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Reducing Teen Driving Deaths

Reducing Teen Driving Deaths. Bryan Mohan Daniel Lach Sean Killeen. Picture courtesy of http://www.nasioc.com. Steve Evasic Mike Morgenstern. The Problem. 15-20 year olds account for over 6% of licensed drivers in the United States

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Reducing Teen Driving Deaths

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  1. Reducing Teen Driving Deaths • Bryan Mohan • Daniel Lach • Sean Killeen Picture courtesy of http://www.nasioc.com • Steve Evasic • Mike Morgenstern

  2. The Problem • 15-20 year olds account for over 6% of licensed drivers in the United States • These same drivers account for close to 14%of all fatal motor vehicle accidents • In 2004, nearly 300,000 teens were injured and about 3,600 lost their lives • TOO MANY TEENS ARE DYING IN CAR ACCIDENTS!

  3. Things Currently Being Done • Mandatory Supervised Driving Practice • Graduated Licensing Programs (Cinderella License) • Raised minimum driving ages NOT ENOUGH IS BEING DONE

  4. Video courtesy of http://videos.streetfire.net

  5. What we did 1. Collected data on teen accidents 2. Analyzed data from an engineering perspective 3. Concluded speeding was the leading cause 4. Proposed a GPS-based, speed limit sensitive alert system for the driver

  6. Sources of Data • Center for Disease Control and Prevention • Insurance Institute of Highway Safety • National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration • Fatality Analysis Reporting System

  7. Analysis of Data

  8. Conclusion of Research • Speeding is the leading cause of accidents Picture courtesy of http://www.boostcruising.com How can we slow drivers down?

  9. Possible Solutions • Speed limiters used to set maximum speed based on driver ability or user setting. • Increased driving age and / or training • Speed cameras • Increased police presence • Higher speeding ticket fines

  10. Our Proposal • A program that utilizes GPS to create an audible warning tone when the speed limit is broken by a predetermined amount • Integrated into newer vehicles’ satellite navigation systems or • A standalone system for older vehicles

  11. Manufactures GPS receivers for automotive applications • Portfolio of over 700 patents is the broadest positioning solutions portfolio in the industry • On the leading edge of GPS technology Image courtesy of http://www.trimble.com

  12. Provides data for most of navigation systems • Used by many internet navigation sites • Digital maps of 52 countries • Contains up to 160 attributes for each road • Competitors: Intergraph, MapInfo, & Tele Atlas

  13. How Will It Work?

  14. Parts List • Antenna • GPS Receiver • CPU • Speaker Cost • Integrated - $100 • Standalone - $850+

  15. Possible Features • Data logger • Data port for software updates • Ability to set variation of threshold speed • Volume control • Variable frequency of audible alert • Password protected options

  16. Summary • Teenage driver accidents are a huge problem • The majority of these accidents are speed related. • Our proposal would slow the driver down • Integrated or standalone GPS • Audible warning tone • Customizable options

  17. Thank You • Questions, comments, concerns? Visit our website and let us know… http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~se48/

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