Where is cell phone use highest volume among drivers

Lytx, the world’s leading provider of video telematics and analytics, recently published a study revealing the top 10 roads and intersections in the United States with the highest volume of drivers using their cell phones while operating their vehicles. “On average, drivers who use handheld cell phones while driving are around 50 percent more likely to get into a collision within 90 days than drivers who do not” according to a press release from PR Newswire.

Lytx Chairman and CEO, Brandon Nixon, said, “Commercial drivers face some of the toughest, most hazardous working conditions of any profession. Their routes are constantly being disrupted by construction, weather, and traffic, and they share the road with people who aren’t professional drivers.”

Nixon added, “The quantity and quality of our data—we capture 50 billion unique driving data points every day—means we’re uniquely able to understand the complexities commercial drivers face. We glean insights from the data that help our clients zero in on the biggest sources of risk, understand root causes, make better decisions faster, and ultimately, help prevent collisions and make commercial driving safer.”

Lytx identified the following 10 roads to have the highest volume of cell phone use in the United States:

1. Memphis, TN: Compress Drive and S Lauderdale St.
2. Los Angeles, CA: Ferry St. and CA-47
3. Irving, TX: TX-482-SPUR W near Century Center Blvd.
4. Memphis, TN: E Homes Rd. and Lamar Ave.
5. Port of Los Angeles, CA: Navy Way near Pier 400 Cafe
6. Edison, N.J.: Riverside Dr. and Parkway Place Exit
7. Hutchins, TX: I-45 and East Cleveland Rd.
8. Port of Long Beach, CA: Terminal Island Freeway and W Ocean Blvd.
9. Las Vegas, NV: South Las Vegas Blvd. and Buccaneer Blvd.
10. Bloomington, CA: Cactus Ave. and Katydid Ave.

An Intelligence Analyst at Lytx who conducted the study, Kyle Warlick, said, “As expected, the majority of concentrated risk fell in high-density areas, including cities, ports, and road stretches with interchanges of on/off ramps, where there are a high volume of merging vehicles and overall activity.”