One doesn’t have to travel far to find someone paying more attention to their cell phone than the road. Unfortunately, as awareness of the danger of drunk driving rose, drivers turned to a distraction that can be just as — if not more — dangerous to themselves and others.

SR22 Insurance offers an extensive list of resources about this problem, including statistics, PSAs, and prevention measures.

Here’s a small segment on tools to help keep your focus (or that of your kids) on the road:

Technology and Apps That Help Avoid Distracted Driving

Sprint’s Drive First Application – this application is installed at the carrier end of the service. When activated, the app senses movement and disables many features of the smartphone, including texting. It does allow access to GPS, music, and three key contacts.

CellControl – This Android App consists of hardware that’s secured in the vehicle and an app that monitors driving behavior. It’s often used by parents for their teen drivers. The app disables functions like call answering and texting while the vehicle is in motion.

Any attempt to disable or remove the device triggers an alert from CellControl.

Canary – This app reports abnormal driving to parents. For example, parents can set maximum speed limits, and the app will alert parents when those speeds have been exceeded. It also lets parents set up geofences, and alerts parents when teens move outside the predefined area.

DriveSafe.ly – This app lets users hear texts and other notifications, but provides automatic responses so that users cannot respond. It’s a great app to let you know that someone is trying to reach you, while still keeping you safe by preventing you from answering the phone.

Full story at SR22 Insurance.

Auto safety in the age of technology.