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\"texting-driving\"We know it’s dangerous. They probably even know it’s dangerous. But hearing the little ding-ding-ding of a text message or Facebook status update is an irresistible attraction to a teen, even one’s that driving. According to a recent article in Mashable<\/a>, the “National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) added distracted driving to its 2013 ‘most-wanted list’ in November.” <\/p>\n

But the same article<\/a> also brings us some welcome good news: there’s an app for that! Five, in fact, are introduced in the Mashable article. <\/p>\n

1) DriveOFF<\/a> for Android, created by eSure insurance.
\n2) DriveMode<\/a> by AT&T, for Android and Blackberry.
\n3) TextBuster for Android<\/a>. This free app requires the installation of some hardware in your car.
\n4) DriveScribe<\/a> for iOS and Android.
\n5) Canary<\/a> for iOS and Android.<\/p>\n

I found a few more:
\n6) Textecution<\/a>
\n7) TxtBlocker<\/a>
\n8) and DriveSafe.ly<\/a><\/p>\n

Not all of these are free, but what’s your teen’s safety worth to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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