Cell Phone Blocking Device for Your Car

Everyone breaks the law once in a while. You know, when the cell phone is ringing and you are expecting an important call. It is hard to let it ring. You know you aren’t suppose to answer, but just this one time couldn’t hurt. It happens every day. The stories change, but people are still talking on cells while they are driving. Most states have passed laws making it illegal, but teens especially seem to forget.

Every year people are killed because someone was talking or texting while driving. It is tempting for most people and they think they are the exception. They can drive and talk. The distraction will not be a problem for them. It only take one mistake and someone’s life can be changed.

A delivery driver was getting tired of seeing people on the road everyday talking while they were driving. He was aware of several times, they almost caused accidents. He thought about it for a long time and came up with a way of blocking cell phone coverage for five feet around the driver’s seat. He and a friend worked on the project and got it patented. They felt it was not only a way to make money, but a way to help people from hurting themselves or someone else. It was a moral responsibility.

Most parents blame their teen for doing all the texting while driving, but many adults also abuse this law. They have never gotten caught, so they continue to do it. The key device would run around ten dollars and could be very helpful for teens or the parents themselves.

There are some other things that are being worked on to control cell phones in cars. One is close to being ready to be marketed. It will allow the police to be alerted when a driver is using a cell in the car. That seems harsh, but if it could save a life, is it worth it?

In a perfect world, people would just let the phone ring and pull over when they needed to make a call. But the world is not perfect and people still try to do things they know they shouldn’t. These are not bad people, they are just a group that doesn’t think about the consequences if something were to happen. Someone could lose their life and the risk is not worth it.

What do you think about a cell phone blocking device? Is it a little extreme? How would it affect your driving?