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Stop texting while driving and more: cellcontrol removes the temptation for your employees or young driver to use a cell phone, smart phone or mobile device and encourages them to concentrate on the task at hand: driving. cellcontrol is the first ENFORCEABLE driving while distracted solution!

• 08.25.2010 Insurance News Net: CellControl Partners with Insurance Advisory Firm to Drive Premium Discount Programs for Use of Distracted Driving Solutions

  CellControl, a leading provider of driving while distracted solutions, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with IronBridge Partners, a leading insurance and risk management specialty firm to represent CellControl within the insurance industry in both North America and Europe. Together, CellControl and IronBridge will work to develop actuarially supported premium discount programs to parties using the CellControl solutions.

  “By preventing loss of life and reducing accidents resulting from driving while distracted, widespread use of our solution or similar technologies could save the insurance industry and its customers billions of dollars each year,” said Chuck Cox, CEO of CellControl. “Any optional technology that saves both lives and money should drive a premium discount. Just like airbags, anti-lock brakes and traction control, our technology simply works. We have partnered with IronBridge to make such programs available to commercial fleet managers, safety officers and other parties.”

• 08.16.2010 Sun Herald: New State Distracted Driving Laws Range From Complete Bans of Cell Phones to Particular Features Like Texting

  CellControl, a leading provider of driving while distracted solutions, today announced that its driving while distracted technology is able to accommodate and adjust to every states' particular laws concerning bans on distracted driving. Yesterday, the State of Louisiana began enforcing Senate Bill nine that made texting while a driver is operating a vehicle a primary offense. Like many other states, Louisiana restricts its ban to particular features of a cell phone, like texting, email, or Internet.

• 08.15.2010 Trading Markets: New State Distracted Driving Laws Range From Complete Bans of Cell Phones to Particular Features Like Texting

  Technology Solutions like CellControl Help Drivers Pick and Choose which Cell Phone Features can be Prohibited Depending on which State They Live in

• 08.15.2010 WGNO 26: Stop Texting & Driving Or It'll Cost You

  A new law that goes into effect Sunday makes it a primary offense to text while driving, which means you don't need to be doing anything else wrong to be pulled over. There's no grace period with this new law. That means if you're caught texting, you'll most likely be sent home with a ticket, not a warning.

• 08.15.2010 New Orleans Online: Stop Texting & Driving Or It'll Cost You

  A new law that goes into effect Sunday makes it a primary offense to text while driving, which means you don't need to be doing anything else wrong to be pulled over. There's no grace period with this new law. That means if you're caught texting, you'll most likely be sent home with a ticket, not a warning.

• 08.14.2010 The Daily News Online: Apps to curb texting while driving have tough task

  In this photo, Leigh Gilly, vice president of business development for Cellcontrol, holds his Blackberry with the screen displaying his company’s blocking device is operating, in New York.

• 07.29.2010 New federal rule to prevent interstate truck and bus drivers from texting can now be enforced with cellcontrol

  A leading supplier of driving-while-distracted solutions, cellcontrol, has adapted its cellcontrol technology to Class A (SAE J1939), an industry standard that will allow cellcontrol to operate within a variety of fleet vehicles including commercial vehicles, school buses, heavy equipment, and other Class-A vehicles. Utilizing the vehicle's onboard computer, cellcontrol determines when the vehicle is moving at any speed and instantly blocks the use of a driver's cell phone, laptop computer, or other mobile device based on a company's distracted-driving policy. Mobile phone functions that cellcontrol can prevent include phone, text, e-mail, web, push-to-talk, and other distracting features. Calling 911 is always allowed as well as incoming texts, e-mails, and calls, which are received but cannot be accessed or responded to while the vehicle is moving. In addition to those features, cellcontrol will also report idle time, mileage, and speed capturing for fleet managers.

• 07.27.2010 NBC Channel 33 News: Stops large vehicles drivers from texting behind the wheel

  Brad Dutruch runs a company that has a large number of big trucks, so it's important to know that his drivers aren't texting behind the wheel. A device called cellcontrol puts a stop to that distrction. It actually disables phone calls, texting, and emails when the vehicle is on the move.

