If this made sense, then makeup boxes, newspapers and hamburgers should also be prevented from opening when there's motion.
However those ideas and Scott's device completely ignore what people want:
People who don't want to text while driving simply don't, so they don't need [or want] this device in their car.
People who do want to text while driving especially won't want this device in their car.
Either way nobody wants it, and neither ISPs nor the Government are going to make friends by mandating the technology. The underlying problem is that people who text while driving don't believe they are being unsafe. Hence the solution is education and fines, not big-brother style "track the entire family and force them to comply" technology.
@Scott: a business model is meant to involve customers, sales, and revenue. Supply and demand and all that. You ain't got no demand. Move on.
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However those ideas and Scott's device completely ignore what people want:
Either way nobody wants it, and neither ISPs nor the Government are going to make friends by mandating the technology. The underlying problem is that people who text while driving don't believe they are being unsafe. Hence the solution is education and fines, not big-brother style "track the entire family and force them to comply" technology.
@Scott: a business model is meant to involve customers, sales, and revenue. Supply and demand and all that. You ain't got no demand. Move on.