Delta Lloyd Verzekeringen, TomTom International BV, Aon Nederland and Athlon Car Lease joined forces and commissioned research institute TNO to carry out extensive research into the actual influence of navigation systems on traffic safety. Various research methods were used in the study. The study took just over six months to finish, and was completed in December 2006. The objective of the research was to find an answer to one central question: What effects does the use of navigation systems have on traffic safety? In order to find the right answer to this, the following five questions were formulated: 1) Does a navigation system have an influence on the number of accident claims and the claim costs? 2) Does using a navigation system increase the driver’s alertness and reduce stress? 3) Does driving behaviour change when a navigation system is used? 4) Is the workload on drivers reduced when they use a navigation system while driving? 5) Does using a navigation system reduce the number of kilometres driven? This document is a summary of the research results. This summary has been approved by TNO. The full study has been published under number: TNO 2007-D-R0048/B. (Author/publisher)
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