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"If your software (DriveSafe.ly) had been available in 2007, maybe my husband, Chuck would still be here with me, and the texter would have made his ice hockey practice," says Weida Stoecker about DriveSafe.ly. Stoecker lost her husband in a car accident caused by a teenager texting while driving. She continues, "I think our phone manufacturers and providers should require that DriveSafe.ly be preprogrammed on to all new phones effective immediately."
DriveSafe.ly, which was just nominated for the prestigious 2009 Mashable Open Web Award for Best Mobile App, reads text messages and emails in real-time without any action from the user. The latest version features a 'Speed Activated' feature which turns the app on automatically when driving and off when exiting the vehicle, making it truly hands-free and easy for drivers.
"DriveSafe.ly is taking off because people want to stay connected while they drive, and do it in a safe way" says Heath Ahrens, CEO of iSpeech and creator of DriveSafe.ly. "I recommend that everyone install DriveSafe.ly, not because I work for the company behind it, but because I actually use it and it stops texting while driving."
The unprecedented DriveSafe.ly app reads text messages and emails aloud in real-time and automatically responds without users touching their mobile phone. Developed by iSpeech.org founder, Heath Ahrens, DriveSafe.ly utilizes iSpeech.org text to speech software as a service (SaaS) in hopes of eliminating the danger created by the growing number of Americans who text while they drive. For more information or to download the app visit:
http://www.DriveSafe.ly
Weida Stoecker is a well respected spokesperson against texting while driving, speaking for the AAA Safety Foundation on the Today Show, Maryland Transportation Dept, Maryland Highway Safety Foundation and Stevenson University. Since her husband's untimely death caused by a texting teen driver, she has put much of her time and energy in successfully advocating Maryland lawmakers to ban texting while driving. Weida holds her masters degree in elementary education from George Washington University and pursued a 30 year career in education, teaching special ed in the Baltimore area.
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I think Text’nDrive offers a better texting alternative for people who insist on checking their emails when driving. I don’t think an email will ever be worth taking someone’s life, so an app like this was needed. I think it’s really cool that their site has a list of all the texting laws in the U.S. (http://www.textndrive.com/textingwhiledriving.php). Worth taking a look at!