Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps [telecom]

Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps

Highway deaths have surged in the last two years, and experts put much of the blame on in-car use of smartphones and dashboard apps.

By Neal E. Boudette

The messaging app Snapchat allows motorists to post photos that record the speed of the vehicle. The navigation app Waze rewards drivers with points when they report traffic jams and accidents. Even the game Pokemon Go has drivers searching for virtual creatures on the nation's highways.

When distracted driving entered the national consciousness a decade ago, the problem was mainly people who made calls or sent texts from their cellphones. The solution then was to introduce new technologies to keep drivers' hands on the wheel. Innovations since then - car Wi-Fi and a host of new apps - have led to a boom in internet use in vehicles that safety experts say is contributing to a surge in highway deaths.

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