CANARY
A safe driving app for iPhone and Android
Curbing distracted driving and saving lives.
Curbing distracted driving and saving lives.
Curbing distracted driving requires being proactive and accountable By Jani Spede, CEO, The Canary Project If your teen has taken a pledge, does that mean you can check the potential harm or unwanted behavior off your list? Research on the effectiveness of pledges suggests that you cannot – and more importantly – should not. Analysis [...]
By Jani Spede, CEO, The Canary Project Distracted driving, especially cellphone use while driving, will continue to kill innocent victims until parents start setting better examples for their children — both those who are already driving and future drivers. But unfortunately, a new study shows that parents are failing miserably. Today, researchers from the University [...]
It hit me when I drove past a sign I’ve driven by a zillion times: “Penalty for littering: $250.” The fine for texting and driving in the same location: Zilch. Zero. Zip. Getting lawmakers to ban cell phone use in cars is like pushing rope. Despite the evidence of the dangers. Despite the path of [...]
For spring break during my senior year in high school, I traveled with a group of girlfriends from Indiana to Ft. Meyers Beach, Florida. I still can’t believe our parents allowed us to make that trek! Luckily, we were all pretty safe drivers. I remember wearing seatbelts (this preceded seatbelt laws) on the trip and [...]
A jury’s $21 million award last year against Coca Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. demonstrates the immense liability businesses face when their employees use cellphones while driving company vehicles – even when employees are complying with company phone use policies. In this case, the driver of a company truck crashed into a Texas woman’s car, causing [...]
Countless times a day, we make this decision while driving: Can that text, call, tweet or Facebook post wait? For many, the temptation to stay connected while on the road is too hard to resist, even though most everyone knows that devastating crashes can result. But there’s a way to change people’s habits: Show them [...]