Accidents are something we all would want to avoid; the only way is to drive safe and stop texting behind the wheels. America’s teenagers are dying at an increasing rate due to texting while driving. However users can probably now breathe a sigh of relief as TxTStopper a new accident avoidance technology makes an effort to save lives of American teens. It claims to completely restrict users from texting that automatically turns any vehicle into a ‘No Phone Zone.
Mobile phone use while driving though common is certainly a cause of concern leading Georgia and 27 other states jurisdictions to ban them. Texting while driving leads to increased distraction behind the wheel. Georgia law goes into effect from July 1, 2010 and is said to be the latest effort undertaken to create ‘No Phone Zones’. This is an initiative recently launched by mega philanthropist Oprah Winfrey.
A TxTStopper spokesperson comments, “Personal pledges and national campaigns to stop texting, talking and emailing while driving are laudable; the reality is that we are so ‘dialed’ in to communicating and multi-tasking constantly, unless the phone is left at home, it’s going to be used while driving,”
It is a known fact that using cellphones while driving is dangerous however convincing teens is a tough challenge. Statistics reveal every year over 6000 teens aged between 16 to 20 years die due to fatal injuries mainly caused by car accidents and about 400,000 drivers of similar age get seriously injured in car accidents.
The saviour TxTStopper patent-pending totally avoids texting, talking and emailing functions when the car is in drive mode. This technology increases the convenience of drivers as it is compatible with any mobile phone and works in any vehicle. It is damage-proof, reliable and affordable as there are no monthly fees.
Pricing details of this technology have not been cleared.