• 07.26.2010 PR Newswire: cellcontrol™ First Enforceable Distracted Driving Solution for Commercial Vehicles, Busses and Other Class-A Vehicles

  cellcontrol™, a leading supplier of driving while distracted solutions, announced today that it has adapted its cellcontrol technology to Class A (SAE J1939), an industry standard that will allow cellcontrol to operate within a variety of fleet vehicles including commercial vehicles, big rigs, school busses, heavy equipment and other Class-A vehicles. Utilizing the vehicle's onboard computer, cellcontrol determines when the vehicle is moving at any speed and instantly blocks the use of a driver's cell phone, laptop computer or other mobile device based on a company's distracted driving policy.

• 07.2010 BlackBerry Central: Keeping Employees Safe on the Road

  Compliance EnviroSystems, based in Baton Rouge, La., provides sewer system evaluation services to municipalities throughout the Southeastern United States. The company uses 22 BlackBerry smartphones to help key employees stay in touch -- and early in 2010, Compliance EnviroSystems deployed cellcontrol's distracted driving solution to make sure they do so safely.

• 07.25.2010 DigTriad: Greensboro Man Stands Behind 'Cell Control'

  For some, putting down the phone while driving is easy. For others, it's a temptation that can't be resisted.

• 07.7.2010 Trading Markets: cellcontrol Rolls to Motorola's iDen platform

  cellcontrol, a supplier of driving while distracted solutions, announced its cellcontrol solution is certified and available for Motorola's iDen (Push To Talk) platform.

• 07.7.2010 Trading Markets: cellcontrol Rolls to Motorola's iDen platform

  cellcontrol, a supplier of driving while distracted solutions, announced its cellcontrol solution is certified and available for Motorola's iDen (Push To Talk) platform.

• 05.25.2010 eAccess: CellControl On Board Device Video Overview

  Video overview of the cellcontrol distracted driving solution.

• 04.30.2010 mLive.com: Computer apps can help you curb texting while driving

  The cellcontrol service uses a device that plugs into the car’s onboard diagnostics port (usually under the steering wheel). Software in the phone connects it to the device via Bluetooth and when the device detects that the car is moving, it locks texting, calling or both, depending on how you set it. The device is $60, and the software costs $25 plus $8.95 a month to use. It works on BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Symbian phones.

• 04.02.2010 Jamaica Observer: Tough task to curb texting while driving

  Cellcontrol...with a small gadget that plugs in to a port generally found under the car's steering column. It's intended to help mechanics diagnose problems with the car, but it can also tell the gadget how fast the car is moving. If it's above a certain speed, a wireless signal is sent to the phone's Bluetooth receiver. The application then goes into "drive mode," locking out some features.

• 03.29.2010 Sydney Morning Herald: Examples of apps to curb texting while driving

  Cellcontrol: This service from ObdEdge LLC uses a $60 device that plugs into the car's onboard diagnostics port, which is usually under the steering wheel. A separate application for the driver's phone costs $25 to download and $8.95 a month to use. The phone connects to the device in the port through wireless Bluetooth technology. When the device detects that the car is moving, it tells the phone to lock texting, calling or both, depending on the user's settings. Cellcontrol works with BlackBerrys and phones running Windows Mobile and Symbian software. Originally designed for companies to use in their fleet cars and trucks, it is now marketed to consumers as well.

• 03.28.2010 Bloomberg Businessweek: Apps to curb texting while driving have tough task

  Cellcontrol...with a small gadget that plugs in to a port generally found under the car's steering column. It's intended to help mechanics diagnose problems with the car, but it can also tell the gadget how fast the car is moving. If it's above a certain speed, a wireless signal is sent to the phone's Bluetooth receiver. The application then goes into "drive mode," locking out some features.

• 03.20.2010 The Advocate: Louisiana technology stars honored

  An obdEdge patent-pending device attaches to an onboard diagnostics computer below the dashboard but allows emergency messages, such as 911 calls, to get through.

