Would you allow your teen to drink and drive? Do you do it in front of them?

[Chuck]

[Bob C]

Of course that limits you to the "Groove enabled car". And that only refers to actual SMS messages which go through the cell phone company. It wouldn't affect "Skype" type text messages, iMessage, or any other messaging service that uses internet data plans, instead of SMS messages. That "data port" (I assume they are talking about the maintenance error code reading port) may already be used by numerous other devices on the market already.

Another way to deploy this kind of thing, without requiring any external device, or cooperation with a cell phone company, would be for software in the Smart phone's operating system that automatically disables text features, and optional "apps" like Skype, when the cell phone's internal GPS senses movement.

[Chuck]

The thing that struck me most was the understanding that this is now the leading cause of death above drinking and driving.  Need to teach and practice correct driving for our teens.