It’s already _ and I already know what I want my New Years resolution to be. However, I know that I should really not wait until then to stop using my phone while driving. It’s a very bad habit that just kind of snuck up on me. I guess it started when I was making the daily commute to pick up the kids from school. It was almost a solid forty-five min of uninterrupted time and I liked to use it catching up with my girlfriends on the phone. Well, one thing leads to another and pretty soon I also began answering txts while driving. I knew that that I was doing was probably not that safe but kind of shrugged it off. Probably the whole reason I’m even writing this post is because I was about an inch from year ending some one on the freeway this weekend because I was ironically checking the traffic on my phone.
I’m really serious about accomplishing my goal so I decided that quitting cold turkey was simply not going to work for me. I need that time to catch up with friends and make other important calls. I need to get what they call a hands free device. Most people refer to these as Bluetooth but there are other options out there as well.
I am actually consider trying a product called the Jupiter Jack which I saw an ad for late last night as I was finishing up some schoolwork. It’s a little device that plugs into your cell phone and then some how allows you to have your phone conversation through your car radio. This allows you to be able to talk on the phone but not be distracted by actually holding it. They are running a special 2 for 1 right now and they are only $20 bucks, which is pretty cheap especially compared to some of the Bluetooth devices I was looking at the mall.
The only thing that has me a little concerned is that there seem to be plenty of Jupiter Jack Reviews out there that are negative. It seems like the company is kind of shady about the way they charge shipping. Other reviews say it works pretty well, especially for the price. I figure with the price of the Jupiter Jack being so low it’s worth a shot and since you can buy it at Wallgreens, a return is easy and I can avoid return shipping charges if need be.
I’ll be back to post and let you know my experiences with the Jupiter Jack. Most importantly I am taking steps to curb my dangerous habit!