We first called on Apple to introduce a ‘Do Not Disturb while driving’ feature back in May of last year, and were delighted to see it included in iOS 11 soon afterwards.
It seemed obvious that it would reduce distracted driving, and one insurance company says that it now has the evidence for this …
Business Insider said that Everquote pulled the info from its Everdrive app, based on 781 million miles of driving data.
It’s a relatively small difference, but at least a worthwhile one. The other results don’t make great reading, however.
Too many drivers don’t seem to realise the devastating consequences that can follow from looking at their phone for just a few seconds – graphically illustrated in a UK road safety video, below.
During those trips, people were using their phones for as much as 11% of the time, or about 3 minutes during a 29 minute drive on average, according to the Everdrive study
If you want to know where you’ll find the worst and best drivers, the app reveals that too.
Everdrive is a free download from the App Store.
