{"id":2244,"date":"2017-08-23T20:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T20:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/the-textalyzer-next-distracted-driving-police-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:49:04","slug":"the-textalyzer-next-distracted-driving-police-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/the-textalyzer-next-distracted-driving-police-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"The Textalyzer: Next Distracted Driving Police Tool?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers in several U.S. states are considering legislation to allow law enforcement officers patrolling the highways to connect a device known as a \u201ctextalyzer\u201d to a mobile phone to instantly learn if the driver was texting prior to a crash.<\/p>\n

Fleet Owner describes the proposals, including legislation introduced in New York<\/a>, similar in scope to laws that require drivers to submit to a breathalyzer: Not blowing into the device (or not handing over your mobile device) can be grounds citation or another punitive action.<\/p>\n

Other states including New Jersey and Tennessee are studying the textalyzer with an eye toward legislation, reports Fleet Owner.<\/p>\n

While the technology hasn\u2019t yet been full developed, recent demonstrations before law makers shows the device capturing taps and swipes to determine if a driver was using the phone. It would be able to tell if the driver was using a phone legally such as hands-free.<\/p>\n

However, the article says the proposed legislation faces many legal hurdles, citing recent court rulings that found that checking a person’s mobile phone by police is a greater invasion of privacy than a breathalyzer and should be held to stricter legal standards.<\/p>\n

Also, many apps automatically answer texts or allow you to answer with voice, meaning the line between manual responses and automated could blur.<\/p>\n

Still, one expert warned truck drivers may be held to a different standard than other drivers<\/p>\n

Read the full Fleet Owner article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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