• 02.22.2010 DesMoines Register: Texting ban backers: Gap in bill may cost Iowa federal money

  Research from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shows that drivers who send and receive text messages take their eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 of every 6 seconds while texting. Gov. Chet Culver has drafted an executive order to prohibit state employees from texting while driving a vehicle on official business, a spokesman said.

• 01.26.2010 Government Computing News GCN: Cellcontrol blocks texting while driving

  A few technology companies have joined in the fight against distracted driving, offering devices that will restrict texting and cell phone use while driving.

  One of these companies, Cellcontrol, has developed a device that can prevent texting while a vehicle is moving. Using a Web interface, an administrator can set Cellcontrol to block texting and cell phone use, or customize it to allow only certain calls. The device always allows 911 calls.

• 01.04.2010 Fox Business News: Survey Reveals Roadways Filled with Unsafe Distracted Drivers

  72% of Survey Respondents Say Current and Upcoming Texting While Driving Bans by States Will Not Alter Their Use of a Cell Phone While Driving According to Cellcontrol.

  More News on Survey: ...on CNBC ...on WDBJ 7 Virgina ...on TMCnet ...on SmartBrief ...on BusinessWeek ...on The Auto Channel

• 01.04.2010 Survey Reveals Roadways Increasingly Filled with Unsafe Drivers Distracted by their Cell Phones

  72% of Survey Respondents Say Current and Upcoming Texting While Driving Bans by States Will Not Alter Their Use of a Cell Phone While Driving According to Cellcontrol.

• 12.14.2010 BizJournals: Top Ten Tips Holiday Shoppers Should Consider When Behind the Wheel and on a Cell Phone This Season According to cellcontrol

  72% of Survey Respondents Say Current and Upcoming Texting While Driving Bans by States Will Not Alter Their Use of a Cell Phone While Driving According to Cellcontrol.

  More News on Top Ten: ...on PRNewswire ...on SmartBrief

• 12.11.2009 Techlicious: Automatically Stop Distracting Text Messages and Calls While Driving

  Too many people are seemingly addicted to texting while driving—a bad idea under any circumstances. But maybe all that’s needed to break that addiction is a bit of tough love: a new, free Blackberry smart phone that adamantly refuses to receive or send text messages while its owner is behind the wheel, and politely intervenes when a tempter tries to get through.

• 11.30.2009 MassiveLinks: ObdEdge Cellcontrol Prevents Cell Phone Use While Driving

  We all know talking on the cell phone while driving is dangerous. While using a headset can reduce the distraction it brings, it does not eliminate the dangers. ObdEdge Cellcontrol prevents cell phone use while driving.

• 11.24.2009 PRLog: obdEdge completes FCC Distracted Driving Workshop; supports Drive Safer Sunday campaign

  Rounding out a week of participation in an FCC Workshop on Distracted Driving in Washington, D.C., obdEdge llc, the creators of cellcontrol, announced their support of the U.S. House of Representatives Res. 841 declaration of Drive Safer Sunday.

• 11.22.2009 NY TIMES: Driven to Distraction

  ...Employers that want to make sure their drivers abide by bans on cellphone use are obvious potential customers. Community Coffee, a Baton Rouge, La., coffee roaster and distributor, has had such a ban on its 400 trucks for three years, which the company says has helped reduce its accident rate by 30 percent.

• 11.22.2009 Huffington Post: High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phones

  ...obdEdge employ systems that place restrictions on phones based on the phone's GPS signal, data from the car itself or from nearby cellphone towers. Any incoming calls are then routed to voice mail or a message explaining that the phone's owner is driving. Exceptions can be made for certain numbers.

• 11.21.2009 St. Louis Today: High-tech baby sitters get drivers off phone

  Rounding out a week of participation in an FCC Workshop on Distracted Driving in Washington, D.C., obdEdge llc, the creators of cellcontrol, announced their support of the U.S. House of Representatives Res. 841 declaration of Drive Safer Sunday.

  More News on High Tech Baby Sitters: ...on Silicon Valley Mercury News ...on cnet News

• 10.14.2009 Earth Times: Text/Call/Email Blocker, cellcontrol Available for BlackBerry Smartphones

  On the heels of their participation in the National Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. obdEdge, llc, a member of the BlackBerry® ISV Alliance Program, announced today, the availability of the consumer version of cellcontrol.

