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#distracteddriving — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #distracteddriving, aggregated by home.social.

  1. The Register: Pop music fans literally dying to stream hot new albums – in car crashes, that is . “A group of researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School recently issued a working paper reporting an association between the release days of the most-streamed albums and an increase in US traffic fatalities. The authors say the pattern is consistent with smartphone-enabled driver […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/the-register-pop-music-fans-literally-dying-to-stream-hot-new-albums-in-car-crashes-that-is/
  2. Phone Arena: T-Mobile just lost a customer forever thanks to a Google Maps ad that nearly caused a crash. “The author described driving toward a destination when Google Maps suddenly asked whether they wanted to add a stop at a nearby T-Mobile store. The prompt appeared in large alert-style lettering just as they were passing through an intersection, and they felt that any unexpected movement […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/28/phone-arena-t-mobile-just-lost-a-customer-forever-thanks-to-a-google-maps-ad-that-nearly-caused-a-crash/

  3. TrafFix Devices is proud to bring another hostile vehicle mitigation system to North America - the VIGIBLAX. With thick galvanized steel, low slope ramp, and easy installation the VIGIBLAX system is a great solution to a rising issue of vehicle-related attacks and the critical need for robust security measures in public spaces.

    The VIGIBLAX can stop a 7.5 ton vehicle at 30mph.

    #publicsafety #eventsafety #crowdprotection #hostilevehiclemitigation #HVM #roadsafety #distracteddriving #bos

  4. We're here! Booth C4154. It's been a great start to #WOC2025 and we're excited to showcase our line of work zone safety products as well as BLOCK'AXESS. Make sure to stop by!

    #eventsafety #crowdprotection #hostilevehiclemitigation #HVM #roadsafety #distracteddriving #trafficcontrol #tradeshow #bos

  5. "Attenuation Technology Saves Lives" as reported by WISN 12 News these Sand Barrels saved a distracted driver who thankfully escaped with minor injuries.

    Attenuation devices like the #BigSandy, #DeltaCrashCushion and #SLED play a crucial role in mitigating risks and protecting motorists, reducing the impact force on vehicles and minimizing the severity of accidents.

    #highwaysafety #roadsafety #engineering #distracteddriving #savinglives #attenuation #sandbarrels #bos

  6. Magna’s new rearview mirror cleverly integrates a driver-monitoring system - Enlarge / An exploded view of Magna's driver monitoring system built in... - arstechnica.com/?p=1934931 #drivermonitoringsystem #distracteddriving #rearviewmirror #handson #magna #cars