Distracted Driving

Finally! A Solution to the Distracted Driving Menace: Revolutionary Software Monitors Mobiles

Texting with cellular phones while driving is a leading cause of car crashes. The US Dept of Transportation reported almost 6,000 people died and over a half million were injured during 2008 in crashes involving driver distraction.

Earlier this year the US Transportation Department presented a proposal to forbid text messaging at the wheel by cross-state truck and bus drivers. The proposal would make permanent an interim ban announced in January by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The planned ban applies to bus drivers and truck drivers driving vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over ten thousand pounds. To give an idea of the serious nature of the problem, the drivers could face civil penalities and/or even criminal penalties.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is sponsoring research to find out the extent of the distraction issue. States aren’t waiting for research reports and are enacting new regulations dealing with cell phone calls and texting . The GHSA purports to say it supports texting bans for all drivers, but does have concerns about enforcement.

The trucking and passenger bus trade associations support the texting ban, and many corporations have firm policies restricting sending text messages when behind the wheel. The issue is a relatively new phenomenon. As navigation systems, cellphones and other mobile electronics have become ubiquitous in vehicles, safety advocates and the government have pushed for action.

GPS Tracking is a key component to the Distracted Driving Solution. Mobile communications means more than just making a phone call while moving. However GPS satellites aren’t always available, such as when the handset is in a structure such as an office, mall, or even in an automobile. That doesn’t mean mobile phone tracking isn’t possible, but it does mean there are other ways of being a locator.

GPS on cell phones is what people usually think of when considering locating cell phones. GPS (Global Positioning System) using satellites is the most common and more accurate technology of tracking. However GPS needs satellites to be in direct line of site of the mobile phone. It doesn’t work as well indoors or in crowded cities.

Another issue with handset GPS tracking is the possibility of battery drain. It is important to be able to remotely adjust how often of taking GPS position. GPS receivers often take a long time to become ready to navigate after it’s turned on because it must acquire some basic information in addition to finding GPS satellite signals. This slow start is sometimes caused when the GPS mobile phone has been turned off for days or weeks, or has been moved a far distance while unused for. The GPS must update its almanac and ephemeris data and store it in memory. The GPS almanac is a set of data that every GPS satellite transmits. When a GPS receiver has current almanac data in memory, it can acquire signals and compute initial position more quickly.

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Distracted Drivers

What do Oprah, the US Secretary of Transportation, the Triple A, insurance companies and, state governors have in common?

The US Department of Transportation recently offered a plan to forbid text messaging at the wheel by cross-state truck and bus drivers. This regulatory action follows up on Transportation Department public service program to reduce distractions that cause accidents.

The proposal would make permanent an interim ban put in place in January by the Transportation Secretary. The proposed ban applies to bus drivers and truck drivers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over ten thousand pounds. To give an idea of the serious nature of the problem, the drivers could face civil penalties and/or even criminal penalties.

The United States Department of Transportation reported almost 6,000 people died and about 515,000 were injured in 2008 in accidents involving distracted drivers. The department has not determined how many of those deaths and injuries were linked to cell phone. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reflects the Transportation Department estimates with an estimate that about eighty percent of accidents are caused by driver distraction. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is funding research to find out the extent of the distraction issue. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) states that driver inattention is a leading factor in many crashes, and cell phone use and texting are leading causes of driver distractions.

State legislatures have reacted to the growing outrage regarding cell phone calls and texting while driving by enacting a range of new laws, inclucing banning handheld cell phone use or texting by all drivers or restricting cell phone use or texting for a specific demographic, such as teens or school bus drivers. The Governors Highway Safety Association reports that currently 20 states plus Washington DC restrict all drivers from sending text messages while behind the wheel. Another nine states restricting texting by beginning drivers. The remaining states are expected to implement the ban eventually. However it is also believed that the laws are not enough to stop the problem and technical solutions are required. The Governors Highway Safety Association purports to say it supports texting bans for all drivers, but does have concerns about enforcement.

The trucking and passenger bus trade associations support the text message ban, and many corporations have enforced policies prohibiting sending text messages when driving. The government, industry and safety organizations have found common ground that driver distraction caused bytexting is a menace to society, and is worthy of action. Advocates for addressing the problem also include celebrity Oprah Winfrey.

Undoubtedly there are many distractions interfering with a driver focusing on driving: changing the radio or a inserting tape or CD, talking to passengers, rubber necking, and of course, using cellphones and texting. Navigational and other interactive devices also cause inattention.

