Blocking Cell Phone While Driving

This is a surefire tool to prevent errant drivers who like to risk your life to chat with passengers or talking on cell phones while driving. Key2SafeDriving is its name.

Its form resembles a key holder, which is provided to load the car keys. He will start working automatically when plugged into the car keys.

When the driver started to run the car, lock it uses Bluetooth technology to communicate with the driver's cell phone. Such a device sends a signal to the driver's cell phone, and stop to be used by the driver.

When the driver started to open the phone to use it, then on the phone screen it will arise a warning message "Please do not talk while driving". The whole use of cell phones will be blocked during the engine running.

However, to run this technology, mobile operators should be involved so that mobile users cannot outsmart the technology in a way to disable Bluetooth on the phone manually.

In addition, any phone calls or text messages into the driver's cell phone will be automatically rewarded with a text reply (auto reply) informing him that the driver was unable to answer because it was driving.

However, this technology allows mobile phones to remain able to contact emergency numbers, such as home telephone number, or the number of police stations. In addition, it can also be programmed to allow the use of mobile phones via the hands free device when operated.

The manufacturer guarantees that the technology is safe from the possibility tricked by the user. For example, when new users turn on the phone after the engine is turned on, the phone will still be blocked.

The key for the new block will be open when the engine is turned off. Bluetooth technology is used in this system can also be replaced with a Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID).

Key2safedriving apply the findings of which are patented by a scientist from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.

Wally Curry, a medical doctor with Professor of Civil Engineering Xuesong Zhou, who found this tool. Curry doing this research backed the high level of car accidents on the road, due to carelessness experienced by adolescents in the United States.

According to Curry, the number of teenage driver is only about six percent of the population. However, accidents involving teenagers more than 10 percent of all car accidents in the U.S. "My dream, this technology can prevent all drivers using cell phones while driving." said him.
Currently, the technology is still in prototype phase (prototype), and new possibilities can be produced in the market about 6 months. Accendo Company plans to fix the price of 50 USD per unit, as well as a monthly subscription fee to the operator.