Texting while you’re driving is reckless, dangerous, and stupid. This should not be news to anyone, especially readers of this blog, as it’s been a recurring topic for 2WC.
It is a topic that, tragically, bears repeating, and now there’s another development in the battle against stupid driving decisions—text blocking.
For a mere $179 (sounds better than $180 right?) you can install a device in your car to block texting and data (emailing and driving also dangerous).
It’s being touted as a great way to stop your teen from texting while driving or, for company cars, to stop your employees from texting while driving.
Personally it seems like a ridiculous step to take when you could simply not text while your driving, but if you’re going to make the investment I have one suggestion: Tell the victim of your lack of faith that you’re doing this.
Why? I imagine that the only way to make texting while driving more dangerous would be to block service to the drivers phone and not let them know. Searching for a signal while attempting to text while attempting to drive will not end well.
Alas, the obvious solution of saving the nearly $200 and using some common sense seems to be unreasonable at this point in our technological evolution. So, be safe.
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TIME: Want to Keep Your Teens (or Employees) from Texting Behind the Wheel?
Oprah’s No Phone Zone Pledge
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