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ZoomSafer The least restrictive of these three products, this downloadable software lets you dictate text messages and updates to social-networking sites while you're driving. Free; premium subscription is $5 per month...
...near crashes, the researchers concluded that while manual manipulation of a cell phone (dialing and texting) led to a greater risk of an accident, simple participation in a phone conversation (talking or listening) did not lead to a statistically significant increase in risk. The study will be presented next month at the first international conference on driver distraction and inattention, in Göteborg, Sweden. (Read "Texting and Walking: Dangerous...
...late July, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) released hundreds of pages of a previously buried 2003 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study that identified the cell phone as a serious safety hazard when used on the road. A bill introduced last month in the Senate would require all states to impose a ban on texting while driving; 17 states (including, most recently, Illinois, on Aug. 6) and the District of Columbia have passed such a ban, and seven states have outlawed driver use of handheld communication devices altogether. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood considers cell phones such a problem...
...Services to Reduce Driver Distraction Key2SafeDriving Parents can set up a password-protected profile that won't allow calls or texts when a Bluetooth device detects that the car is in motion. $99, then $10 per month for Web services...
Aegis Mobility DriveAssist Downloaded software will use a phone's GPS to determine whether it is in a moving vehicle, then log incoming calls and texts, and respond with a message that you're driving. $6 to $12 per month...