Phone 'app' aims to stop texting and driving

Textecution recognizes when you are traveling going faster than ten miles an hour and then disables your phone's ability to send and receive texts. (News 4 WOAI)
Textecution recognizes when you are traveling going faster than ten miles an hour and then disables your phone's ability to send and receive texts. (News 4 WOAI)
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Updated: 5/21/2010 3:22 pm
We all know how big of a problem texting and driving has become. But now, there is a new phone application that could help you or your kids break the habit.

The application is called "Textecution."  Once you install the app on your phone, it recognizes when you are going faster than ten miles an hour.  Once that happens, the applications disables your phone's ability to send and receive texts. Once you stop, the text feature starts up again.

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chrisort - 3/5/2010 12:40 PM
these people will need an App to wipe their as*.....

chrisort - 3/5/2010 7:16 AM
I have a FREE App..... PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE YOUR DUMMY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING!!!!!!!!

two beers - 3/4/2010 10:07 AM
I don't think that most people who NEED this will get it. Wish you could download it for people who do. They should make it part of every cell phone's standard software.

asimo - 3/4/2010 9:47 AM
Im not gonna lie i prob need this its hard to say no texting is like crack once u start its hard to stop especially if ur in a good conversation..... maybe ill give this app a try.... let the haters begin now. thank you.

Gran Torino - 3/4/2010 8:12 AM
Once again women and teenagers doing this. Shut up and just drive people.

Wonder - 3/4/2010 8:10 AM
what ever happened to a little something called SELF-CONTROL...
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