’s car kits allow drivers to listen
to music through their hand-held device (Smart phones, IPods, etc.) via
existing car stereo system. In addition, we have added additional features that
allow hand-held to devices to be accessed through steering-wheel controls and
voice activation.
Because many Americans are spending more hours
on the road commuting, the opportunity for distracted driving has increased.
The dangers are well documented. Using your
phone to read your email or browsing your web is an obvious hazard while
driving, as is browsing your hand-held device to find something to listen to
while sitting on the freeway.
The best solution to distracted driving is giving almost all of
your attention to the road and next to nothing on everything else. Until
self-driving cars are a practical reality, in-car commuters have a full-time
position driving safely to and from work.
GROM is on board to ensure that in-car entertainment and
communication is safer by developing safe and convenient solutions.
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