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The United States Department of Transportation reported that in 2016 there were over three thousand fatalities due to distracted drivers in the entire country. Technology has become so addictive that we cannot put our phones away while driving. We do not acknowledge the problem until a tender age victim is involved or the accident resulted in the death of someone close. Instead of waiting for something so brutal and fatal to happen we should approach the problem head-on. An innovative technology to help prevent this would be an app or factory installed program on our phones that stop text messages to and from the phone. The program/app will be able to calculate speed and will disable texting until the vehicle has come to a stop. There are some kinks to workout but a technology such as this can help reduce texting and driving accidents. 


https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/usdot-releases-2016-fatal-traffic-crash-data 

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  1. UnknownMay 2, 2018 at 6:32 AM

    I think this is a great idea. To many lives are lost to the need to text while driving. I'm sure this would save many lives.

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    1. UnknownMay 3, 2018 at 10:52 AM

      I think so too hopefully in the near future this can be a required feature on phones that will turn-on, on its own.

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  2. UnknownMay 7, 2018 at 8:01 AM

    Great idea, but how will the app differentiate if you're driving or just a passenger?

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    1. UnknownMay 7, 2018 at 8:41 AM

      That is a really great question and is probably one of the few kinks that needs to be worked out. Maybe there can be some sort of locator that identifies whether the person is on the driver side of the car.

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  3. Sabrina MohanMay 14, 2018 at 4:42 PM

    Hey Jennifer!

    This is an awesome idea. How will this design be different from apps that already have this capability?

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    1. UnknownMay 15, 2018 at 3:10 PM

      I am aware that there might be apps such as this but I am not familiar with any in particular.
      Do you know of any?

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  4. AJMay 14, 2018 at 7:39 PM

    Definitely like the message behind the app; it's something WE NEED not something that should be optional. Apps that solve problems which address everyone and not just one niche (male vs female) tend to always do well. Yes, there will be many kninks to work out as some of our classmates already alluded to, but it's a great idea.

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    1. UnknownMay 15, 2018 at 3:12 PM

      Thanks I got the idea while watching a TV show when a kid was killed because of texting and driving.

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