Manual transmission. . .problem solved.
Because you're doing all that shifting while cruising at highway speeds.
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U.S. Transportation Department Proposes Simplified 'Driver Mode' to Help Curb Distracted Driving
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Because you're doing all that shifting while cruising at highway speeds.
Yeah, that would work if your phone had a survey-grade GPS built in, and your car only turned in one direction; left or right.
"In total, the year had 385 fatal crashes that involved the use of a cell phone."
Doesn't seem like much of an epidemic.
Doesn't seem like much of an epidemic.
Here's a better idea: Stiff as f*** penalties if you get pulled over with your cell phone in hand while driving. Unless it's an emergency of course. $1000+ fine, immediate license suspension, or mandatory community service. Something that will actually deter people from doing this. People have a hard enough time driving as it is.
And that includes people at stop lights or people changing songs. Especially people at stoplights. Seems like I have to honk at some a*****e every other light because someone's "gotta check this text". Most cars come with USB jacks, and if they don't it's not hard to make it work.
This is one of my top pet peeves, and it's extremely dangerous. The only acceptable reason to have your phone out is if it's being used as a GPS. But even then, you shouldn't be holding it or staring at it. They're all voice driven.
And that includes people at stop lights or people changing songs. Especially people at stoplights. Seems like I have to honk at some a*****e every other light because someone's "gotta check this text". Most cars come with USB jacks, and if they don't it's not hard to make it work.
This is one of my top pet peeves, and it's extremely dangerous. The only acceptable reason to have your phone out is if it's being used as a GPS. But even then, you shouldn't be holding it or staring at it. They're all voice driven.
Better not be automated/mandatory. My wife and I have our own cars but we ride with each other as passengers and pair our phones to both cars.
So it's okay then right?
What about the Personal Injury and property damage accidents outside of that scope? Also wouldn't mind seeing less traffic caused by distracted drivers leaving large gaps, missing lights, or abruptly changing lanes to make exits.
All that said, this Technology will likely not fix any of these issues, it will just annoy some, and likely be bypassed anyway.
"The NHTSA said technologies exist that could detect whether a driver is using a smartphone behind the wheel"
Driving safely is, of course, the key. The proposed federal guidelines open up questions about accurate enforcement though. It bugs me how the stupidity of the few affect the rest of us with proposals like this one.
Driving safely is, of course, the key. The proposed federal guidelines open up questions about accurate enforcement though. It bugs me how the stupidity of the few affect the rest of us with proposals like this one.
fully autonomous vehicles will arrive before we eliminate the stupidity factor of drivers (distracted, drunk, etc...).
Impossible non-sense for anything not paired with in car system.
For those that feel using a mobile and driving is ok will continue and avoid such a features. Meanwhile everyone who does obey the rules ends up with false positives and all kinds of terrible outcomes of inconvenience.
The only way to avoid mobiles being used is to pump up the fines and or prosecution by law enforcement.
Another possible way is to create a system with car makers where the car can senses a mobile being used in the driver seat whilst in motion. This could be antenna detection, gaze awareness etc. This is all expensive and would have to be mandated. Again people who want to avoid it just will disable it or not buy a new car with it.
In the UK we have adverts to try and change the acceptability of mobile phone use whilst driving. I think changing public perception is important. Mobile phones are distracting and can be just as bad or worse in some cases than drink driving.
For those that feel using a mobile and driving is ok will continue and avoid such a features. Meanwhile everyone who does obey the rules ends up with false positives and all kinds of terrible outcomes of inconvenience.
The only way to avoid mobiles being used is to pump up the fines and or prosecution by law enforcement.
Another possible way is to create a system with car makers where the car can senses a mobile being used in the driver seat whilst in motion. This could be antenna detection, gaze awareness etc. This is all expensive and would have to be mandated. Again people who want to avoid it just will disable it or not buy a new car with it.
In the UK we have adverts to try and change the acceptability of mobile phone use whilst driving. I think changing public perception is important. Mobile phones are distracting and can be just as bad or worse in some cases than drink driving.
I agree fully.
In many ways, it is too easy to obtain a drivers license in this nation, and driving is perceived more as a right, than the privilege it actually is. Would love to see a license system put into place that involves more driver training and certifications.
I guess we have completely given up on personal responsibility/accountability. Nice.
When driving, drive. No one should be messing with a cell phone while driving. Anything less than one's full attention on the road is bad driving—and there are a lot of bad drivers out there.
However, if the purpose of this proposal seems practical and noble enough, one should not lose sight of it being effectively a kill switch. One hardwired into the phone that could be deployed at other times, for other reasons, perhaps nefarious. Or a camel by this name, once with nose under tent eating everything.
Is it worth it? Maybe. Devil is always in the details. If in the meantime we all might renew our interest in driving while doing so.
However, if the purpose of this proposal seems practical and noble enough, one should not lose sight of it being effectively a kill switch. One hardwired into the phone that could be deployed at other times, for other reasons, perhaps nefarious. Or a camel by this name, once with nose under tent eating everything.
Is it worth it? Maybe. Devil is always in the details. If in the meantime we all might renew our interest in driving while doing so.
See, if the speed limits weren't so ridiculously low people wouldn't have time to text and drive. I speed constantly, and I never text while I'm driving because I'm, you know.. paying attention to the driving.
Going to work just as well as Waze when it asks if you’re the driver or passenger when entering data. Um… Passenger. Yeah. That’s the ticket!
I'm torn on this, I like the idea of moving to electronic equivalents of all the things I carry on a daily basis (cash, keys, cards, etc...) but I don't want to hand my phone to any representative of the government when (presumably) legality of something I'm doing is being questioned. There's already enough pressure to give government access to our data, I don't want identifying me to be another arrow in the quiver. (yes, I realize this could be done while still locked, I still have slippery slope concerns)
This is what happens when changing songs...
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/72...er-three-children-Oxfordshire-jailed-10-years
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Where's the driverless car in that story?
Didn't say that. It was more of the use of the word epidemic. 385 fatal car crashes over 365 days and over probably close to a billion miles driven in the US from all the drivers.
Machine Learning face/car recognition AI, plus the requirement to take a selfie showing you not in the driver's seat after a vehicle starts moving fast enough, and before enabling texting, or any other non-navigation or non-emergency apps.
I suppose a passenger could cheat by taking the selfie and then passing the phone to the driver, but only if they are crazy enough to want to risk their own life by distracting their driver.