Cell Phone Use While Driving is Changing

Manipulating a cellphone was a contributing factor in more than 800 crash deaths on U.S. roads during 2017 amid a marked increase in the percentage of drivers observed interacting with cellphones, new research by the insurance institute for highway safety (IIHS) indicates. The estimated number of deaths, however, still represents a fraction of the overall crash death toll.

Find the details in the article, How Cell Phone Use While Driving is Changing on insurancejournal.com.

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