Crash and Injury Risks for Teen Drivers
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. More than 2,300 teens aged 16–19 lost their lives in car crashes in 2017; that’s six teens a day. --CDC.gov
Teen Drivers are at High Risk
In 2017, 2,364 teens in the United States aged 16-19 were killed, and about 300,000 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor vehicle crashes. That means six teens aged 16-19 died every day due to motor vehicle crashes, and hundreds more were injured. --CDC.gov
The Fundamental Elements of DriveApps for Teens
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Cognition: Driving cognition includes being trained on how to observe the driving environment to identify potential hazards, establishing a viable baseline of what is normal and abnormal, moving potential hazard observation from the conscious into the subconscious.
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The Core Apps for Teens
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Commentary Driving: Commentary Driving is perhaps the most important of the nine core DriveApps. Here you will be scored, in five scenarios, to provide an audible running commentary of everything you observe that relates to your driving universe. Studies have shown that 80 hours of commentary driving can increase a young driver's relative level of experience by approximately seven years.
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Abnormalities: Abnormalities refers to a driver's perception of what in the driving universe is abnormal versus normal. Abnormal situations trigger a conscious and subconscious reaction relative to taking steps to avoid potential accident situations. Where drivers over time evolve a "baseline" of abnormalities, DriveApps provides training to greatly accelerate baseline development.
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Distracted Driving: Distracted driving gets the most press of any aspect of safe driving. Cell phones have greatly increased the incidence of distracted driving, although there have always been many ways to be distracted. This app provides a full presentation of distracted driving, and helps the user, through simulated real world experiences, understand its seriousness.
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Scan Range: Scan range refers to where the driver is looking. This app teaches the fundamentals mirror use, where and how to look forward, and what to be observing. Fun simulated scenarios help users develop good habits for "eyes on the road". Users will also experience the challenges of blind spots, as well as get a feel for when and where other drivers, including trucks, can't see them.
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Separation, Speed and Braking Distance: Separation, aka following distance, refers to distance from vehicles ahead and behind. Speed and braking distance refers to the physics of speed as it relates to braking distance and reaction time. Simulated driving scenarios allow users to learn proper fundamentals and experience the effects of poor execution with respect to tailgating and reacting to unexpected obstacles.
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Knuckleheads: Every experienced driver knows there are many types of knuckleheads on the road. The situational awareness and abnormality baselines of young drivers can be advanced through an understanding of the dangerous things other drivers can potentially do. A series of driving scenarios are presented in which "knuckleheads" are presented to enable the learner to understand how to discern potential knuckleheads.
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Special Conditions: Users will be placed in driving scenarios with more challenging conditions with respect to the outside environment such as darkness, wind, fog, rain, snow, and ice. Irregular vehicle conditions are replicated, such as incorrect tire pressure. Irregular road conditions are replicated such as a low shoulder, construction anomalies and lane closures, and distressed vehicles.
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Skid Control: Skid control is a key aspect of driving related to road conditions, speeding, and vehicle anomalies, as well as the concepts of oversteer, understeer, traction control, and automated braking. Through this app, users are placed in driving situations where they can learn the fundamentals of dealing with all of these interrelated factors including in potential accident situations.
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Crash Avoidance: The Crash Avoidance app emulates and educates about driving situations what overlap with the Skid Control app, and then takes the education and driving exercises for crash avoidance into numerous further fundamentals. Users are taught to mentally form a "safety bubble" around their vehicle, and how to apply the fundamentals from the prior apps to make them truly safe drivers.
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The DriveApps.Live Add-ons
Eye Tracking App and Sensor: Includes the eye tracker hardware and a PC/Mac simulation game in which users compete to accomplish optimal scan lines in driving via multiple driving scenarios.
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Desktop Driving Simulator: A well priced home desktop driving simulator setup for use with one's home PC. Comes with expanded PC/Mac version of DriveApps.Live driving simulation game.
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Desktop Driving Simulator Plus: A higher end home desktop driving simulator setup for use with one's home PC. Comes with expanded PC/Mac version of DriveApps.Live driving simulation game.
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Static Driving Simulator: Base static simulator chassis with driving controls, seat, and monitor. VR, computer and soundbar optional. Comes with expanded DriveApps.Live Drive sim game.
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Static Driving Simulator Plus: Deluxe static simulator chassis with driving controls, seat, and monitor. VR, computer and soundbar optional. Includes expanded DriveApps.Live Drive sim game.
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Motion Driving Simulator: Full motion simulator with controls, computer, monitors, soundbar, seat and optional VR. Includes expanded DriveApps home sim or commercial software.
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The DriveApps.Live Community
Insurance: Everything you need to get introduced to carefully vetted auto insurance companies, compare rates and incentives, and learn about special concessions to safe drivers.
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Vehicles: Get introduced to auto companies and dealers, find out about the best new and used vehicles for specific drivers, access safety information, find the best deals.
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Driving Schools: Get introduced to carefully vetted advanced driving schools, learn about their programs, access data and advantages of this type of training.
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Parts and Service: Get introduced to the best sources for typical parts and service needs, and learn the basics of understanding how to properly maintain your vehicle.
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Testimonials: See informative testimonials from everyday drivers, experts, celebrities, and insurance and auto companies, and auto companies. Share your experiences.
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Forums and Communities: Learn about, join, and participate in forums and communities for various types of drivers. Share experiences and learn about the experiences of others.
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The Facts About Global Road Injuries And Deaths
"Each year, 1.35 million people are killed on roadways around the world. Every day, almost 3,700 people are killed globally in road traffic crashes involving cars, buses, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, or pedestrians. More than half of those killed are pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists. Road traffic injuries are estimated to be the eighth leading cause of death globally for all age groups and the leading cause of death for children and young people 5–29 years of age." CDC.gov