Transport authorities in the United States are trying to take a stand to reduce the number of accidents on the highway. One of them by making anti wretched feature phones while driving.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plans to ask the smartphone manufacturers and application developers to create feature mode driver or driver mode.

The goal, so this feature is enabled driver mode will lock or block certain applications. Thus, the driver can focus when driving a car or motorcycle.

As quoted from the latest NHTSA report in 2016, this initiative was triggered by the rate of accidents and death on the roads increased by more than 10% compared with 2015.

The existence of this mode driver will also block or lock features such as video, email or SMS text messages, and social media. It is expected that the errant driver can no longer play cell phone while driving.

Although it takes time to make it happen, this decision turned out to join greeted positively from among drivers in America. Hopefully, this kind of initiative also emulated by other countries, including Indonesia.

"I agree 100%, for the safety of individuals and we have small children," said the driver named Octavia Poole as reported by WTSP, Friday (25/11/2016).

"I'm supportive. I have two children and want them to be as safe as possible, especially when we were in the car" said another motorist, Mike Oliver.