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By: Michael Prochaska
Staff Writer
Three years after the State of Georgia declared a ban on texting while driving, new technology aids in enforcing the law.
A new device called Cellcontrol affectively restricts texting and other hands-on applications while driving.
It works like this: After an app is downloaded to the user’s smart phone, [...]
Summry of an article written by Rachel McGrath
Ventura County Star
Posted June 8, 2012 at 5:25 p.m
Cellcontrol, a Louisiana company, has designed a technology to stop distraced drivng. While having success with commercial fleets, Cellcontrol has partnered with Scosche, an Oxnard, California company, to move into the consumer market. [...]
ATLANTA —
Mandi Sorohan arrived at a rest stop in Morgan County in a van carrying a bump sticker which serves as a remembrance and a warning for anyone driving near her.
The sticker demands drivers not to text behind the wheel. It carries the name of her 18- year-old son, Caleb, who crashed and [...]
Thu, May 17, 2012 – CBS 2 New York
CBS 2′s Asa Aarons with the latest innovations to keep track of your teen driver.
http://news.yahoo.com/video/newyorkcbs2-15751042/ask-asa-teens-and-texting-29334904.html
By Deborah Porterfield – USA TODAY
This weekly roundup takes a look at the practical and sometimes quirky aspects of tech products.
Device blocks texting in the car
Worried about your teen driver texting while driving? With cellControl, you can go beyond the usual safety lectures. The Bluetooth device, which can be plugged into a [...]
Story by Kim Posey
LONE TREE, Colo. – Max Rubin just got his driver’s license a few weeks ago. He’s enjoying his new freedom and trying to limit his distractions, like his cell phone and text messages.
“It’s really tempting to see what (the message) about or who it’s from, but you can wait five [...]
Think YOUR kids would never use their cellphone while driving? So did these parents! Their teens drove, distracted, even KNOWING that they had DriveCam watching them!
Take a few minutes to watch Dateline NBC’s powerful story – “My Kid Would Never Do That: Driving”!!!!
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/my-kid-would-never-driving-part-1/6peg8zf
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/my-kid-would-never-driving-part-2/6buc8t8
Here’s a sobering statistic: At 55 miles per hour, a car travels the length of a football field in a little less than 5 seconds. That’s also the same time it takes to read a text message, according to government statistics.
You know where this is going. That’s like driving blind for nearly 5 seconds [...]
Tech to Prevent Driver Distraction
4/12/2012
By now, you’re aware that it’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and that distracted driving is indeed a problem. But in addition to spreading the word about the dangers of irresponsibly using devices while behind the wheel, what can really be done to make a difference? Bans? Not [...]
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By Greg Crowe Mar 23, 2012
It is an accepted truth — but one too often ignored — that using a handheld cell phone for any reason is one of the most dangerous things you can do while operating a motor vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that more [...]
People Who Love Cellcontrol
I've switched over to Cellcontrol. Easier to install. Much better product. Parent enters admin controls from a website. Our children's safety is worth the cost.
Excerpt from Review | D. Wright Simsbury, CT – Amazon.com user
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