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It's not your imagination – iPhone users are worse drivers
- kbanman 4y agoThe article doesn't dive into why this group performed worse; to me that is of much more interest than the conclusion. Just from my own observations I would expect that this is largely due to income differences in the two groups. Rich people are more likely to own iPhones and in my experience also more likely to be careless drivers.
- okwubodu 4y agoI think iPhone users skewing younger is likely to be the culprit.
- smlacy 4y agoCausation does not imply correlation.
- Someone 4y agoFTA: “The biggest gap in scores was found in the distraction category — a measure of how often a driver handles their smartphone while driving. In other words, iPhone users have a harder time leaving their phones alone while behind the wheel“ They don’t disclose much about their methodology. All https://getjerry.com/studies/sorry-iphone-fans-android-users-are-safer-drivers https://getjerry.com/studies/sorry-iphone-fans-android-users... says is “Jerry analyzed data collected from 20,000 drivers during 13 million kilometers of driving over a 14-day period. The data generated an overall driving score as well as sub-scores for acceleration, speed, braking, turning, and distraction. Then we grouped the results by smartphone operating system and various demographic characteristics.” So, that could just mean iPhone users are more likely to use their phone for route planning or that iPhones are more easily used hands-free. IMO, this is a fluff piece designed to draw attention. That worked.
- Snowworm 4y agoThis article was made by Android authority. Does anyone not think this would obviously have some bias?
- TheGoddessInari 4y agoAndroid Authority is actually really calm compared to the source it's reporting on: https://getjerry.com/studies/sorry-iphone-fans-android-users-are-safer-drivers https://getjerry.com/studies/sorry-iphone-fans-android-users...