Most of us don't have the willpower to ignore the cell-phone ringing while driving. Teen drivers have an even higher risk of being involved in an accident while talking or texting on the phone.
In an attempt to improve teen driver safety one company is simply taking away the option of using your cell phone while driving. Canadian company, Aegis Mobility, hopes to offer a service starting next year that informs a caller or texter that the intended recipient is driving and can't be reached at the moment. Meanwhile, the driver would be oblivious to the call and free to focus on driving.
A downloadable software, called DriveAssist, use motion sensing technologies to determine when someone is driving. There would be a feature to disable the service if the user is a passenger. DriveAssist claims that the software recognizes more than just speed, it actually recognizes what driving looks like.
The phone would still be able to make and receive 911 calls, and would have other features, such as allowing some numbers to always come through. The price is expected to be $10 to $20 month. No wireless carriers have signed on to the service yet. What do you think? Too much control or good use of technology?
State Farm® is aware of this technology and will monitor developments about this product to determine whether it will have the intended and measurable effects on driver safety outcomes.
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