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Distracted Driving

New Trends Need New Solutions – Mobile Phone Monitoring Software

Distracted Driving, Sexting, Bullying – new problems demand new techniques for dealing with them. Anyone that wants to keep up with how children, workforce or spouse are using their smartphones should know about new cell phone tracking software that is becoming quite popular and can do a lot more than locate mobiles. Exciting new technological breakthroughs are getting a great deal of attention about the desirability to balance privacy and protection.

Recently a handful of software companies have published ‘spyware’ for mobile phones. Spyphone software captures SMS text messages, cell phone GPS location, incoming and outgoing mobile phone call logs information and transmits the information to an online personal account where users can logon and read it, and also search content for words and phrases and data strings such as phone numbers. As an option data can be forwarded to any selected email address.

You can change the mobile phone into a remote listening device by sending messages to remotely control the phone microphone, activate it, and monitor the mobile phone surroundings or Intercept Calls and secretly tap into mobile phone calls and listen to conversations.

Spyphone software is often marketed to catch cheating spouses, but other legitimate uses include Parental Control checking how kids are using their, smartphones – such as the troubling sexting pandemic – and for employee monitoring for productivity, corporate policy enforcement and data retention, among numerous other purposes.

Today’s smartphones are the cell phones with computer-like capabilities. Brands like BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, Nokia Symbian – all have spyphone software for sale. Spy Call and Call Intercept mobile phone bugging needs the target phone uses a GSM network. Millions of smartphones a month are sold in North America, and sales are approaching 150 million delivered per year worldwide.

As sending SMS text messages from cell phones has become an attraction in teenager social life, parents, educators and advocates have grown increasingly anxious about the role of cellular phones in the sexual lives of teenagers. A fresh research study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project (pewinternet.org/topics/Teens.aspx) found that four percent of mobile phone using teens ages twelve to seventeen indicate they have transmitted sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images or videos of themselves to someone else using SMS text messages . This activity is commonly referred to “sexting” in the current vernacular. Additionally, 15% say they have received such images of someone they already know via text message .

According to a study from marketing research firm The Nielsen Company (blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/under-aged-texting-usage-and-actual-cost/) American teens send an unimaginable average of ten SMS texts per hour that they are not in school or sleeping – and probably a lot during their classes too. Focus group findings show that sending provocative images happens usually under one of three typical scenarios: The first, involves exchanges of images just between two romantic partners; the next, lists exchanges between partners that are then shared with other people; followed by, exchanges between people who are not yet in a relationship, but with one person hoping there will be one.

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What do Oprah, the US Secretary of Transportation, the Triple A, insurance companies and, state governors have in common?

The United States Department of Transportation recently offered a plan to forbid text messaging while driving by cross-state truck and bus drivers. This regulatory action follows up on its public service program to mitigate distractions that cause crashes.

The proposal would replace the temporary ban put in place at the beginning of the calendar year by the Transportation Secretary. The proposed ban applies to bus drivers and truck drivers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over five tons. As an indication of the scope of the issue, the drivers could face civil penalties and/or even criminal charges.

The US Department of Transportation reported almost 6,000 people died and over a half million were injured in 2008 in accidents connected to distracted drivers. They has not determined how many of those accidents involved mobile phone. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mirror the Transportation Department estimates with an estimate that about eighty percent of accidents are caused by driver distraction. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is sponsoring research to find out the extent of the distracted driver problem. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reports that driver inattention is a leading factor in many crashes, and cell phone calls and texting are leading causes of driver distractions.

State legislators aren’t waiting for research reports and are issuing new regulations dealing with mobile phone use and texting . The GHSA reports that twenty states and the District of Columbia outlaw drivers of all types of vehicles from sending text messages while driving. An additional nine states against texting by new drivers. The remaining states are expected to implement the ban before too long. But it is also widely recognized that the laws are not enough to stop the problem and technical solutions are required. The Governors Highway Safety Association purports to say it supports texting bans for all drivers, but does have concerns about enforcement.

The trucking and passenger bus industries support the text message prohibition, and many companies have strict policies restricting texting while behind the wheel. The government, industry and safety organizations all agree that driver distraction caused bysending text messages is extremely dangerous, and deserves action. Advocates for dealing with the problem also include media powerhouse Oprah.

Undoubtedly there are numerous distractions which may prevent a driver focusing on driving: changing the radio or a inserting tape or CD, talking to passengers, observing an event outside the vehicle, and of course, using cellphones and sending text messages. Navigational and other interactive devices also distract drivers.

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