Travelers Institute Hosts Every Second Matters℠ Symposium at George Washington University To Help End Distracted Driving
16 Outubro 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
New survey finds 74% of Washington-area drivers
use phones behind the wheel
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), will host a symposium,
“Disrupting Distraction,” today at Milken Institute School of
Public Health at the George Washington University as part of its
Every Second Matters distracted-driving education series. Co-hosted
with the George Washington University Hospital, Milken Institute
School of Public Health, the National Safety Council and the Road
to Zero Coalition, the event will discuss the reasons many people
drive distracted and explore effective approaches to curb this
dangerous behavior and save lives.
Travelers recently commissioned a survey of 500 Washington-area
drivers and found that 74% use their mobile device for calls or
apps while driving, compared to 68% of drivers across the country
who admitted to the same behavior in the 2019 Travelers Risk
Index.
The survey also identified how drivers in the region are using
mobile devices while behind the wheel, including:
- Reading a text message or email (48%).
- Searching for, selecting or scrolling through music or podcasts
(41%).
- Updating or checking social media, such as Facebook, Snapchat
or Twitter (26%).
- Recording videos or taking photos (23%).
- Shopping online (18%).
“While it’s encouraging to see that some segments of the
population are using features like ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving,’
the overwhelming majority of drivers continue to access their
phones when behind the wheel,” said Joan Woodward, President of the
Travelers Institute and Executive Vice President of Public Policy
at Travelers. “We’re focused on changing attitudes to help create a
stigma around distracted driving and make it as socially
unacceptable as driving under the influence.”
Today’s program will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET and will include a
panel discussion moderated by Woodward and featuring:
- Jeff Marootian, Director, District Department of
Transportation.
- Dr. Nino Paichadze, Assistant Research Professor of Global
Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George
Washington University.
- Jane Terry, Vice President, Government Affairs, National Safety
Council.
- Sergeant Terry Thorne, Major Crash Investigations Unit,
Metropolitan Police Department.
- Annette Canceran Barnhart, Regional Vice President –
Mid-Atlantic Region, Personal Insurance, Travelers.
“Distraction has become an all-too-common form of driver
impairment. Taking your eyes off the road for a moment is all it
takes to cause a crash and change lives forever,” said Robert
Ritter, Director, Office of Impaired Driving and Occupant
Protection, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, who
will be the keynote speaker at today’s event. “By better
understanding human behavior, we can work together to help combat
this national public health issue.”
Dr. Babak Sarani, Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery,
George Washington University Hospital, who will deliver the
symposium’s opening presentation, said, “Each day, trauma centers
like ours see firsthand the tragic consequences of distracted
driving. It’s vital that we help drivers understand how each moment
of inattention puts them at risk and that they have the power to
make our roads safer for everyone.”
For more information on the company’s Every Second Matters
initiative, please visit the Travelers Institute website.
About the Travelers Institute
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc., engages in discussion and analysis of
public policy topics of importance to the insurance marketplace and
to the financial services industry more broadly. The Travelers
Institute draws upon the industry expertise of Travelers’ senior
management, as well as the technical expertise of many of
Travelers’ underwriters, risk managers and other experts to provide
information, analysis and solutions to public policymakers and
regulators. Travelers is a leading provider of property casualty
insurance for auto, home and business. For more information, visit
www.travelers.com.
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