<p>this is such a parents nightmare. Aren’t there thing you can put in your car to block service unless the car is stopped? Someone I know said his company was putting it in the sales force work cars so they couldn’t use their blackberries while driving.</p>
<p>There is an app for phones that locks the keyboard when the GPS signals the car is moving over 10mph. The problem is that the GPS has to be on and the driver could just turn that off.</p>
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The devices are made but I don’t know if they’re legal to use in the USA. One potential issue is making sure they don’t affect anything outside of the car since that’d infringe on others.</p>
<p>It sure sounds like something that’ll someday be legislated as mandatory equipment in cars - like backup cameras.</p>
<p>One way to help solve it is for the parent to take away the cell phone if they ever find out the kid is texting while driving (or talking while driving if the parent doesn’t allow that).</p>
<p>That sure is a tragic story. I feel sorry for Taylor’s family and friends. I think we should all share this story with the people we know in hopes of convincing people not to be distracted by a phone while driving. </p>
<p>I can honestly and proudly say that I silence my phone and put it in the back seat, out of reach, each time I get behind the wheel. Although this is a bit extreme, I also refuse to text or call my friends when I know or suspect they may be driving.</p>
<p>Phoneguard and TextToggle were two apps mentioned in my link.</p>
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I envision a time when most cars will be driving themselves around. There will still be accidents due to malfunctions, people driving who want to drive sports cars, etc., but they will be far less common. Our descendents will look back on the time when everyone had to drive their own car much like we look back on the days when people actually had to crank the engine to get the car started.</p>
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<p>During a school assembly a few weeks ago the school somehow shut down service in the auditorium; no one could text or access the common features of their I-phone. I’m not entirely sure how it was done but maybe it was by that device you mention.</p>
<p>I did find something called key 2 safe driving, they have a website, which connects to OBD port under steering wheel and somehow disables texting and non blue tooth phone use related to speed. This must be what my friends company was putting into his company car.</p>
<p>GladGradDad, sadly, I’m not sure that racking up expensive tickets would stop some texters. There was a young woman at my office who I believe was literally addicted to it. She was disciplined repeatedly for texting at her desk but even under threat of losing her job, she couldn’t seem to stop herself.</p>
<p>^^ You’re right - for some of these people it’s a compulsion they have a hard time overcoming. It’s the same with speeders - the tickets won’t eliminate it but can at least reduce it.</p>
<p>I live in an upscale city in CA where I know people are aware it is illegal to drive while holding a cell phone up to one’s ear…yet I see it being done quite often. This is a clear violation of the law here - indicates an actual defiant stance. That indicates narcissism, too?! To he** with everyone else out on the road?!</p>
<p>On a related topic, I have read a little bit about gadget developers/car manufacturers wanting to add more built-in electronic distractions to the front dashboards…unnecessary stuff for added cost to new cars…more technology like back-up cameras, etc., which I think are (or will be) added distractions to driving. When I drive (and I drive stick) I concentrate on DRIVING.</p>
<p>They shut down all the cell phones in the gym? That sounds kind of dangerous, actually.</p>
<p>No, lateparty, talking on the phone while you drive isn’t a surefire sign of narcissism, just as speeding because you’re late or passing someone in the right-hand lane is hardly narcissistic, but an action of necessity. Sure, not following laws is defiant. That’s what defiance is.</p>
<p>Hey, you guys up there should stop ripping on speeders, by the way, because speeding laws (on highways, mind you; smaller roads haven’t ever really been tested for this kind of thing, that I’ve heard of) don’t negatively impact traffic-related deaths, at all.</p>
<p>A lot of people text on the road. I can see them because I’m often in a higher position. But I think the Iphone 4S(Siri) can text and read text for you, no?</p>
<p>The computer teacher did it somehow. He is pretty chill and a lot of students were begging him to return service to our phones.</p>
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<p>I’m afraid you couldn’t be more wrong. If anything, we don’t “rip” on speeders enough. The following is from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.</p>
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<p>I sure hope I don’t live anywhere near you.</p>
<p>hkobb7 has lots of gems:</p>
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<p>A moment without a phone? Imagine! </p>
<p>However, this sort of reasoning - the law does not apply to me…I know better…or, I can handle driving/speeding/texting better than others…is the thinking that leads young people to do this, even though they know that it is risky. All I can say is that I hope that my children respect me enough to listen to what I tell them…especially regarding their own safety, and that of others.</p>
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<p>Hopefully, having his/her license suspended would stop them. (But, then again, maybe not.)</p>
<p>My daughter has heard about the dangers of texting and driving. She now understands that both her phone and her car are both huge privileges and must be respected. A few days ago I passed her on the way to the store - she was on her phone - pulled over on the side of the road. I am so proud of her!</p>
<p>texting during driving is fatal</p>