Crash Risk Doubles When Using Cell Phone While Driving
A study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety compared drivers' odds of crash involvement when using a cell phone relative to driving without performing any observable secondary tasks, both overall and stratified by selected environmental and crash-related factors.
The study found that "visual-manual interaction with cell phones while driving, particularly but not exclusively relative to text messaging, was associated with approximately double the incidence of crash involvement relative to driving without performing any observable secondary tasks."
Read the article at Property Casualty 360.
Ford Filed a Patent for an Autonomous Police Car That Can Issue Tickets
Ford has filed for a patent for an autonomous police car that would be capable of detecting traffic violations such as speeding and then wirelessly communicate with the vehicle and its human driver to verify identity and issue a citation.
The autonomous police car would be able to tap into surveillance cameras to spot the infractions. Or the car might just see the violation, like a human driver rolling through a stop sign, on its own.
The patent application also describes other scenarios in which police officers are in the autonomous vehicle, they’re just not driving. In these cases, the vehicle might respond and pull over a vehicle driving erratically and the human officers might need to intercede if the human driver is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Read the article at Fortune.
Leasing vs. Buying: Determining Which is Best for Your Fleet
If you want to figure out whether leasing or buying is best for your fleet, you should look at a variety of factors - including cash flow and ROI.
Charitable NAFA Foundation Restructures, Strengthens Ties to NAFA to Boost Fleet Support
The NAFA Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organization formed in 1976 to support the fleet industry, recently implemented bylaws changes that created a new Board structure and stronger ties to its sister organization, NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA).
The NAFA Foundation supports the advancement of the automotive industry through the promotion and encouragement of education and research projects; and receiving, administering, and disbursing grants and contributions.
2 Days in Las Vegas. 2 Fantastic Fleet Workshops.
On two consecutive days in February, NAFA is offering two helpful and informative workshops that members have requested: On Tuesday, February 20th it’s The Sustainable Fleet Certificate Workshop; and on Wednesday the 21st it’s The Fleet Policy Workshop. Sign up for one or both today!
