Driving Gadgets

Missouri Department Releases Traffic Conditions Application Of Irony

December 23, 2011

MoDot has released a smartphone application that reports the road conditions via a map.  It has both an iPhone and Android version available at the respective apps store. Now drivers can hit a MoDot employee while reviewing the road conditions on their smartphone. Makes sense. So much for the computer. Shouldn't MoDot get back to working on [...]

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Walgreens To Add 800 Charging Stations Throughout the US

July 23, 2011

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports St. Louis is to receive 20 charging stations for electric vehicles.  Walgreens published a press release announcing a nationwide deployment to 800 stores. The times to charge a vehicle are from 10-minutes to one hour.  The company reports “Walgreens has a long-standing commitment to reducing energy usage and expanding its renewable [...]

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The Irony Of Texting In Missouri

November 4, 2009

Missouri Department of Transportation has implemented a new policy. Employees are banned from texting while driving. This policy extends to personal vehicles if the vehicle is used for official business. The irony is of all the departments. The transportation department shows common sense. So you won’t see an employee driving the street sweeper while texting. [...]

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Cell Phone Car Usage Killed Like Victims

August 13, 2008

The Town and Country, MO (St. Louis County, MO) board of alderman shot down a bill introducing a ban on cell phone usage while driving  before it was even allowed for a vote.  Alderman John Hoffmann attempted to introduce the well publicized proposal.

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Read E-Mail Hands Free

February 1, 2007

Check out ILane for reading e-mail while you drive your car. This is a safe manner to keep in touch and keep yourself alive. ILane uses speech recognition and is claimed to be very accurate. You can view and manage your e-mail, calendar, appointments, and phone calls. The service works with BlackBerry, mobile devices using [...]

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