SafeDri: A mobile-based application for safety driving

Abstract

Globally, around 1.3 million people die every year and more than 50 million people suffer permanent disability due to traffic accidents. This condition has worsened in many countries in the world in line with the high rate of ownership of motorized vehicles. The most common reasons for traffic accidents are distracted driving, over speeding, drunk driving and reckless driving. All those reasons are related with unsafe behaviour while driving. To cope with the problem, we developed a mobile based application that assists driver to drive more safely. The apps will collect information during a stipulated journey and recognize speeding facts, harsh acceleration, heavy breaking, and fuel consumption. While using this application, the drivers will learn how to drive safely, set goals and preferences, get alerts upon over limit violation, and receive feedback on their completed journeys. The results of a usability test on the application indicate that the app managed to identify misbehaviour while driving and rate driver behaviour based on journey history.