We all know that distracted driving increases the risk of accidents. That fact is increasingly jammed into our thoughts due to many laws banning cell phone use while driving. Yada, yada, yada--right? Why is it then that we keep doing it? We answer that "really important call" from that "really important person." Why are we still driven to distraction on the road despite our knowledge of its risks?
These gadgets, ads, hands-free laws, apps and PSAs attempt to proactively curb your distracted driving. So it’s one less thing sidetracking you from a safe ride.
22 Attempts to Curb Distracted Driving
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Ford Sync (REVIEW)
In Car Speech Recognition for Your iPod, Phone and Navigation
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Portable Rotary Phones (UPDATE)
For Haters of the 'Califronia Hands Free Law'
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Blood Spurting PSAs
The Bangalore Police Ad Campaign Targets Cell Phone Driving Enablers
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Text Messaging Induced Crashes
British Teen Imprisoned
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Typography Auto Ads
Mercedes-Benz Pre-Safe Brake Warns You Not to Text and Drive
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Award-Winning Driver Distraction Ads
Mercedes-Benz Campaign Uses Girls, Shoes & Soccer
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Paranoid Parent Apps
The tXtBlocker Cellphone App Makes a Dent in Distracted Driving
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Helpful Texting Narration
Drive Safe.ly Will Read Your Email and Texts to You In Real-Time
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Microsoft Ford Sync
Read Email Out Loud, Sync Your MP3s+Phone+iPod
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Hands-Free Law Virals
Messing with Driving Instructors 2
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Diminishing Driver Distraction
Study Shows Ford SYNC Users Pay More Attention to the Road
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16 Mobile Headsets For the Hands Free Law
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Rewarding People to Break the Law
Jawbone Offers $20 for Hands Free Law Violations
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Texting on the Run
Padded Lampposts Protect London SMSing Pedestrians
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Anti-Clumsy Text Apps
The Type N Walk iPhone App Makes Texting While Walking Safe
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Automatic Car Secretaries
DriveAssist Intercepts Texts and Calls While Driving
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Hands Free Law (UPDATE)
California Cracking Down on Distracted Drivers
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Hands-Free E-mail and SMS
Jott Mobile Messaging
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Rewards For Breaking The Law
Free Bluetooth Headsets From Headsets.com
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Text Blocking Android Apps
The Textecution App, 'Nuff Said
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Anti-Texting and Driving Gadgets
Key2SafeDriving Prevents Text Messaging on the Road
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Setting Speed, Stereo Limits For Teen Drivers
Ford MyKey
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