Justin Bieber feels he can help stop texting and driving and gave more time on Sept. 5 to promoting Drive Safe, an app that helps keep kids safe.
If all you Justin Bieber fans wanna know what your guy did on September 5, 2011 all you really need to know is this: he did some good. The Biebs spent parts of the day filming a "spot" for a free app that could save the lives of people who continue to text while driving a car.Many young people still text and drive and Justin Bieber wants to get the message to as many as he can that they need to stop. Bieber suggests people use an app on their phone called PhoneGuard; Bieber has contributed to the cause of keeping the road safer by giving his time to promoting it before and Fb on the 5th about doing it again, though he didn't reveal exactly where the shoot was taking place.
“Out here shooting a spot for #PHONEGUARD today. met alot of cool people in this neighborhood," Bieber tweeted. "#PHONEGUARD is the best way for you to find your phone when u lose it and also stop you from texting and driving. we all need to do our part. Sign up if you havent already. thanks. #phoneguard #donttextanddrive.”
Bieber Gets Out Anti-Text and Drive Message
He tweeted further about the app and said it's the best way to prevent yourself from being tempted to text and drive; return tweets indicate many fans have already gotten, or say they will get, the app because of the Justin Bieber recommendation. It prevents your phone from being able to text as you drive and Bieber got on board promoting it to help save lives.While stats show drinking and driving makes you 4 times more likely to have a car accident, high numbers, they also show you are 8 times more likely to have an accident while texting and driving. Studies show that your reaction time is slowed down considerably when you text and drive. Texting and driving is now illegal in many U.S. states, in Canada and other parts of the world.
Bieber Promotes Drive Safe
The app has a free component called DriveSafe and more advanced components that must be purchased. The PhoneGuard website is promoting the app by offering up a contest to win a signed Justin Bieber touring jacket.Bieber has been part of previous anti-text and drive messages and he's worked alongside the Brown family of Texas, who lost their daughter Alex Brown to texting and driving in 2009. Alex's parents and her sister have been active in getting the word out their about the dangers of the practice.
"We all need to do our part," Bieber tweeted