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Apple Insists It's Not Responsible For Distracted Driving Accidents Involving iPhones
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Turn off your phone or use Carplay. I hope more states make it illegal to hold your phone while driving
No, the US does NOT have laws against use of hand-held devices while driving a vehicle. There are some states that have and loosely enforce them against texting while driving. USA is still screwed-up in this regard compared to European nations and most other nations of the world!
This is because it is the job of the politicians to draft such laws; we know where their heads are at now. They still don't enforce camera captured moving violations - apparently their privacy is invaded!
Some still think that seat belts are traps and don't apply to rear-seat passengers!
so when i go out i should remember to stick my phone in DND mode? That seems to much work.
How about just ignoring the phone ... would be better..
Technology takes over.... Its a feature, so we'll use it as a stop-gap for something we should have always known anyway. I think road rules came along before DND therefore, that takes priority, but we act like the reverse..
technology trumps safety.. Gotta get out of that habbit.. *slaps*
Really simple...
If you are driving and caught holding your phone to your face = instant ban
If you are driving and caught Texting = instant ban
If you are driving and tapping in Directions to GPS = instant Ban ( stop and enter them )
Basically stop to use your phone or Use Siri or whatever if you REALLY REALLY have to.
If you are driving and caught holding your phone to your face = instant ban
If you are driving and caught Texting = instant ban
If you are driving and tapping in Directions to GPS = instant Ban ( stop and enter them )
Basically stop to use your phone or Use Siri or whatever if you REALLY REALLY have to.
I'm overweight... I'm gonna sue Oneida... they made the spoons that I use daily.
C'mon, people... take responsibility for your actions.
C'mon, people... take responsibility for your actions.
I agree that the driver is responsible, but technically it is not the same.
Jack Daniels cannot stop a drunk driver, while technically Apple could implement a solution that could stop the driver using the phone.
hence why I said it is almost in my post and clarified why in a post a few posts down from my jack daniels comment... Bottom line is the distracted driver should be the one being sued, not Apple. We don't sue drug companies cause Billy Bob was on pain pills and xanax and caused a wreck.
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Well... something you will not see from Apple is "impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery".
I nope the person suing is also suing the car makers for making the cars (his and the other parties) as if they had'nt made them he wouldn't have been in the accident. At the same time he should sue his parents for conceiving him.
seems like we are headed that direction. Sue them for poor upbringing
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we might, damn society today lacks so much common sense.
many states have laws about not holding it in your hand, but handsfree is not an issue. some folks are trying to claim its still too much use.
i say make a law that all cars must be build as faraday cages so you get zero signal, making your phone not work. then we can blame the bored kids in the back seat for the accidents cause clearly they were distracting their parents with all their whining
In the UK, there is no instant ban for either (fines at most), but the rule is not just to stop, but parking your car. That is, turning the engine off. Not allowed to make a call while on a red traffic light, for example, or stopping on the motorway in a traffic jam.
If they bought a Samsung Note they could sue because the flames distracted them while driving.
Since Julio Ceja didn't text while driving, but had the bad luck to get into the way of an idiot who was using their phone while driving, and that was clearly expressed in the article, which you apparently totally failed to either read or understand, please reconsider who is the moron here.
Ever human being has an IQ.
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If iPhones stopped your brakes and steering wheel from working if used when driving, and that was caused intentionally by Apple, and Apple had settled 700 cases before this crashed your car, then you would be completely right to sue Apple, and everyone would applaud you for winning. Something like that happened in the McDonalds case. Don't repeat nonsense. Inform yourself. (PS. The woman sued to get the cost of her medical treatment covered, about $25,000. The jury upped the amount to over a million. She asked for that. The amount then was reduced to $400,000 IIRC. If any women read the details of the case, most would prefer to not have had the injuries to having $400,000).
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Clearly you didn't read the article or don't understand my point. Mr Ceja has brought forward a class action lawsuit demanding that Apple add unnecessary features to our iPhones and because they didn't are liable for his loss. Its against the law to text and drive in most states, the party that rear ended him is at fault not Apple...where does it stop? These needless class action suits only do one thing, they increase the cost of our phones. Julio Ceja is a moron and I'm going to assume by your comments that you have joined into these frivilous class action law suits...please reconsider who is the other moron here.
I think the new features are great
I wish they would allow Do Not Disturb features to be timed (certain days ) or location based as well
I wish they would allow Do Not Disturb features to be timed (certain days ) or location based as well
While I agree with your overall point, it is fair to note the the story initially refers to a suit brought not by the distracted driver, but by the victim. So it is less a repudiation of personal responsibility than the classic "deep pockets" litigation.
I think I'll sue the decedents of Chables E. Vaiwtier. He is the one that patented the fuel gauge for the dashboard in 1928. I know I occasionally get distracted when I try to see how much gas I have left, so clearly it is his fault.
https://www.google.com/patents/US1681314
https://www.google.com/patents/US1681314
No judge should be bothered with this type of stuff.
Grow up Julio Ceja!
These lawyers should be penalized every time a judge throws out such nonsense! Costing all of us money to hear these stupid cases. https://mlgautomotivelaw.com/press/2017-01-17-Ceja-v-Apple-Class-Action-Complaint.pdf
Grow up Julio Ceja!
These lawyers should be penalized every time a judge throws out such nonsense! Costing all of us money to hear these stupid cases. https://mlgautomotivelaw.com/press/2017-01-17-Ceja-v-Apple-Class-Action-Complaint.pdf