I was listening to a rebroadcast of yesterday’s Oprah Show on Sirius this morning. The show was devoted to Oprah’s birthday wish to have everyone sign her No Phone Zone pledge, agreeing not to talk or text on the phone while driving.

I’ll admit it — until today, I talked on my cell phone while I’m driving. A lot. Pretty much all the time. Because I’m a multi-tasker through and through.

But most of the time when I’m talking on my phone while driving I’m simply having a casual (unnecessary) conversation. My time would be better spent listening to the radio or conversing with my kids.

Suddenly, I realized that as a mom who’d created a product to prevent parents from being distracted while they were driving, it was hypocritical for me to proactively put myself to be in just as distracting (if not more so) a position.

I threw my phone into the backseat, drove home, and signed Oprah’s pledge. I’m sure that shakes will begin soon enough. But I’ll muddle through because there’s nothing bad that can come from this decision. Plus, it will please my father immensely.

As for that little invention that prevents parents from being distracted while driving? Blindly rummaging through the backseat with one hand on the wheel (and barely one eye on the road), trying to locate our child’s dropped sippy cup, pacifier, book, or stuffed animal is far from safe. In that split second, it would be easy to cross the center line, hit the median, run a red light, or miss the sudden braking of the driver in front of us.

Even if we refuse to pick the item up (for the umpteenth time), it’s easy to be distracted by the screams of fury emanating from the disgruntled child behind us.

I propose that we make our vehicles No Drop Zones as well as No Phone Zones by ensuring that our kids’ items are unable to be dropped or thrown. I’m even okay if you find a product superior to the Hold It Baby for accomplishing this task (though, while a bit biased, I don’t think it’s likely). In the end, I don’t want anyone to be run into, or to run into anyone else, and blame the fact that she was trying to locate her kid’s favorite board book for not seeing (and going right through) a red light.

To learn more about how the Hold It Baby On-the-Go Toy Organizer can make your car a No Drop Zone, click here.

My wonderful minivan Lulu is a No Drop Zone. What about your vehicle?

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If you decide to purchase a Hold It Baby! On-the-Go Toy Organizer to make your car a No Drop Zone, please email us at info (at) holditbaby (dot) com and let us know!