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Re: Sampleandhold post# 3221

Friday, 05/24/2013 1:43:31 PM

Friday, May 24, 2013 1:43:31 PM

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Good questions:

I do know this, The stop texting while driving software market will be huge. Human nature is to push the envelope (let me answer this text its important) no lives are at stake, governing entities Mothers, Employers, Municipalities will need to be in control by using software with interface to disable texting fucntions!!!

People are creatures of habit often needing external guidelines. sort of like parental control!!

See the end of article below. Awareness is having minimal impact on texting while driving!!!


http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130524/carriers/carriers-commit-stop-texting-driving-drivers-hit-road-memorial-day-weekend/

Carriers are committing marketing dollars and mindshare to a national campaign to stop drivers from texting behind the wheel. Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile US have all joined AT&T’s It Can Wait campaign, as hae 200 other organizations. Their efforts will support a new national advertising campaign, a nationwide texting-while-driving simulator tour, and retail presence in tens of thousands of stores.
“Texting while driving is a deadly habit that makes you 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash,” said AT&T Chairman & CEO Randall Stephenson. “Awareness of the dangers of texting and driving has increased, but people are still doing it. With this expanded effort, we hope to change behavior. Together, we can help save lives.”
Teen lives are the most at risk, especially during the summer months. The Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the period knows as the “100 Deadliest Days on the roads” for teen drivers.
Several device manufacturers are also joining the effort. Pantech, HTC and Samsung are including the AT&T DriveMode® no-texting-while-driving mobile app preloaded on phones for AT&T customers.
The campaign will focus on the stories of people who are living with the consequences of texting while driving. Their stories will be told through various media including TV, radio, digital and social. The first story in the campaign will be of Xzavier Davis-Bilbo, who is paralyzed from the waist down after being hit at the age of five by a driver who was texting.
“Mobile technology connects us in many cool ways, but adults and teens need to put it on hold while behind the wheel,” said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile US, Inc. “Knowing the risks is not enough. By simply putting the phone down, thousands of tragedies can be prevented every year. It’s time to end texting while driving – for good.”
But the campaign has a long way to go to change driver behavior. In a recent survey 49% of commuters admitted to texting while driving, and more than 40% pf those called it a habit