Category Archives: Balancing Technology and Life
The Hawthorne Effect and Driver Behavior Improvement
The Hawthorne Effect occurs when subjects of an experimental study change or improve their behavior because they are being evaluated or studied. This concept first came from experiments conducted at the Hawthorne Works factory in the 1920s and 30s. Researchers … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Cell Phone Compliance, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, Fleet Insurance, Fleet Management, In the News
Tagged #distracteddriving, #driversafety, auto insurance, Corporate Safety, Distracted Driving, Fleet Drivers, fleet management, Fleet Safety, fleet technology, phone distraction, prevent distracted driving
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Why Most Rear End Collisions Are Caused By Mobile Device Distraction
Rear end collisions are the number one cause of auto claims. For fleet safety programs, avoidance of rear end collisions should be a primary focus. In a rear end collision, the car that makes contact with the vehicle in front … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, Fleet Insurance, Fleet Management, Insurance, Uncategorized
Tagged #distracteddriving, #driversafety, auto insurance, commercial auto insurance, Corporate Safety, Distracted Driving, Fleet Safety, fleet technology, Insurance, insurance journal, mobile devices, phone distraction, prevent distracted driving, rear end collisions, road safety
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Grey Fleet Management: How to Manage Risk from Grey Fleet Drivers
When an employee drives their personal vehicle for company business, the company has risk exposure and liability whether or not they provide the vehicle. In many ways, risk management is more challenging since the fleet does not own the vehicle. … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Brain Science, Cell Phone Compliance, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, Fleet Management
Tagged #distracteddriving, #driversafety, cell phone addiction, Corporate Safety, Distracted Driving, driver safety, fleet management, Fleet Safety, fleetdrivers, greyfleet, greyfleetmanagement, phone addiction, phone distraction, prevent distracted driving
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The Science Behind Cell Phone Addiction
Key Takeaways Cell phone addiction is purposeful by design. Technologists have been highly effective at creating an addictive environment for cell phone users. Cell phone misuse is vastly underestimated. Studies have shown that driver distraction — especially cell phone distraction … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Brain Science, Cell Phone Compliance, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, Fleet Management
Tagged #distracteddriving, #driversafety, cell phone addiction, Corporate Safety, Distracted Driving, driver safety, fleet management, Fleet Safety, phone addiction, phone distraction, prevent distracted driving
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Safe Driving Tips for Distracted Driving Awareness Month
During the month of April which is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we should be reminded that a significant portion of on-the-job fleet accidents are directly attributed to driver distraction. In a recent report from Property Casualty 360, it is stated … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, Insurance, Mobile & Web Trends
Tagged #distracteddriving, #driversafety, Corporate Safety, culture of distraction, ddam, Distracted Driving, driver safety, Fleet Drivers, Fleet Safety, phone distraction, prevent distracted driving
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LifeSaver Mobile Receives Zebra Technologies ISV Partner Validation
LifeSaver Mobile’s Innovative Fleet Safety Solution Has Been Validated at Zebra’s Solutions Center to Help Improve Driver Safety San Jose, CA – August 12, 2021 – LifeSaver Mobile today announced it has successfully completed Zebra Technologies’ Validated Program for its … Continue reading
LifeSaver Mobile Launches on the Geotab Marketplace
Our solution as a Geotab Add in can help Geotab customers prevent employee phone use while driving LifeSaver Mobile Add-In Live as Geotab Marketplace Partner San Jose, CA, and Toronto – October 26, 2020 – LifeSaver Mobile, a leading provider … Continue reading
Fleet Safety during the Pandemic: How do you know?
Earlier this year our Co-Founder Ted Chen published our most popular article of the year so far titled How to Move the Needle on Corporate Safety in 2020. We decided it was time for a “Part Two” as some eye-popping … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Fleet, In the News
Tagged #CDL, #distracteddriving, #DOT, #driversafety, #fleet, Corporate Safety, Fleet Safety, NHTSA, Smartphone
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Strengthen and Enforce Your Fleet’s Cell Phone Policy
NLRB ruling helps but middle ground needed to mitigate cell phone usage liabilities while maintaining fleet operational efficiency Cell phones are ubiquitous, ingrained into our personal and professional lives, and clearly have the ability to provide significant improvement in driving … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet
Tagged Cell Phone, Distracted Driving, NLRB, smartphones
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Restarting Fleet Safety in 2020
As restrictions are slowly removed and fleets increase their levels of activity, it is important to keep a commitment to fleet safety, perhaps first emphasizing simple, low-cost solutions that can be implemented easily, require no incremental hardware, and require little … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, In the News
Tagged driver safety, fleet, Fleet Safety
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