Are you having trouble controlling your teen’s habit of texting and driving? A recent survey has revealed that 60% of teens take a peek at their phone while their hands are on the wheel, texting or reading an email or doing some other thing. The parents need to essentially educate their teens about the hazards of driving and using the phone simultaneously. Discuss the consequences of doing so, and in what grave danger they put themselves. They need to make strict rules. However, it is fortunate that there are solutions to the problem. Here a few listed.
Applications
There are apps like DriveSmart Plus and Key2SafeDriving sense that measure your vehicle speed by GPS and they automatically disable the driver’s phone functionality when a pre set speed reaches. But users are provided with exceptions like usage exception for the passengers and also override for emergency situations. You can still receive messages when the app is overridden for using the mobile when behind the wheel.
Hardware and apps combo
The combination of hardware and phone application works very well. So, instead of just depending on the Global Positioning System to detect the usage details of the car, a small module is adhered to a car part namely the brake intended for emergency or the on board diagnostics module. Once the car use triggers the module, your phone will be disabled by a signal. There is another solution, that is a Bluetooth module for enabling the voice and text to speech features.
These are some safety solutions to solve the issue of your teen’s habit of texting and driving. Try them and stop being worried about mobile usage the next time you teen drives.
