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I Wish I Could Quit You: New “Cure” for Cell Phone Addicts
By Michael Morse | December 1, 2009
If you’ve bought a new car in the last few years, it’s likely it came with a hands- free device option. That probably made you feel better about talking and driving.
Until now.
A few companies have taken safe driving to the next level.
Zoomsafer, Aegis Mobility, and obdEdge use systems that detect if, when, and how you’re driving and will automatically turn off your phone so you’re unable to make or receive calls. Essentially these services are doing for you what you can’t quite seem to do yourself: turn off your phone.
Using your phone’s GPS signal or nearby cell phone towers, these services will disable your phone if it detects that you’re driving.
Has cell phone addiction gotten so out of control that we need technology to turn off our technology? Sure, we all know the cell phone comes with an off switch but how many of us really use it?
Even when using ear pieces or hands-free sets, we’re still at a heightened risk while driving: a study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that drivers are four times more likely to have an accident if they are talking on the phone – hands-free or not – while driving.
Sync, another safety measure for drivers was developed by Ford and Microsoft which uses voice commands so you can dial a call by speaking the person’s name you wish to call. Sync will also read your text message to you aloud.
So, if you’re like many people who can’t quite pull the trigger on the off switch, let these services do for you what you couldn’t do yourself. The roads will be a safer place and you’ll cut your risk of getting into an accident.
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