You're probably familiar with highway rest stops, but drivers might soon be seeing something a little less ordinary along the road: text stops. New York plans to establish 91 "Texting Zones" along state highways, encouraging drivers to wait until they can safely pull off the road to respond to a text message. The signs will read "Text Stop" and "It can wait," and both will note how far away the nearest texting zone, rest stop, or parking area is that drivers can pull off at. The initiative is more marketing and awareness than a big undertaking, as it largely rebrands existing rest points by simply plopping down a sign.
Companies and governments have been attacking texting while driving from all sides of late, be it through legislation, a...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/24/4767060/new-york-cuomo-unveils-text-stops-to-combat-distracted-driving
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