Comments on: Driving While Texting… http://kimstaudenraus.com/driving-while-texting/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kim Staudenraus http://kimstaudenraus.com/driving-while-texting/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 Kim Staudenraus Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:42:50 +0000 http://kimstaudenraus.com/?p=719#comment-1287 Rebecca, wow, what a great comment. In the last few days I noticed that people seem to be more concerned about what basketball player is going to play for which team rather than about what is really matters in life like family & commitment. That is why I write about divorce often, I hate divorce. Yes, there are other things in life that are important as well, one of which is the dangers of texting. I felt that writing about texting while driving was important because it does effect so many and puts others in danger by not paying attention while driving, just as bad as drunk driving. Texting also effects lives if texting to someone other than your spouse with less than honorable intentions (soon to be an upcoming blog topic). Texting can cause much damage if not done properly. Thank for commenting. Rebecca, wow, what a great comment. In the last few days I noticed that people seem to be more concerned about what basketball player is going to play for which team rather than about what is really matters in life like family & commitment. That is why I write about divorce often, I hate divorce. Yes, there are other things in life that are important as well, one of which is the dangers of texting. I felt that writing about texting while driving was important because it does effect so many and puts others in danger by not paying attention while driving, just as bad as drunk driving. Texting also effects lives if texting to someone other than your spouse with less than honorable intentions (soon to be an upcoming blog topic). Texting can cause much damage if not done properly. Thank for commenting.

]]> By: Rebecca http://kimstaudenraus.com/driving-while-texting/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 Rebecca Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:59:17 +0000 http://kimstaudenraus.com/?p=719#comment-1285 It would appear that more people are concerned about texting whilst driving than they are about divorce. What does this say about us as a society? It would appear that more people are concerned about texting whilst driving than they are about divorce. What does this say about us as a society?

]]> By: Kim Staudenraus http://kimstaudenraus.com/driving-while-texting/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Kim Staudenraus Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:47:59 +0000 http://kimstaudenraus.com/?p=719#comment-1281 Erik, thank you for visiting and reading. Thank God you and your 3 year old were lucky. So many families are not. I have checked out your website as well as the youtube video. Your app looks very good. Glad I have an Android, I have downloaded your app for myself. Thank you for what you are doing to combat texting while driving! Erik, thank you for visiting and reading. Thank God you and your 3 year old were lucky. So many families are not. I have checked out your website as well as the youtube video. Your app looks very good. Glad I have an Android, I have downloaded your app for myself. Thank you for what you are doing to combat texting while driving!

]]> By: Erik Wood http://kimstaudenraus.com/driving-while-texting/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 Erik Wood Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:33:45 +0000 http://kimstaudenraus.com/?p=719#comment-1280 I decided to do something about teen (and adult) distracted driving after my three year old daughter was nearly run down right in front of me last fall by a texting driver. That incident changed me but I don’t hate texting. Texting is here regardless of how I feel. 72% of teens text every single day - some over 3000 times a month. The texting drivers I spoke with, including teens and truckers, all said that laws and Big Brother type software devices that "lock down" their phones would not deter them at all. So I built a tool called OTTER to compliment the efforts of legislation and public education. OTTER helps the individual manage their texting at home, in school, at the office, or, most importantly, on our highways. In response to the epidemic of teen texting and driving, we started our Break the Habit Campaign (http://BTHnow.org ) to raise awareness of this problem thereby educating us all of the dangers. Did you know that 50% of teens interviewed admitted to texting while driving? If 50% admitted to it...how many are actually doing it? Best, Erik Wood, owner OTTER LLC http://www.OTTERapp.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVn2vRYaSAU I decided to do something about teen (and adult) distracted driving after my three year old daughter was nearly run down right in front of me last fall by a texting driver. That incident changed me but I don’t hate texting. Texting is here regardless of how I feel. 72% of teens text every single day – some over 3000 times a month. The texting drivers I spoke with, including teens and truckers, all said that laws and Big Brother type software devices that “lock down” their phones would not deter them at all. So I built a tool called OTTER to compliment the efforts of legislation and public education. OTTER helps the individual manage their texting at home, in school, at the office, or, most importantly, on our highways.

In response to the epidemic of teen texting and driving, we started our Break the Habit Campaign (http://BTHnow.org ) to raise awareness of this problem thereby educating us all of the dangers. Did you know that 50% of teens interviewed admitted to texting while driving? If 50% admitted to it…how many are actually doing it?

Best,
Erik Wood, owner
OTTER LLC
http://www.OTTERapp.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVn2vRYaSAU

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