Texting and driving: we’ve all done it at least
once in our lifetime. It’s a nasty habit that can
lead to very lethal consequences. But how can
you put your phone down and simply not text
while you’re driving. Here are a few ways
.
DriveSafe.ly
(iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users)
This is one that I personally use and it works
great. When it’s activated, it will read your texts
out loud so that you don’t have to pick your
phone up and read it yourself. You an also
activate a pre-set thing that lets people know that you’re driving when they text you. Great basic application for anyone’s use.

Drivescribe
(iPhone and Android users)
This application is basically like a driving coach
while you’re driving, giving you safety tips and
eliminating any distractions on the way. It’ll be
like you’re in driver’s training again and you’re
trying to make sure that you do everything to
pass your driver’s test. It also tracks all of your
driving information to give you all of your
statistics on your driving mileage, any violations
that you may have while you drive, and your
average speed total. It’s great for people who
want to better themselves as drivers.

Text-STAR
(Android users, iPhone coming soon)
This app is used to purely take away any
distractions that you may have while driving. It
aims at eliminating any texts or calls that may
come in (by auto-responding, not deleting or
ignoring them) so that you get to your desired
destination safely.

The Canary Project
(iPhone and Android users)
This is an application that is mainly for parents
and will send alerts to them whenever their child
is using their phone while they’re driving. It’s
probably better fitted for teens but is still,
nonetheless, a great app to check out because of how focused it is on curbing phone use while
driving. Move it out of reach A method that one of my friends utilizes is putting the phone in her trunk while she’s driving. That’s a very literal way to move it out of your reach while you’re driving, that way you don’t have access to it while you’re on the roads.
Another thing that you can do is put it on silent
or shut it down and put it in the back seat while
you’re driving. Put on some good tunes while you drive and just coast your way to your destination.
You could even bring a phone companion along
with you on your drive so that they can text for
you or hold onto your phone so that you can
resist the urge to pick it up and read that
unimportant text. Last thing to add: it is extremely important to not text and drive. I know it sounds like a lecture but many people fail to see how fatal it can be to simply pick up your phone and take your eyes off of the road for just a few seconds. None of us arei nvincible, remember that.

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