{"601906":{"#nid":"601906","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rosenberger Writes Lead Article for Slate on the Politics of Distracted Driving","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert Rosenberger is the author of the lead article that appeared in \u003Cem\u003ESlate\u003C\/em\u003E magazine at the end of December which put a spotlight on recent lobbying efforts made by the telecommunications and consumer electronics industries to convince the Trump administration to draw back regulations on smartphone use while driving.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReviewing government data on the tragic recent spike in roadway fatalities, Rosenberger argues that this rise is at least in part attributable to drivers getting distracted by their smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems.\u0026nbsp; He further claims that the advent of the Trump administration marks a major shift in the debate over safety advocacy on smartphones and driving: before Trump, advocates called for greater safety regulations and design guidelines.\u0026nbsp; But now, in the time of Trump, advocates are concerned with protecting the few already-existing regulations and guidelines from repeal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis article builds on a line of research Rosenberger has been developing for several years in which he uses insights from phenomenological philosophy to contribute to the empirical and popular discussion over the driving impairment that comes from using the phone while behind the wheel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee Rosenberger\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cem\u003ESlate\u003C\/em\u003E article here:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/technology\/future_tense\/2017\/12\/yes_smartphone_use_is_probably_behind_the_spike_in_vehicle_related_deaths.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/technology\/future_tense\/2017\/12\/yes_smartphone_use_is_probably_behind_the_spike_in_vehicle_related_deaths.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor a selection of academic work and media coverage on this line of research, see:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?arnumber=6824304\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?arnumber=6824304\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13347-017-0297-8\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13347-017-0297-8\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/philosophy-distracted-driving-new-theory\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.wabe.org\/philosophy-distracted-driving-new-theory\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Robert Rosenberger co-authored an article in Slate magazine."}],"uid":"34652","created_gmt":"2018-02-06 02:33:36","changed_gmt":"2018-02-06 02:33:36","author":"isaunders3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"405881":{"id":"405881","type":"image","title":"Robert Rosenberger","body":null,"created":"1449254153","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:35:53","changed":"1539181769","gmt_changed":"2018-10-10 14:29:29","alt":"Photo portrait of School of Public Policy professor Robert Rosenberger","file":{"fid":"76113","name":"robertrosenbergerweb.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/robertrosenbergerweb.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/robertrosenbergerweb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":40625,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/robertrosenbergerweb.jpg?itok=DSNltKPQ"}}},"media_ids":["405881"],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9197","name":"distracted driving"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert Rosenberger\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rosenberger@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erosenberger@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404.894.6822\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rosenberger@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}