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Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks, a website sponsored by NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and the Ad Council lists the following "Facts":

Fact #1 - Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When travelling at 55 mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field. (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute)

Fact #2 - A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into an accident than a non-texting driver. (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute)

Fact #3 - Of those killed in distracted-driving-related crashes, 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction. (18% of fatalities in distracted-driving-related crashes NHTSA)

"Every day the news media in some part of the country reports on automobile accidents, truck accidents, and other vehicle crashes which were the result of drivers' texting and driving.  In an effort to stop the devastating consequences of texting and driving and, as a public service, we are listing some of the over 200 devices or apps the electronics industry trade associations estimate are currently on the market.  We are doing this as helpful information to our clients and friends, not as endorsements of any of these products or apps," says Fort Myers Accident Attorney, Randall Spivey of Spivey Law Firm Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.

Devices to Help Stop Texting and Driving:

• Keep track of your teenage or senior drivers:  The Driving Activity Reporter
• Product which combines hardware and software to restrict cell phone operation: CellControl
• A device in a vehicle which blocks texting when any phone comes near it:  Quiet Zone Drive
• Vehicle will not start unless the driver's phone is plugged into the 'no texting' device: ORIGOSafe
• Phone enters a "Safe Driving Mode" when the car is running, preventing access to texting:  Key2SafeDriving
• Device disengages the phone if the driver is driving over 9 miles per hour: Seatbelt Guard

 Apps to Help Stop Texting and Driving:

•  Monthly Mobile Phone App service: Guardian Angel Mobile Platform
• App designed to disable phone while driving to prevent texting: SAFECELL
• 3 More Apps to Help Prevent Texting and Driving: Nationwide

Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyer, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by just1percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 2,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at  239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com  for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.