PROJECT TITLE :

Cell Phone Use While Driving: Risk Implications for Organizations

ABSTRACT:

Cell phones and smartphones have become valuable tools for personal convenience and safety, in addition to for conducting business and increasing productivity. In December 2013, the amount of cell phone subscriber connections in the U.S. reached 335.half-dozen million [four], representing a penetration level of a lot of than one hundred% of the whole U.S. population. Additionally to non-public convenience and safety, several people use their cell phones while driving, to leverage commute time. The latest U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey estimated that the share of vehicles whose drivers were using either handheld or hands-free phones was 9percent at a typical daylight moment, and the percentage of drivers text-messaging or visibly using handheld devices increased significantly from zero.9p.c in 2010 to 1.3p.c in 2011 [16].