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Justin Bieber Supports Anti-Texting While Driving App

Justin Bieber, a teen superstar with a massive teen following, is using his popularity to help launch a new product. A South Florida company will be releasing a cell phone app in July 2011 called "Drive Safe" which will disable texting and other keyboarding functions while driving.

Bieber, who has a No. 1 album in 15 countries and two Grammy nominations, should be able to help boost sales, especially among teens.

By using GPS technology, the app will automatically turn off texting capabilities while a driver's cell phone is in a moving vehicle. The user will not be able to text, email, surf the web or instant message while he or she is driving. However, if the car is stopped for more than five seconds, the phone will resume normal texting and keyboarding functioning. The app will also have a panic alarm function that will automatically dial 911, parents or any other selected number should there be an emergency.

Any unanswered emails or text messages will be waiting for the driver once the car is at a complete stop.

Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, believes that texting while driving has led to an increase in fatal auto accidents. Distracted driving was a factor in 16 percent of all fatal automobile accidents in 2009, up from 10 percent in 2005, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Also, the Department of Transportation has identified distracted driving as one of its top safety concerns.

According to the New York Times, the average teenager sent approximately 80 text messages a day during the fourth quarter in 2008. One in three teens send more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts per month, says a Pew Research Center study from 2010. Many of these text messages have been sent while driving, and Bieber hopes to curtail that through the launch of this new cellphone app.

A press release sent recently by the company called Options Media who will make the app said that they are still working out the details of the app's release and their relationship with Bieber. The company also announced that it will be changing its name to PhoneGuard.

The app does not have a set price yet, but is expected to be launched July 17.

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