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  • Should Police use Facebook for Accident and Crime Witness Search?
    Police are starting to use social media like Facebook to search for accident witnesses and to help solve other crimes. Invasion of privacy or brilliant use of social media?
  • Smartphone Texting While Driving Solution Not for IPhone?
    Texting while driving smartphone solution not compatible with Iphone. Texting management app called OTTER has a built in GPS texting interface which allows the driver's smartphone to know when it's in a moving vehicle. OTTER then silences all chimes, ringtones and buzzes while sending incoming texts a customizable auto reply.
  • Distracted Driving Software Comparison Chart
    This Accidents.com Distracted Driving Safety article provides the Accidents.com Distracted Driving Software Comparison Chart. The PDF provides a comprehensive list of distracted driving solution providers. These applications stop texting while driving or mobile phone use using different methodologies. Pricing, features and website links included.
  • Is Apple Choosing iPhone 'Life' Over Your Family's?
    Texting while driving safety editorial. Is Apple's Technology Not Able to Support Distracted Driving Apps? It is, so why doesn't it? Distracted driving developers and advocates are hoping that Jobs and his team will worry less about the iPhone crashing, and more about the crashes on our roads that can be prevented. Millions are at risk of car accidents or worse if Apple does not open their software developer's kit (SDK) to these applications, or at a minimum offer their own. Granted, it's not Apple's job to install or force us to use the application, but it's always better when we have that choice.
  • Texting While Driving Solution: Change Habits Not Just Laws
    Guest contributor Erik Wood provides his solution to the texting while driving and distracted driving epidemic. He believes good technology can help change the texting culture because just changing texting while driving laws may not save enough lives. Read more.
  • Distracted Driving Crackdown Continues - Mass. Law Goes into Effect
    Massachusetts law banning texting and driving goes into effect. The article shows highlights of the law, including enforcement procedures, penalties, and specific ramifications for teens.
  • Distracted Driving Can Lead to Jail Time
    If you like to fiddle with cell-phone text messages while driving your car, plan to steer clear of states like Michigan, where some of the harshest new distracted driving laws in the nation will soon smack driving texters with penalties as severe as those usually reserved for drunk drivers. Michigan's bombardment of distracted driving laws will be dropping some very serious consequences in the paths of those who text behind the wheel, including jail time, civil and criminal fines, and increased auto accident liability in civil lawsuits.
  • Auto Accident Laws: NJ Proposing Stricter Laws against Distracted Drivers
    NJ is proposing an update on auto accident laws that would increase fines and more importantly, punish repeat distracted driving offenders by suspending their license. A 60-day license suspension would be imposed for chronic distracted driving after their third offense.
  • Teens and Texting While Driving - What To Do About It
    Helpful tips parents can use to stop teens from texting while driving.


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