| Miracles do happen in this world but changing the | | | | messages. Blackberry and Android mobiles are |
| role of Angel of Death to a life saver when you | | | | coming up with attracting text to speech devices |
| are driving at 70mph and texting while driving is | | | | which are making it convenient to hear SMS while |
| not a sane idea. There is something so attractive | | | | driving with less risk of road clash. |
| and exciting about the beep of the message that | | | | But one factor remains there and that is focus. |
| it drives us almost crazy with the temptation that | | | | The deviation of driver's focus on the road even |
| what INBOX has for us. We all would fix our | | | | with the use of hands free cell phones is enough |
| interest and eyes on the mobile screens to know | | | | to run into the road side clash. You would have |
| what SMS is waiting for us, without even giving it | | | | noticed that not everyone is good at multitasking. |
| a second thought that the Death Angel might | | | | Some people cannot even watch TV if they are |
| have a message for us as well. At times when | | | | talking to someone else. This multitasking capability |
| the temptations go high, you could not control and | | | | varies from person to person. So for people with |
| check the SMS which by the way turns out to be | | | | less adaptability to multitasking, the use of hands |
| a joke, at probably 100mph. Life is not as funny | | | | free cell phone to hear SMS or emails might not |
| as it seems that you would risk it for a joke. | | | | work that well. So this situation demands that |
| Advising you to not use cell phone while driving is | | | | proper training be given to people whose life |
| obviously not a rational approach but something | | | | requires multitasking but cannot do it. |
| must be done to make your life less risky. What | | | | The text to speech devices cannot be called as a |
| if you are able to hear SMS while driving? Won't it | | | | complete success due to the variation it brings in |
| sound great that you would not have to leave | | | | the road focus element.. So a much better |
| the wheel and gaze at the screen to read the | | | | approach would be: |
| SMS? No it is not one of your wildest dreams | | | | 1) If you think that the text message might be |
| anymore as the technology world has come up | | | | of some importance, and then stop your car in a |
| with the applications which are going to allow you | | | | safe place to check the SMS. |
| to hear SMS while driving. This means that no 'tick | | | | 2) If you are expecting a certain text at certain |
| tick' of your typing and no distracted driving and | | | | time, then fix the timing and SMS for replying to |
| no texting while driving. Of course you have been | | | | a certain user automatically. |
| using the hands free feature like loudspeaker for | | | | To hear SMS while driving is no doubt a human |
| calls but you have not used something which | | | | miracle in technology world but it sure cannot be |
| would convert text to voice and would not | | | | ranked as the safest application on road. |
| require you to gaze at the screen to read text | | | | |