New Apps Aim To End Texting While Driving KidGlue
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If you are nervous about your kids driving while texting, or if you yourself are a repeat offender, a few app companies are taking it upon themselves to help you kick the habit.
According to statistics released by Allstate Insurance Company, texting and driving results in car crashes that kill an average of 11 teens each day , 330,000 distracted driving injuries every year and makes drivers 23 times more likely to have an accident. Those are some serious numbers.
Now, the phone that your kids may be using to send those dangerous texts, may actually be the way to prevent them from doing it.
In March, AT&T launched a public service campaign called It Can Wait to educate teens on the dangers of texting while driving. Now, several software companies are developing phone applications to deter or prevent people from using their phone while behind the wheel.
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