New Technology Could Help Solve Texting While Driving Problem, Tennessee Attorney Says

Yahoo ^ | 8/04/10

[Libloather]

The anti-texting applications, including CellSafety, iZup, tXtBlocker and ZoomSafer, generally use a phone’s GPS to determine when a car is moving and disable a cell phone or texting device when the car is going faster than 5 or 10 mph.

Technology breeds technology. An old piece but today was the first I've heard of it. Great for parents with teenagers.

[Larry Lucido]

So passengers can’t text?

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, great, except nobody would be able to text in the car.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Great, now the government will mandate this BS. Nanny state here we come!

[brytlea]

This is a tough issue for me. I hate more government intrusion. I also hate nearly being hit by morons texting while driving. Perhaps if they would just make it legal for me to pull them out of their car and beat them to a pulp...

[Libloather]

So passengers can’t text?

Maybe they'll just have to hold it until the next rest stop.

[Vendome]

Great! Can it tell who is driving, flying, on a train, skidiving?

Cram it Nanny Stater.

[Retired Greyhound]

How about they just make the fines $1000.00 for texting while driving and call it a day?

I used to be against such measures, but I now appreciate our “no handheld cell phone law” in CA.

[DoughtyOne]

Well, that’s not quite a easy as it might sound.

If you’re on a trip of several hours, and something comes up with people you intend to meet, you need to be able to communicate.

It seems to me we’re looking for technological fixes here that are silly in the overall scheme of things.

It’s like putting those damned bumps on every street in town to stop a few people going over the speed limit by five to ten miles per hour.

[DoughtyOne]

I just wish the IQ of the public was high enough where we wouldn’t need to address this stuff.

[GingisK]

Abstenence is best in this case as well.

[longtermmemmory]

so if someone is kidnapped and they text 911 but the message does not go through we can sue this idiot attorney?

he is the definition of douchbag.

[longtermmemmory]

the attorney must be childless.

[longtermmemmory]

this is like the locks that require a thumb print to start a car. theives just cut off the thumb.

[Squantos]

Reckless driving laws are on the books in every state.

1500$ fine per is my suggestion.

I use a Motorola H9 earbud for my phone.

Phone never leaves my day pack ....voice dialing etc......good easy to use an very small rig.

[Izzy Dunne]

The anti-texting applications, including CellSafety, iZup, tXtBlocker and ZoomSafer, generally use a phone’s GPS to determine when a car is moving and disable a cell phone or texting device when the car is going faster than 5 or 10 mph. The programs also have opt-out features.

So..... I have to RUN this app so that it will STOP ME from texting?

But.... I can OPT OUT if I want to.

I'm not a texter, so somebody will have to 'splain how that's gonna work to me.

[DoughtyOne]

I used to do that too. There are times when it drives me batty, but I like the concept. My iPhone doesn’t have voice call-up to my knowledge, so I start my calls before I begin to drive, or I simply click twice to repeat the last call. Obviously I can click on an incoming call.

[SampleMan]

So passengers can’t text?

Not in a bus, train, or horse buggy either.

[Izzy Dunne]

when the car is going faster than 5 or 10 mph.

So..... now people are going to slow down to 10 MPH on the freeway?

< /cynic >

[Libloather]

Abstinence is best in this case as well.

Works every time it's tried.