{"id":3828,"date":"2011-09-13T10:11:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T10:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:55","slug":"new-cell-phone-app-targets-distracted-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/new-cell-phone-app-targets-distracted-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"New Cell Phone App Targets Distracted Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/driving-on-phone1.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1846\" title=\"driving-on-phone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/driving-on-phone1.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1846 lazyload\" title=\"driving-on-phone\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/driving-on-phone1.gif\"><\/a>A new application for smartphones is targeting distracted driving by disabling the functions of the device while the user is operating a motor vehicle.&nbsp; Sprint is just the latest cell phone carrier to get involved in the campaign against distracted driving with its creation of the cell phone application known as Sprint Drive First.&nbsp; Sprint Drive First locks the cell phone whenever the car that it is in begins traveling more than ten miles per hour and is being aimed at parents rather than teenage drivers themselves.<br>\nWhen the app is being used, any calls received by the cell phone will be sent directly to voicemail, while any alerts for texts or emails will also be silenced with a customizable 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