  More News on BlackBerry Solution: ...on SmartBrief

• 10.02.2009 KUUL: Clear Channel Radio Show Interview

  Leigh Gilly, National Business Development Manager for cellcontrol is interviewed on the air with Mark & Steve morning show (the most popular morning radio program in the quad-cities).

• 09.29.2009 CBS WUSA 9: New device prevents testing while drivving

  A company called cellcontrol is out with a tiny device that attaches to the on-board computer in just about every car built since 1996.

• 09.14.2009 The Advocate: Startup firm coins technology to delay texts, calls of drivers

  Seven years ago in his Texas garage, Robert Guba helped launch what would become Trace Security Inc., now a Baton Rouge company counting more than 1,000 corporate customers seeking safety in such ticklish domains as federal corporate governance laws and health-care privacy.

• 09.08.2009 cnet: cellcontrol Curbs Phone Cravings on the Road

  If you can't keep your hands off your cell phone while driving, a new blocking device can help you keep them on the wheel.

• 08.31.2009 Baton Rouge Business Report: Tech Park Firm Develops Product to Block Mobile Devices

  A company in the Louisiana Technology Park has developed a product to block mobile devices in cars in an attempt to reign in the number of people who drive while distracted. cellcontrol, developed by obdEdge, detects when a user's vehicle is in motion and prevents phone calls, text messages and e-mails from going out or coming in, except for 911 or certain exceptions.

• 08.31.2009 The Advocate: Tech Firm Introduces Cell Call Safety

  A new company in the Louisiana Technology Park, obdEdge LLC, announced today that it has developed a patent-pending product that curbs the use of mobile phones by drivers.

• 08.26.2009 cellcontrol Continues to Foster Stronger Relationships

  cellcontrol continues to gain momentum with industry experts and partners. Recently Nokia enhanced the existing relationship with an elevated partner status.

• 08.03.2009cellcontrol Expands Limited Beta Due to Success & Interest

  Growing public concern surrounding driving while distracted is fueling the demand for cellcontrol to expand the current Beta test.

• 07.27.2009cellcontrol Begins Technology Partnerships with Samsung Mobile
• 07.14.2009Out of Nowhere cellcontrol Emerges as a Industry Leader in DWD

  While other companies have been busy talking to the media about future solutions, cellcontrol has quietly been building, testing and now delivering a reliable and "working" solution to address mobile distractions while driving.

• 07.07.2009cellcontrol Expands Technology Partnership with LG Mobile
• 06.18.2009cellcontrol Begins Limited Beta with Focus on BlackBerry SmartPhones
• 05.22.2009cellcontrol Begins Technology Partnerships with Microsoft WindowsMobile
• 05.21.2009cellcontrol Begins Technology Partnerships with LG, Motorola, Nokia & Sony Mobile
• 05.13.2009LA Technology Roundtable Experiences Working cellcontrol Life Saving Device
• 04.04.2009cellcontrol Expands Technology Partnerships with RIM makers of BlackBerry

Teen DWD Statistics

Statistics from: TXT Responsibly

• Despite the risks, the majority of teen drivers ignore cell phone driving restrictions.
• In 2007, driver distractions, such as using a cell phone or text messaging, contributed to nearly 1,000 crashes involving 16 & 17 year old drivers.
• Over 60% of teens admit to risky driving, and nearly half of those that admit to risky driving also admit to text messaging behind the wheel.
• Each year, 21% of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 & 19 were the result of cell phone usage. This result has been expected to grow as much as 4% every year.
• Almost 50% of all drivers between the ages of 18 & 24 are texting while driving.
• Over one-third of all young drivers, ages 24 and under, are texting on the road.
• Teens say that texting is their number one driver distraction.

• 08.04.2009RITA Distracted Driving Summit Announced.

  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a September summit to address the dangers of text-messaging and other distractions behind the wheel.

• Law InfoDriving Laws Organization: Hands Free, Text Messaging, and Cell Phone Driving Laws

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