UCStrategies, an industry resource for enterprises, vendors, system and integrators in the growing Unified Communications arena, today praised ZoomSafer's innovative safe driving solutions in an excellent piece by leading expert Nancy Jamison.  Jamison calls distracted driving the "dark side" of unified communications, noting the intensely compelling nature o

Today, the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) released the results of a survey on corporate distracted driving policies today. Of 24 leading companies that operate fleets, 74% either have or are planning to implement policies prohibiting the use of *all* mobile devices  while driving company vehicles.  NETS explains that such prohibitions apply to both hand-held and hands-free devices.

Business Fleet, the magazine covering the small fleet industry, is showcasing ZoomSafer's innovative safe driving software in a great article penned by Thi Dao for this month's issue.  Dao praises ZoomSafer for offering fleets of all sizes a simple option to decrease risks, limit liability, and even prompt lower insurance rates.  ZoomSafer's unique safe driving solutions combine a mobile applicat

Ever been accused of being a 'crackberry addict', or found yourself checking your device at an inopportune time?  Maybe you've texted under the table at Thanksgiving dinner, or steered with your knees rather than stop texting while driving.  Why are the flashing lights and electronic   The Washington Post published an excellent article this week that sheds some light on the question of smartphone addiction.  Reporter Michael S.

Automotive Fleet, the car and truck fleet leasing and management magazine, reports that an insurance company has agreed a nearly $5 million settlement in the case of a North Carolina woman who in 2007 struck and killed two bicyclists while driving a company car.  The driver, Sharon King, was allegedly using her cell phone at the time of the accident, which killed Tom Hoskins and Lee Ann Barry.  King pleaded guilty to reckless drivin

Over the last year, we have put forth several blogs extolling the need for a multi-faced approach to solving the distracted driving problem. 

Commercial bus and truck drivers will be banned from texting while driving under new federal guidelines U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood issued today. Effective immediately, these drivers could face civil and criminal penalties, including fines up to $2,750, if caught violating the texting while driving prohibition. "This is an important safety step and we will be taking more to eliminate the threat of distracted driving," Secretary LaHood said in a statement released by the Department of Transportation.

ZoomSafer, the leading provider of innovative solutions to prevent distracted driving, just released a white paper documenting the enormous liability faced by corporate CEOs, risk managers and fleet managers who fail to implement and adequately enforce employee safe driving policies. 

Recently the National Safety Council (NSC) announced a new study that estimates that more than 25% of all crashes are caused by cell phone related distractions. Statistically this means that more than 1.6 million crashes per year are caused by distracted driving due to cell phone use -- which is more than 1 million more than previous estimates.

It seems very odd to me that the Department of Transportation (DOT) would announce an initiative to spend $1.2B to standardize real-time traffic reports on cell phones on the same day that NHTSA announces support for a new group to combat distracted driving (including issues associated with cognitive distractions and talking on a cell phone.)  According to a recent article, the DOT has significant funds from the gas tax earma