Txt U L8r Keeps Hands On Wheels

Oct. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Car and Driver launched a new mobile application for handheld devices, Txt U L8r, to address the dangers of texting while driving. This free mobile application for handheld devices was created to combat the dangers of texting while driving.

The free app is sponsored by the Chrysler brand and was developed by Newark, N.J.-based iSpeech. Txt U L8r automatically responds to incoming text messages to let the sender know that the driver is unavailable—all without the driver taking their hands off the wheel.

At the same time, the received message is read aloud to the driver, ensuring he or she doesn’t miss an urgent message, Autotalk.com reported. The website said a paid up-grade to the app will allow the driver to use voice commands to send a reply message while keeping his or her hands on the wheel.

“Our experiment showed just how dangerous texting while driving can be,” said Eddie Alterman, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver. “The results of our research were precisely the reason we developed Txt U L8r in an effort to help drivers avoid car accidents often associated with distracted driving. Our goal is to make Txt U L8r part of a daily driving routine while helping save lives behind the wheel.”

Seventeen states now ban texting while driving. Many states ban hand held cell phone use by drivers under 21. Texting is not the only danger but any cell phone use can pose a danger. No state has gone to the point of banning all cell phone use, yet.

In Oklahoma, a new bill has been passed and will go into affect November 1, 2010 allowing officers to pull over any vehicle displaying distracted driving that is imposing a threat to other vehicles whether this means texting, eating or talking on the phone. Distractions can get you pulled over and be given a warning or ticket if seen in violation of a possible hazard to other drivers on the road.

Chrysler Group LLC was the first automaker to establish a corporate policy that prohibits its employees from texting while driving company-owned vehicles and texting with company-provided communication devices while driving personal vehicles. Chrysler has implemented this policy to promote safer driving behaviors and to serve as an industry example.

The company will take a further step by enabling its employees to download the Txt U L8r application to their company-owned communication devices.

The development of Txt U L8r was prompted by a Car and Driver Texting While Driving Study that showed driver reaction times while texting were much worse compared to drunk driver reaction times.

Interested? Then search “Txt U L8r” in the Android Market or Blackberry Appworld to find and download the free app.

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