TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
NEW SINCE SIX
JULIANA:
INSURANCE RATES ARE ON THE RISE,
AND DISTRACTED DRIVING IS PARTLY
TO BLAME.
ACCORDING TO TRIPLE-A OF THE
PIONEER VALLEY, TEXTING WHILE
DRIVING IS ONE OF THE LEADING
CAUSES OF CAR ACCIDENTS, AND
INSURANCE
COMPANIES HAVE TO CHARGE MORE
DUE TO THE INCREASE IN CLAIMS.
CAR COMPANIES LIKE FORD ARE
REDUCING THE DISTRACTION, USING
NEW
TECHNOLOGY TO ADD FEATURES THAT
BLOCK INCOMING CALLS AND STORE
TEXT
MESSAGES WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING.
BONNIE NIERODA
"THERE'S A SYSTEM RIGHT NOW,
IT'S PRE-PROMPTED
FOR TEXT, YOU'D HAVE TO PULL
OVER, AND IT CAN TELL PEOPLE
THAT YOU'RE DRIVING AND YOU
CAN'T RESPOND TO THE TEXTS. I
THINK MOST OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY
WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT IN THE
FUTURE."
JULIANA:
ACCORDING TO FARMERS INSURANCE,
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COULD
ALSO BE RAISING INSURANCE RATES
