March 22, 2012

Stop texting while driving

QUESTION

Kim, I want an iPhone app I can put on my twin sons' phones to prevent texting while driving. I've searched on your site but can't find one. I don't want to prevent them from using their phones when my wife and I are driving, but I am scared to death when they are driving on their own. Any suggestions? Thanks!
-Steve, from Indianapolis, IN, listens to my station on WIBC 93.1 FM.

ANSWER

Thank you so much for asking this question, Steve. I take any chance I can to talk about how dangerous texting while driving can be. It's a life-threatening issue that affects more and more people every day.

I've received many heartbreaking stories from listeners who lost loved ones in distracted-driving accidents. Sometimes, those loved ones weren't even the ones texting!

Unfortunately, you can't keep your loved ones safe from other people's bad decisions. You can, however, make sure they aren't the ones making bad decisions.

Before you head down that road, however, setting up time-based Internet access is definitely worth a shot.

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