Auto insurance is a crucial part of your family’s financial planning. By choosing the right types and amounts of coverage, you can mitigate the cost of repairs and liabilities after a car accident. However, the best insurance is to avoid accidents in the first place. Daniel Oliver - Farmers Insurance Agent has been offering custom-tailored, cost effective car insurance quotes to customers in the Minneapolis, MN, area for years. He understands that distracted driving is one of the most common causes of automobile collisions. To help you and your teenaged driver avoid distractions while operating your vehicle, he'd like to share the following mobile apps that can save lives and give you peace of mind:

• DriveSafe.ly: The DriveSafe.ly app for Android, Blackberry, and iOS reads text messages aloud so that drivers can keep their eyes forward and their hands on the wheel. It can also respond automatically to incoming messages without the driver having to look at or touch the phone. In this way, users can remain connected without endangering themselves, their passengers, or other motorists.
• The Canary Project: The Canary Project app keeps parents informed of their children’s device use while driving. It reports in real time when their child calls, texts, or tweets via their smartphone while operating a vehicle. In addition, parents receive notifications if their teen violates predetermined speed limits or travels outside permissible areas set on the app’s map feature.
• TextBuster: TextBuster is not an app, but a device you can install in your car that prevents occupants from emailing, texting, or surfing the web. It activates automatically when the car starts, and use of the device qualifies users for a discounted insurance rate. It prevents all text-based activity, but permits occupants to make and receive cell phone calls. It is compatible with all Android and Blackberry devices.

Daniel Oliver - Farmers Insurance Agent wants to be your personal auto insurance agent in the Minneapolis area. He believes in keeping you fully informed of the insurance and financial products Farmers Insurance has to offer, and he promises to help you create the best plan to meet your insurance and financial needs.Visit online or call (952) 925-4454 to receive free homeowners, life, and auto insurance quotes.