Program puts brakes on texting at wheelBy Christopher Behnan • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • February 8, 2010
Wireless Zone in Livingston County has taken the option of texting while driving out of the hands of teens and into the sky.
The company is promoting Textecution, a Global Positioning System program that blocks texting functions on cell phones when vehicles exceed 10 mph.
If that happens, the GPS causes a pop-up screen to appear on phones to alert drivers, and all texting functions are disabled.
"It's pretty much going to say, 'Slow down if you want to use this,' in a nutshell," said Phil Swartz, general manager of Wireless Zone in Hartland Township and Genoa Township. (Read More)
