Broadway star Kiril Kulish turns 16 today! Happy Birthday, Kiril! Rock it out In The Driver’s Seat!
Handsfree Email, Texting Service Debuts at CES
Another hands-free text and email service was announced at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) last weekend. Dial2Do voice recognition software for smartphones allows users to send, listen and reply to emails and text messages, and record reminders for themselves hands-free while behind the wheel. When driver’s want to send a hands-free text, for example, they can [...]
Celeb Sixteens: Charlotte Best
Aussie soap star Charlotte Best turns 16 today! Happy Birthday, Charlotte Rock it out In The Driver’s Seat!
Prevent Distracted Driving with ZoomSafer App for Smartphones
In the past, we’ve blogged about iZup and DriveSafe.ly apps; This week at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show), more hands-free phone usage software is being announced for drivers. ZoomSafer, aims to help prevent distracted driving with its user-installed software for smartphone users. The software works with GPS to identify when a user is moving faster [...]
New Year, New Laws–No Texting While Driving in 3 More States
As of Jan 1, Illinois, New Hampshire and Oregon have joined more than 20 other states to ban texting while driving. AAA is pushing for a ban in all 50 states by 2013. Do you think texting while driving should be outlawed?
Parent/Teen Communication is Emphasis for Connecticut Teen Safe Driving Week
Connecticut State Police are encouraging parent/teen communication as part of their Teen Safe Driving Week this week. Their program, called, ParenTeen, asks parents to review safe driving methods, rules of the road, risks of drinking and driving, and the importance of wearing seat belts when in a car. It’s definitely a good idea for parents to [...]
Oil Prices Down for Thanksgiving Weekend, But are Projected to Rise in December
According to an AP news story released today, oil prices fell to $1.61 on Friday, down as much as 7 percent in some regions. The decline was the biggest in oil prices since April 20th of this year. Sweet, huh? Analysts say not to get too excited. As of today, prices crept back up and [...]
We Are Crazy Busy While Driving!!!
Mary Wisniewski, a writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote an article for today’s paper that gives her first-hand account of teaching her teen daughter how to drive. In the article, she cites an amazing stat from transportation writer Tom Vanderbilt: We use 1,500 subskills while driving. One thousand five hundred!!! Lawmakers have been calling driving [...]
Free Phone App Dictates Incoming Texts and Emails To Drivers
Last week, I wrote about the iZUP app, which for a monthly fee, blocks text, email and other phone functions while teens are behind the wheel. Another app is in the game, already racking up more than a million users since it debuted in September. The DriveSafe.ly app, available for free on mobile phones, will [...]
Bill Proposes New Hampshire Teens Obtain Driver’s Permit Before Getting Behind The Wheel
Teen drivers in New Hampshire may have to get a learner’s permit before getting a license to drive. A new bill backed by the House Transportation Committee states that teens would have to take a written exam and fork over $20 before they could begin practicing with an adult. The bill also pushes for [...]
