This document discusses the dangers of texting while driving and efforts to address it. It notes that over 100 million Americans admit to texting while driving, which contributes to thousands of crashes, injuries, and deaths each year. Both Congress and the state of Texas have passed laws banning texting while driving, but personal responsibility is also needed. The document promotes an app that sends automatic replies to notify senders that the recipient is currently driving and unable to respond, in order to change dangerous texting habits and potentially save lives.

1. Ledra McClinton and Robert Ortiz

2. “ A lot of people are being killed because of texting [while driving]” - Rep. Tom Craddick

3. 35% of Americans admit to texting while driving… - Johnston Moore That is 108,912,350 people who text while driving in the United States .

5. Cell Phone use contributes to an estimated 6% of all crashes, which equates to… 636,000 crashes 12,000 serious injuries 330,000 injuries 2,600 deaths … each year - Harvard Center of Risk Analysis

7. 16 people die each day due to phone contributing accidents. - Dr. David Strayer

9. These staggering numbers of deaths and injuries call for us to take action.

10. U.S. Congress and the State of Texas are taking a bold role in saving lives.

11. On April 11 th , 2011, the House passed a bill that banned Texans from texting and driving. -Austin Bureau

12. The law has been established However, the solution to texting while driving is more than the law…

13. It is going to take responsibility, accountability and the will to do what is best to minimize the dangers of texting while driving.

14. Don’t wait for this to happen to you or to a loved one before you make a change.

15. The Auto-Reply feature will help change the texting habits that lead to dangerous driving.

16. The developed app provides an intuitive Auto-Reply for the user, which will allow the sender to know the user is unable to respond until they are finished driving.

17. This is a small solution that has the potential of saving a large number of lives… … possibly yours.

18. Texting While Driving Solution: Change Habits Not Just Laws -Eric Wood, Founder of OTTER LLC

19. Be the solution. Change the Habit.

20. http://www.accidents.com/distracted-driving-solutions-otter.html Download your App and Drive safely!!!