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A market-based, techie solution to texting while driving by teens

With all the talk about making texting while driving a criminal offense, it's interesting to see folks developing technical solutions to the problem which they're wisely marketing to parents of teens, probably the highest risk group and also a category of consumer with income to spend on the devices.I don't think Americans will ever stomach mandating these devices in every car, but I can see parents insisting they be installed in their kids' vehicles. Manufacturers may also discover markets among commercial fleets looking to lower insurance rates. A Longview-based company developed and is marketing the product.FWIW, statutory bans have had no measurable effect on the problem. Arguably a technological solutions aimed at high-risk groups involving no criminal penalties at all is a much wiser, more efficient and effective way to go...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 01, 2010 (boomark / email).