So-called Zoom zombies are terrorizing U.S. drivers and pedestrians, according to the Root Insurance Distracted Driving Awareness Survey, released today. According to the survey, 54% of motorists who have driven their vehicles soon after using a videoconferencing platform report having trouble concentrating on the road.
The age of the person behind the wheel impacts how well he or she can focus on driving. For Generation Xers, the attentiveness problem drops to 48%, while for millennials, it’s 61% and Gen Z, 65%.
“Don’t Zoom and drive” may become the new popular refrain for the pandemic era.
“COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way we interact with our vehicles,” Root Insurance founder and CEO Alex Timm says in a written statement. “As many abruptly shifted to a virtual environment, Americans’ reliance on technology dramatically increased along with their screen time, causing a majority of drivers to carry this distracted behavior into their vehicles.”
HMm, so it sounds as though watching a Zoom meeting affects mental acuity afterwards, while driving (what to speak of during obviously).
DH and I were discussing some of the many evils of modern tech info and comms methods. Lots and lots of downsides. What to speak of (must be pronounced in a properly whiny tone) “covid”.