DangerZones



AppAdvice.com selected DangerZones “App of the Day” on October 8, 2009.

“...the app allows drivers to analyze their commuting patterns and consider different routes that are less accident prone, understand the difference between driving in urban and rural areas and share what they learn with family and friends to help make them safer on the road. That's a lot of food for thought for only $1.99...” -- Doug Newcomb, Edmunds.com
“Instant WOW factor. DangerZones is essential for everyone who drives a car, rides a motorcycle, or waits for a pedestrian walk light. This app has forever changed the way I think about speed limits, drunk drivers, and hazardous intersections. A first class app and travel companion.” -- Michele Cantrell
“If you drive a car, you need to experience DangerZones.” -- David Korsmo
“There are plenty of iPhone apps that have a wow factor to them. DangerZones is one of the few truly useful apps that'll have you shaking your head and saying 'wow' over and over. It presents a ton of killer data, quickly and impressively, that can help you avoid areas on our roads that have proved critically dangerous.” -- Patrick Jordan, Just Another iPhone Blog
	COMMENTS We’d love to hear your comments about how DangerZones has improved the quality of your life. Please send your comments and suggestions to Feedback@AppDudes.com. Look for new features coming soon! REQUIREMENTS Compatible with iPhone or iPod touch. Requires OS 3.0 or later PRESS RELEASES Press Release 2009 09 17

DangerZones by AppDudes
New iPhone Application Promotes Traffic Safety DangerZones uses Google Maps to pinpoint over 200,000 vehicle fatality locations across the United States. The iPhone app delivers an eye-opening and potentially life-changing experience by helping you see prior vehicle collisions and fatality locations in your neighborhood, along your commutes, and around your state. Five years of motor vehicle fatality data, easy-on-the-eyes statistics and graphics are expertly packaged to help you better understand everyday risks, federal and state laws, the worst days and times to be on the road, and more.

DangerZones Standard Features Advanced Google Map technology enables superior data rendering. GPS Location Services provide your current location and display up to 1,000 DangerZones. GPS Follow Me automatically repositions the map as you drive. Vehicle fatality updates are provided automatically as soon as new data is available. DangerZones Special Features Tap a pushpin to see collision details including day/date/time, sex/age, number of fatalities. Also see speed, drug/alcohol involvement, ejection, extraction, hit and run, and more. Manual Refresh enables you to pan, zoom, and refresh the map on demand. Search for other U.S. locations by city and state with automatic lookups. Add and Save any map location to your personal list of MyZones. Instantly retrieve a saved location from MyZones. Display vehicle fatality information for an entire state for all 50 U.S. states. Display vehicle fatality facts from the NHTSA and other sources. Learn more about the “statistically safest” car colors. Use Settings to create defaults for data presentations by year and pushpin counts. Learn about state and federal laws regarding blood alcohol limits and drunk driver statistics.

DangerZones is an Eye-opener 53% of teenage motor vehicle fatalities occur on weekends. 33% of teenage motor vehicle fatalities were the result of speeding. Nearly one-third of all U.S. vehicle fatalities involve alcohol-impaired drivers. On average, 40,000 people die in vehicle collisions each year. More than 12,000 deaths are attributable to alcohol or drugs. Highlights Learn more about the vehicle fatalities inside your neighborhood. Analyze your commutes and consider different routes with less risk. See and understand the risk differential between urban and rural areas. Share what you learn with friends, family, and business associates. Learn a lot, walk away with this: Driving while intoxicated is a criminal offense.