Tag: seattle’s safest driver
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Seattle’s ‘Safest Driver’ app shows some promising results
Among the 4,000 or so people who initially downloaded the “Seattle’s Safest Driver” app, speeding decreased 10 percent and phone distraction decreased 15 percent, according to SDOT. Hard braking and acceleration is also down more than a quarter among the 1,000 users who are most active on the app, a sign that the feedback the…
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Can Seattle’s ‘Safest Driver’ app teach people to drive more responsibly?
To win Seattle’s latest app-based game, you have to NOT look at your phone while driving, obey the speed limit, and smooth out your starts and stops. On one hand, it’s a game. But it’s also a way for people to get feedback on how they are driving, something you rarely get after passing the…
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