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Text blocking application for my cell phone, i.e., one which kicks in when I'm driving?  Hmm, might be a good investment to stand against the temptation. But it's a significant investment considering that one must have a phone with GPS to use a text blocking application. For a brief introduction watch David Pogue's Text-Blocking Apps (NY Times Video, 2:13 minutes). Note: I appreciate how Pogue humorously draws attention to a number of ways that we're regularly distracted on the road.  How many of us eat/drink, talk to another in the car (thereby loosing focus on the road), prep ourselves for the day (e.g., shave, make-up), miss basic traffic signs, play with the radio/CD/tape (not in the video, but immediately comes to mind), read maps/directions (also not in video), etc?

Note: Texting while driving isn't an issue for our kids.  They're not old enough for driver training and I have the benefit of modeling passenger texting as Theresa does most of the family driving ;-)