Knowing that you shouldn't text while driving is easy; putting that knowledge into practice is hard.
Getting a text on the road presents immediate dilemmas: Should you read it? Is it important? If it is important, should you respond? How? That anxiety can test the resolve of even the most conscientious motorist. But with distracted driving killing an average of 9 people and injuring almost 800 every day in America1, it's important to know how to avoid this situation, from simple but effective measures to some innovative high-tech solutions.
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