Although virtual car keys are not intended for use while driving, smartphone technology is largely responsible for the growing number of distracted driving accidents. In Florida, distracted driving is responsible for over 50,000 automobile accidents each year.2
As technology advances, we are becoming more dependent upon our smartphones every day. We text, email, scroll through social media, take photos, listen to music, watch movies, get directions, shop, play games, search the internet and use countless apps for nearly every modern company on our smartphones. Now, with even more functionality being given to these devices, we will become increasingly consumed with using smartphones in some way at all times.
Fighting distracted driving is something all of us can – and should – be doing. To learn more, check out our blog Myth Busters: Do you believe these 5 distracted driving myths.