The Safecell application for iPhone and Android phones gives incentive to choose not texting or calling while you drive. I really like the idea of this app, which actually rewards users who leave their cell phone alone while they drive. I need encouragement to put the phone down as much as everyone else. Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about distracted Alberta drivers, and this could be a very handy tool to let people avoid the texting and driving trap.
Like most iPhone users, I’m an addict. I check email, facebook and Twitter. I like texting, and when I’m at loose ends I might play a game or two on my phone. With all of these fun activities, it is so tempting to continue texting and using the phone while I am in a vehicle, even if I’m the driver. It doesn’t seem that dangerous, does it?
Well, the evidence shows that texting while driving reduces your reaction times to a 70 year old driver, or worse. Texting is responsible for a lot of traffic accidents, many of them resulting in death. Society needs to find a solution to this problem.
Safecell can help drivers make the right choices. If you start up the Safecell app when you start your trip, it tracks your position and notifies you of local laws regarding cell phone use in vehicles. When a text or call comes in, Safecell will warn you of the potential consequences of picking it up while driving.
But the best part about Safecell is that it records a users cell phone use while driving, awarding points for safe behavior. Users can eventually trade these points for all sorts of rewards, with vendors such as Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and many others. 500 points are valued at $5, and the users of Safecell get a point for every safe mile driven.
With all of the great rewards available, it is an awesome way to earn an iPod, Amazon products, even travel vouchers from a cruise line. At the same time, the roads will be safer in places like Alberta, Canada. It’s a win win situation, so please, check out the Safecell Application and see if it’s right for you.
Its great deal, you are getting money for every safe mile you drive.
A great idea indeed but I wish it also worked for the Android networks as well. Despite the hype about the iphone and Apple, Android is a massive force and is growing larger every day. There are literally dozens of Android phones and tablets out there now and about as many coming down the pipes this year.
The iphone and its valted app store are really small change now and its sad they are getting all the cool appz.
Elvenrunelord! Sadly, you didn’t read my post very closely. It seems you missed the part where I mentioned that this app does run on Android powered phones.
Last I checked, the iPhone app store has many thousands more apps than are available for Android, but I’m sure time will tell. I don’t know a single person who has an Android phone, but I know dozens with an iPhone. Since they all seem happy with their Apple products, I guess I’ll just have to take your word for it that Android is so great and it is about to bury the iPhone.
That looks like a winner app. Lots of road accidents have happened due to texting and driving, or having one of your hand holding the cellphone, while the other is on the steering wheel. You get pulled over for that. How about you have a bluetooth hands-free set to take in calls automatically, while driving without ever touching your iphone. would Safecell still reward you points?
What helps prevent texting for me is owning a phone on which texting is quite difficult. I avoid smartphones and Blackberries on purpose. Anything with a QWERTY keyboard would just encourage texting. And anything which can be texted can be done much faster (and often more cheaply) with a simple call.
thanx for the info ..great application indeed..
The rewards is a very cool idea. More insurance companies need to get behind something like this. Everybody wins!
Great idea for an app, unfortunately I do most of my business while in the car. It seems to be the only time I can have peace and quite. It’s hard because in CA you are not allowed to talk on the phone at all.
Thanks for a useful read! Never knew that texting while riding can make one such a handicap and that it is so dangerous. The best part with the application, which I liked is that you can earn some valuable points as you ride each safe mile.
Is there a limit to the amount of points you can earn per day or week? My husband drives truck nearly 800 miles a day.. this means he could earn an extra 8 dollars per day.. not bad!
My question is does it stop you from texting if you are a passenger? I like using my phone on the bus or when I’m in a carpool. I’m all for not texting and driving. But I don’t want my phone stopping me from texting and riding.
What a brilliant idea for an app. I’m downloading this today! What’s wrong with putting it on speaker phone or doing the voice-to-texting app?
How could this app track the drivers not using their phone while driving? Imagine that they are given incentive. How do the app actually work?
Nice find! Surely this solution will prevent the dangerous accidents that usually happen when texting and driving simultaneously. We are not multitasking! Thanks for sharing, looking forward for that application to be applied anywhere.