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Evidence mounts that distracted driving laws make a difference
Manage episode 470036430 series 2920850
On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, an update from Ryan McMahon of Cambridge Mobile Telematics, a Massachusetts-based firm that tracks data from drivers, participating voluntarily with their insurance carriers, to analyze statistics and driver behavior.
McMahon spoke on the podcast previously, including a few months after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the law making it illegal to use a hand-held electronic device while driving.
His analysis includes data on distracted driving in Michigan broken down by county. His firm is reporting updated numbers that show meaningful strides in the right direction.
McMahon also cites preliminary data showing a reduction in crashes in Michigan in 2024.
Chapters
1. Introducing Ryan McMahon of CMT (00:00:00)
2. Distracted Driving's Impact on Insurance Costs (00:02:01)
3. The Arms Race of Vehicle Safety (00:06:25)
4. How Insurance Telematics Programs Work (00:13:47)
5. Michigan's Distracted Driving Law Success (00:19:48)
6. The Challenge of Changing Driver Behavior (00:25:38)
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