Latest Texting While Driving Ad Hopes To Scare People Straight
If you or anyone you know is still crazy enough to try and text while driving this latest video from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration should scare you straight. (via Mashable) The ad takes you from a few teens harmlessly chatting in a car until that car gets sidelined. There was actually a…
SafeDrive Reads Out Your Email & SMS on BlackBerry 10
The team at BachKhoa University is at it again this time with SafeDrive for BlackBerry 10. The app attempts to make driving safer by reading out your SMS and email to you when they come in. That way you can ideally keep your eyes on the road. You can also reply to the last message…
Free GasBuddy App Updated With New Achievement System & More
GasBuddy let us know that they have added some game mechanics to their app by adding a GasBuddy Award System. This shows up in your profile and works like most gaming systems rankings and achievements. They also added the ability to pull to refresh maps and sharing via SMS. GasBuddy already has a BlackBerry Q10…
RIM Agrees To Remove Apps that Help Drunken Drivers
Now this is a real tricky one. Like most people I think all drunk drivers should be strung up and shot. On the other hand RIM agreeing to censor apps that help drunk drivers evade police checkpoints definitely opens the door to the subject of a slippery slope. According to Senator Charles E Schumer said…
OTTER App Lets You Focus on Driving
There are quite a few apps out there that attempt to make driving with a BlackBerry on hand a little less distracting. The latest to hit the scene is Otter which dubs itself as a “Text and Drive app solution.” The app offers drivers a few selectable options to cut down on distractions while driving…
Some Iowa Law Officers Handing Out “TXTNG KILLS” Thumb Bands
While I am still trying to wrap my head around the latest Silly Bandz craze, Iowa officials came up with a creative take on the popular Livestrong wrist bands. According to the WSJ certain Iowa police departments are handing out colored thumb bands at schools and to texting drivers. The bands simply state “TXTING KILLS”…
Bans On Texting While Driving May Increase Crashes
I am totally against texting while driving but this latest study scares the hell out of me. It turns out that those driving while texting bans may be accomplishing the opposite of what they were intended for. The latest study comes from the Highway Loss Data Institute which analyzed insurance claims in four states along…
Free Vlingo SafeReader Feature Reads Emails While You Drive
Even Vlingo admits that you should not be reading your email while driving since it can distract you while driving. Nevertheless they just released a new free feature in their self named application which will read all of your incoming text and email messages to you out loud. That way you can focus on the…