If
you want to discourage your teenager from texting while driving, make
him or her drive a car with a manual transmission. A driver who has to
work the gearshift constantly must stay focused. Seattle's NBC News
affiliate describes how one local family uses this approach:
Riley's
parents took notice of all those messages about the risks of using a
phone while driving - too many sad stories. And while they trust their
son, they're not taking any chances.
Riley has a
smart phone, but when he gets in the car, it goes into a compartment.
Blue Tooth? That might come later. But the car forces Riley to keep one
hand on the wheel, and the other on the stick, especially in city
traffic.
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