Inattentive Drivers to Blame for Most Vehicle Crashes; Study Used Cars Equipped with Cameras, Computer Hard Drives and Sensors

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A scientific study has concluded that nearly 80 percent of vehicle crashes involve some kind of driver inattention, including distractions such ascell phones or drowsiness.

The 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study used cars equipped with cameras, computer hard drives and sensors including Global Positioning Systems and Doppler radar antennas to record the behavior of 241 drivers as they traveled nearly 2 million miles, according to an April report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Inattentive Drivers to Blame for Most Vehicle Crashes; Study Used Cars Equipped with Cameras, Computer Hard Drives and Sensors

During 18 months of normal driving, which included 82 crashes and 761 near...

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