Penn and CHOP receive $1.84 million to study ways to curb cell phone use while driving

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A team from Penn and CHOP have received a major grant from the Federal Highway Administration, an agency within the United States Department of Transportation, to help curb distracted driving. The team will investigate strategies -- such as redesigning insurance discounts -- for reducing cell phone use while driving. The $2.3 million project, which includes $1.84 million in federal funds in addition to contributed funding from several participating organizations, is one of the largest federally-funded research projects to address driving and cell phone use.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news