Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps
Headline: "Blame Apps"<p>Evidence given in the article:<p>- "Safety experts say" that it's true. The experts are not named or quoted. No evidence or reasoning is given to support the claim.<p>- Highway fatalities are up this year. However, they're still significantly down from 2007, when the iPhone was first introduced. Mobile has been booming for almost a decade - if we should "blame apps", why hasn't it been a concern before now?<p>- One driver who caused a fatal accident was using Snapchat shortly before the crash. This driver was also going at 115 mph. It goes without saying, therefore, that Snapchat is to blame, not speeding or general recklessness.<p>- "Insurance companies are convinced", according to one Robert Gordon. Gordon is actually named and quoted. However, the quote again doesn't provide evidence or reasoning.<p>Maybe it is actually true. I don't know. However, the evidence given is nowhere near strong enough to be convincing. There's also the issue that newspapers are direct competitors with the apps they're railing against (for ad dollars), and have been losing badly: <a href="http://charman-anderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/newspaperadsdecline2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://charman-anderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/newsp...</a>.