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<h2 id="how-it-works">How It Works</h2> <p>A <a href="/facts/GPS/DKVLnzF3">GPS</a> fix determines when the phone is traveling higher than 10 mph and Textecution shuts down the texting abilities. If a user is not driving, he or she can request permission to turn texting on. The parent can allow for the texting to be enabled in this case.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Textecution has been reviewed by publications including <i><a href="/facts/TechCrunch/9gs5SykU">TechCrunch</a></i>, <a href="/facts/Wired_(magazine)/RQb6gcyf"><i>Wired</i></a>, <i><a href="/facts/Gizmodo/2ec4gNKW">Gizmodo</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/GSM_Nation/Dsu9DMIv">GSM Nation</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/KTEN/2Dc723hJ">KTEN</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/AOL_Finance/MAbT38QS">AOL Finance</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li>Vogel, Nancy; Rothfeld, Michael (25 September 2008). <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-sep-25-me-arnold25-story.html">"Gov. signs texting while driving ban"</a>. <i><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Times/jFHbcmb9">Los Angeles Times</a></i>.</li> <li>Mello, John P. Jr (8 August 2007). <a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/58714.html?wlc=1228500522&wlc=1231453564">"Road Texting: An Accident Waiting to Happen"</a>. <i>Tech News World</i>.</li> <li>Caminiti, Donald A. (26 October 2008). <a href="http://bergen-county.injuryboard.com/automobile-accidents/auto-accidents-driving-while-texting-.aspx">"Auto Accidents - Driving While Texting"</a>. <i>Injury Board</i>.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Parker, Phil (11 July 2007). "AAA study: 46 percent of teens text while driving". The Albuquerque Tribune. <a href="http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jul/11/aaa-study-46-percent-teens-text-while-driving/" target="_blank">http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jul/11/aaa-study-46-percent-teens-text-while-driving/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Product tries to brake texting". Business. Florida Times-Union. 29 December 2008. <a href="http://jacksonville.com/business/2008-12-29/product_tries_to_brake_texting" target="_blank">http://jacksonville.com/business/2008-12-29/product_tries_to_brake_texting</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Textecution Hopes to Put an End to Texting While Driving". 22 December 2008. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2008/12/22/textecution-hopes-to-put-an-end-to-texting-while-driving/" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2008/12/22/textecution-hopes-to-put-an-end-to-texting-while-driving/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Sorrel, Charlie. "Textecution Stops Texting Above 10mph". Wired. <a href="https://www.wired.com/2008/12/textecution-sto/" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/2008/12/textecution-sto/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Textecution Tries to Stop Your Kid from Texting While Driving". 23 December 2008. <a href="https://gizmodo.com/textecution-tries-to-stop-your-kid-from-texting-while-d-5116258" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/textecution-tries-to-stop-your-kid-from-texting-while-d-5116258</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"5 Must-Have Apps for Parents of Teen Driver". Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161021190655/http://www.gsmnation.com/blog/2014/07/15/5-must-apps-parents-teen-drivers/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20161021190655/http://www.gsmnation.com/blog/2014/07/15/5-must-apps-parents-teen-drivers/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Textecution--New App that Stops Texting while Driving". <a href="http://www.kten.com/story/12093048/textecution-new-app-that-stops-texting-while-driving" target="_blank">http://www.kten.com/story/12093048/textecution-new-app-that-stops-texting-while-driving</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Textecution puts an end to teen texting while driving". 15 July 2016. <a href="https://www.aol.com/2009/10/24/textecution-puts-an-end-to-teen-texting-while-driving/" target="_blank">https://www.aol.com/2009/10/24/textecution-puts-an-end-to-teen-texting-while-driving/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>