Does your company issue cell phones and other mobile devices to employees? If so, you may want to look into these devices that can prevent workers from texting while driving.
According to a recent study a crash is 23 times more likely to happen when drivers are texting than when they aren’t.
Despite that fact, a lot of people do it anyway — including employees with work issued cell phones, which could put employers in the hot seat in the event of a crash.
These three apps can be installed onto company phones to help stop unsafe driving:
1. Textecution
Works on: Android (apps for other phones are being developed).
Price: $1.99
Using the phone’s GPS, the program disables texting if the phone is moving faster than 10 m.p.h. One problem: What happens when the employee is on a train?
2. Drive Safe.ly
Works on: Android and BlackBerry. Apps for iPhone and Windows Mobile being developed.
Price: Free for “Basic,” $13.99 for “Pro”
This program reads text messages out loud while the user is driving. They can also set the phone to send an automatic reply when they’re in the car.
3. TXTBlocker
Works on: BlackBerry
Price: $24.99 initially, then $9.99 a month
This app also detects how fast the phone is moving, and will disable texting accordingly. It can also be set to block texting at certain times, but that’s more for parents who know when their kids will be in the car.
