Guess who got a D for Death in the test for Texting While Driving 101?

Experts in Utah tested some expert bloggers and texters  ( daresay they were savvy tweeters, too) in a simulator. They found even short tweets or a simple, “I’m nearly there!”  put them at risk.

It would have been bye bye blogger if they had been on the road.

They crashed.

Meanwhile, President Obama will stop Federal employees from texting while driving.

But what can parents of teens who drive do other than rant, rave and threaten to take away privileges?

A new service allows parents to put the brakes on their kids’ texting while driving habit. It’s called TXTBlocker and it allows parents (and employers) to disable texting functions, block numbers and permit calls that are on a preset. Read more at Witches’ Brew.

It is up to us to lead by example to show our kids that we don’t think it is safe.

I am trying to stop texting and talking on my cell while driving.  The talking has been the hardest part, and I have fallen from grace a few times.

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