Texting Can Kill

As harmless as you think it might be sending a text message saying that you'll be late for dinner, hello, etc has some real scary ramifications. There is significant evidence showing that texting can kill. No, we're not talking about some elaborate scheme out of a mission impossible movie.

We're talking about normal people in everyday situations that are directly affected by SMS. This issue may be further exacerbated by the rising number of unlimited texting plans.

As a result many people have smartly decided to invest in a head set or hands free device most commonly called blue tooth. This allows driver to not only keep their eyes on the road while recieving and making calls but you avoid breaking the law and getting fined. The best situation refrains you from talking on your cell phone but these devices greatly reduce the potential for accidents and falling under the next headline of how texting can kill.

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Legal ramifications - there are also several laws on talking on cell phones while driving. Many of these laws concern handheld mobile phones, so they not only encompass regular voice calls, but also text messaging, mobile web surfing, and mobile e-mail. Most state laws allow for hands-free mobile phones via bluetooth etc . Its not a big deal to send for a passenger to send text messages but under no circumstance shoudl the driver be sending text messages and if caught you you are subject to fines and penalties.

Texting can kill statistics - Livescience.com found a new study published by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. In this study, they discovered that 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries are caused by cell phone distration in the United States every year. These figures are probably on the conservative side, as mobile phone usage is continue to increase and, as such, it's reasonable to assume that the rate of texting while driving may have also increased. Based on these statistics, five people die in the United States every day from cell phone distraction.

As you can imagine, taking one or both hands off the wheel to type out a text message can further exacerbate these problems. Texting can kill, so just
don't text while driving.

On a brighter note there is a new application that integrates with the popular social newworking sites like Facebook that allows your friends and associates to send you a text via a chat box on your home page. For the first time social media and texting are coming together. If you are a working professional and have customers you can install this application on an unlimited number of blogs and websites and have the opportunity to interact live with your website vistors when they are their hottest!