I still dunno....
This whole thing of "keeping your eyes on the road" vs Siri-eyes Free so u can just press a button on the steering wheel, to help with trying to know where u are going instead of being detracted.. lets face it, it's still detraction ..
Doesn't matter how much or how little... then again we all use hands free anyway in company cars today, and that's seems to be ok..
Times were allot simpler when u just got in the car and it went,,, no tech to worry about.. Now days we must decide how much and how little we can use it when car markers try and "avoid" the police at the same time by making it "less detracting"
U have to still think .... That's always gonna be a detraction, and no one can say its not.
Detraction, eh? I hadn't heard that one before. At first, I thought it was just a typo for the word
distraction, but then you repeated varying forms
four times in the post so I figured I had better look it up.
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Definition
Detraction:
1 a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism
: belittling,
disparagement
2 a taking away <it is no
detraction from its dignity or prestige — J. F. Golay>
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So by using Ford's Siri Eyes Free, you are lowering your prestige level? Well, I can believe that about driving a Ford in general, but how does using Siri lower your prestige even more? I know talking to a car can seem strange....
As for getting in a car and just driving, I don't remember those days too well. I mean CB Radio existed long before cell phones and truckers somehow managed to drive those giant rigs and talk on the CBs without killing themselves or others (most of the time) and they typically have about twice as many gears to shift as a manual car or pickup truck. I had CB Radio before cell phone for emergencies and chatting with the truckers. I also used to eat sandwiches while driving and drink coffee and I drove a stick shift for over 22 years and nothing else. How did I manage to do that without causing a single wreck in my entire life? Oh yeah, it's called dexterity and coordination. If you have it, you can generally tap your head and rub your tummy at the same time. If you don't, we're probably better off with Google's self-driving car taking you where you need to go (or a bus).
The key with having a conversation on the phone (hands free of course) while driving is to notice that you're entering a high traffic situation (intersection, whatever) and **** for a second until you're past it. You're less likely to cause a wreck if no one is around you on the freeway while talking, but driving along a crowded street with tons of traffic probably needs a little more common sense. If the people were in the car with you when you were driving, they'd probably be quiet automatically if you were in a bad situation or you would just ignore them. It shouldn't be any different on a phone. Similarly, on a CB radio, you don't just pick up the mic while turning a 90 degree turn and shifting into 2nd gear. You talk when it's safe to do so. The problem with some people today is they
HAVE NO FRACKING COMMON SENSE when it comes to this crap. Answering a text message or checking your email? NEVER SAFE. Pull over if you have to do it. Some people are so daft that the probably have it coming and it's just a damn shame they will probably take some innocent person with them when it happens.
. I can confirm that for me they seemed to be able to force this update to your car. At least that's how my ford got its update.
