There are hefty fines for using mobile phones while driving, and many nasty accidents have been a result of the same. But this has not encouraged motorists from taking an occasional call, browsing the Internet and checking text messages and texting back when driving. That people are putting their own lives, and those of others, at risk by doing so, goes without saying, but to control the occurrences is a difficult task considering the sheer amount of population indulging in the act.

Researchers have now tried to find a safer and more convenient alternative - texting by voice. It has been revealed that Americans text more than making calls, and therefore, a team of researchers from the Clemson University’s Human-Centered Computing Lab are hoping to make texting by voice a less distracting option.

So if you find it difficult to put the phone down and concentrate on the road, at least it will now be possible to keep those eyes on the road at all times, and send across texts as well.

The technology to address this concern, developed by Dr. Juan Gilbert and colleagues, has been termed "VoiceTEXT", and it works by connecting a cell phone to an in-car hands-free device and setting it to "vocal" mode. The result will be a connection to a central server which will record messages and send them across.

Maybe now we can hope to not come across drivers who are looking less ahead and more on the mobile display. And maybe now the Government will be able to say that it has managed to somewhat solve the problem of accidents which occur due to distraction caused by mobile phones.