Devices Against Distracted Driving

By Bob Ashenbrenner, Xplore Technologies

Distracted driving doesn’t discriminate between our personal and professional lives. Sure, we may find that texting or eating or screaming children capture our attention in the car when we’re off the clock. But we may be even more tempted, or even feel obliged, to engage in unsafe habits behind the wheel for the sake of “work”. When we’re on the clock, we’re more likely to make and receive “work” calls on the road, read or respond to email – even in a hands-free attempt – or gaze over to the GPS to get to the next job on time a few more times than we probably should. That doesn’t mean we should accept that as acceptable behavior. Nor should we look away from the issue (Unless you’re driving…then yes, look away).

But that’s sort of my point. We all know that in today’s digital world it’s devices that go down as the main perpetrator when an accident happens. Even AAA confirms that “drivers spend more than half their time focused on things other than driving.” But the reality is that it’s not the device that’s distracting us. It’s our choices; we allow ourselves to be sidetracked from concentrating on driving safely.

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