DriveSafe.ly is a Getties Award Finalist

Today, thanks to all of our voters and loyal users, DriveSafe.ly was nominated as a finalist for the Gettie’s Best Android App.  We want to thank everyone for their support and hope to win the overall category and the grand prize at the awards ceremony July 12.

We’ll keep you posted from Mobile Beat next in San Francisco.

Caller ID Reader Speaks Callers' Names

iSpeech’s Caller ID Reader™ lets you listen to the names of your incoming callers without having to look at your smartphone. Similar to DriveSafe.ly™, Caller ID Reader™ helps drivers stay connected on the road in a safer way. Combating distracted driving is an important issue and this application gives drivers one less reason to look at their phone while in their car.

Caller ID Reader™ works with most Bluetooth’s
It’s compatible with Android and BlackBerry devices
You can try it out for free or upgrade to our Pro version through our website.  You can also try it out through BlackBerry App World or Android Market.

The DriveSafe.ly UI has recently been updated with a new look. Check it out! We have gotten some great feedback on the change as many users have commented. In addition to the UI update, we have also released our new Bluetooth activation feature (automatically turns the app on/off when you open/close your Bluetooth).

Since its consumer launch 7 months ago, DriveSafe.ly^TM has officially read over 100,000,000 text and email messages to drivers free of charge– helping to keep their eyes on the road. To date, over 4 million people have used the app, making DriveSafe.ly^TM the leader in software solutions aimed to stop texting while driving.

Now DriveSafe.ly^TMis available as a powerful Enterprise solution aimed at combating distracted driving for fleets, mobile workforces, mobile sales forces and other businesses seeking to institute safe driving policies. The Enterprise edition is feature-rich and includes full message encryption, policy management, easy device swapping and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server (BES) deployment. All of these added features come with what’s already standard of DriveSafe.ly^TM and the unbeatable voice quality no one can match. If any business is seeking to maintain productivity while instituting safe driving policies, DriveSafe.ly is the only choice.

A powerful and touching PSA. The following story is true and has been put together by a group known as Zero Fatalities. Their goal is to eliminate traffic deaths caused by various forms of distracted driving.

Don’t forget that we’ve got a version of DriveSafe.ly for all those shiny Android powered phones. As freeandroidappaday reminds us , it’s free too!

Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood recently applauded both Utah and Kentucky for joining the fight against distracted driving.

Twenty-Three states now have various laws in action against this dangerous act. Lahood himself commented, “Distracted driving is an epidemic that kills thousands and injures hundreds of thousands more every year. Drivers should always devote their full attention to the road, not to texting and talking on a cell phone.”

For more information on distracted driving and the Department of Transportation’s work, visit www.distraction.gov.

DriveSafe.ly combats distracted driving and allows users to stay in touch while keeping their eyes on the road. Why is this so important? Is it really that big of a problem? We’ve seen the Virginia Tech studies in the past along with all the news reports but has there been any update? You bet. All the signs point still point in the right direction, it is time to keep our eyes where they are supposed to be.

Why?

In 2009, California alone issued 137,056 cellphone citations.

Kentucky joins the fight against TWD

Shelby Michigan joins a long list of local authorities initiating campaigns to crackdown on distracted driving

Not only are you endangering the lives of those around you and your own but with all these laws and campaigns your chances of getting caught are high. Is it really worth it?

As texting while driving continues to be a problem on today’s roads MSNBC’s Tech Watch looked into a number of apps to combat the dangerous behavior. DriveSafe.ly once again appears as a top candidate! >> Full Story