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Car manufacturers Ford are planning to enable drivers to listen to ‘tweets’ whilst on the move, the technology will be incorporated into the new Ford Focus which will be available in the UK next year and is expected to spread to the rest of the Ford range in due course.

The system known as Applink uses voice recognition to allow drivers a hands-free way to communicate with various devices such as iPhones and BlackBerries and it will read ‘tweets’ out loud to the driver whilst on the move, however even though the system uses voice recognition the driver will not be able to respond to the ‘tweets’.

Nevertheless the system has caused concern from some road safety experts who fear a possible increase in road traffic accidents.

Ford claims that the new technology improves road safety as it removes distractions from the driver and allows him or her to focus on the road but John Franklin, from the RAC, was less enthusiastic he said:

“RAC welcomes any innovation that improves safety by limiting the distractions in the car. However it’s debatable whether this type of technology will help as it’s likely to increase the distractions available to the driver. Tweeting while driving is an unnecessary distraction and shouldn’t be seen as an essential activity when behind the wheel.”

Whether hands free equipment helps reduce the number of car accidents is arguable it is ultimately up to drivers to ensure they focus on the road and keep distractions to a minimum.