Technology has advanced enormously and texting while driving is on the rise and is increasing day by day. Many states in the United States have passed laws that ban the use of cell phone texting while driving. Certainly, more states are sure to follow and enforce cell phone driving laws. Texting and talking behind the wheel possible large contributors to driver distraction and inattention.
Everyday people are putting other's lives at risk! On June 6, 2012, Aaron Deveau of Massachesetts was convicted of homicide as a result of texting while driving. He was found guilty on charges of vehicular homicide, texting while driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a 2011 crash that fatally injured one individual and seriously injured another, http://articles.cnn.com/2012-06-06/justice/justice_massachusetts-texting-trial_1_texting-while-driving-vehicular-homicide-novice-drivers?_s=PM:JUSTICE. Why can't one simply put the phone down until they are no longer operating a motorized vehicle?
There is a new app on the Android Market called Text Stop. With Text Stop, one has the ability to control if a phone is on or off from another cell phone. At this website, http://www.drivesafe.ly/, one can learn all about it. Although it may not solve all of the problems, it can drastically reduce the risks. The temptation will no longer be there!
I agree that texting while driving is not only foolish but dangerous! People need to take into account the seriousness of this problem. With so many young people they simply cannot wait until they stop the car before they start talking or texting on the phone. In my state we have a law forbidding people from talking on the phone without a headset. I am really interested in the app that enables people to control the on and off capabilities of the phone.
ReplyDeleteIt's getting to be that we've all seen or know of a story where accidents are happening involving texting. I have a friend who lost a niece who stopped to send a quick text at an intersection before entering a busy highway, apparently (as we will never know for sure) did not pay attention due to this activity, and pulled out in front of a semi. She died at the site. We are all more than likely guilty, even me. Call it luck that I haven’t had an accident yet. How stupid! I dread the day when my kids drive. One more thing to pray they avoid on the road, or maybe I can sign up for a similar application and have more control when they have cell phones. What a sad realization for us that such a convenience could be so deadly.
ReplyDeleteSimple inventions such as these applications designed to save lives are incredible! With the countless things a person can do on their phone these days, people are bound to get hurt somehow. There have been a few stories I have read and remember on texting a driving accidents. Last year before the texting a driving law was passed I rear-ended a man while I was texting. No lives were lost but it opened my eyes and made me more alert. The only problem I see with all the awesome, life saving applications is that not everyone has a smartphone. If it's not texting it will be something else like viewing the newest youtube post, causing distractions. Good thing for things like this because people do not make it a point to be safe on their own.
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