Well, only one, but it could be a big one, depending on your driving behavior.
Muth credited the program for reducing risky driving behavior and said teens tend to embrace the technology after using it.
Data will be gathered on how many companies and drivers use this technology and whether driving behavior changes as a result of its use.
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The state Department of Motor Vehicles is evaluating how parents respond to the programs and if they affect driving behavior, said Chuck Conroy, a DMV official who specializes in young drivers.
The foundation released two new studies on Friday in conjunction with National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 16-22) that provide insight into teenage driving behavior and their crashes during this critical period.
Of course, as in any such analysis the numbers can be skewed because of the reluctance of some people to report or to underestimate distracted-driving behavior, especially to law enforcement officials investigating a crash.
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Designed to help drivers get the most from C-MAX, information such as instantaneous fuel economy can be displayed on one of two 4.2-inch LCD screens, helping drivers more closely monitor how their driving behavior affects the vehicle's efficiency.
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All of this is couched under euphemistic marketing language about identifying aggressive driving behavior in your teen (or your fleet drivers, if you're the paranoid trucking co. manager-type instead of paranoid parent) and nipping it in the bud early, but don't be fooled, kids -- what this really means is no more clandestine trips to the liquor store without the 'rents finding out.
Originating from the video game industry, many of these pioneering concepts now play a key role in driving incentive and behavior management for both brands in the consumer world and internal scenarios in the workplace.
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But at this level, the tax would have little to no impact whatsoever on consumer behavior and driving habits.
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The desire to fly an airplane has been shown to represent one aspect of a sensation-seeking personality, a genetic trait associated with risky behavior involving driving, sex, sports and vocation, according to psychology studies.
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With the launch of the CRUISER2, Jabra is looking to provide a "no excuses" approach to hands-free driving in an effort to change consumer behavior.
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Changes in consumer behavior and the economic recovery are driving change.
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The right policy, therefore, is to legalize drugs while using regulation and taxation to dampen irresponsible behavior related to drug use, such as driving under the influence.
But if we are to succeed, we should understand: The campaign against obesity will have to look a lot less like the campaign against smoking (which involves just one decision, to smoke or not to smoke) and much more like the generation-long campaign against highway fatalities, which required the redesign of cars, the redesign of highways, and changes in personal behavior like seat-belt use and drunk driving.
That technology is getting cheaper, the data are getting more reliable, and some car companies are starting to offer insurers access to their onboard-telematics systems to harvest driving information to tailor insurance premiums to an individual's behavior.
"Pets that are out of their comfort zones can have behavior problems in the car, which can be dangerous while driving, " says Hammer.
"But they have felt compelled on humanitarian terms to try to bring an end to a behavior that precipitated the crisis in Bosnia, and it is now driving hundreds of thousands of Kosovars across the borders into their neighboring countries, " the first lady said.
Among the many mileage-monitoring displays and tutorials available in the LCD instrument panel is a driving-efficiency "coach, " which gently nags you about your braking and acceleration behavior.
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