Distracted driving - IIHS-HLDI
Oct 30, 2025 · Using a cellphone while driving increases crash risk. Researchers have consistently linked texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone to increased risk. Some …
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
Aug 9, 2022 · Bans on holding a cellphone while driving, rather than just talking and texting, reduced crash rates in Oregon and Washington but not California. The difference may lie in …
New ways to measure driver cellphone use could yield better data
Oct 5, 2023 · Eventually, the evidence they provide could also be used to enforce local laws against talking, texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone while driving — a program that is …
Smartphone apps drive gig workers, parents to distraction
Nov 3, 2022 · Rideshare drivers and other gig-economy workers are 4 times as likely as other drivers to use smartphone apps regularly while driving.
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving
Oct 24, 2014 · Studies also have found negative effects of texting on driving performance. "Using phones while driving raises a driver's risk of having a crash because it takes attention away …
Smartphones lead to distraction. Could they also prevent it?
July 25, 2023 By Ian Reagan Senior Research Scientist, IIHS When we think about distracted driving, we automatically think of smartphones. They’re indispensable. They’re addictive. They …
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
Oct 24, 2014 · A new HLDI analysis indicates that even with strong enforcement, cellphone and texting bans aren't reducing crashes reported to insurers. New York in 2001 became the first …
Speed - IIHS-HLDI
This study showed a decrease in speeding violations for each intervention (Biding & Lind, 2002). A U.S. study found that the potential to earn a modest monetary incentive while driving with an …
Who we are - IIHS-HLDI
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from …
Oct 24, 2014 · Using a cellphone while driving is risky and can lead to crashes. Making or taking calls, texting, or interacting with an electronic device in any way can take your eyes off the …