Hi-tech cars: Driver distraction warning in US
Hi-tech cars: Driver distraction warning in US - BBC News
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Distracted...???
No... See... They're concentrating...!!! http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...esCAZR2P7C.jpg http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...6969/Bdwi9.jpg :rolleyes: It's bad here, real bad...:( > |
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I'm sorry, can you repeat that? ... I'm sorry, can you repeat that? ... I'm sorry ............. CarloSW2 |
Seems like an exercise in futility. Before we had idiots texting on their iPads behind the wheel, they were reading maps and books. Sure, disable the built-ins, but how on earth will they keep them from operating portable devices?
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I think the "output" should be suppressed based on what the user is doing. When we talk to a passenger in the car, the passenger is also aware of the outside surroundings and will react to situations (be quiet or go "eeek"!). When the driver brakes hard, the passenger knows what's going on and will stop talking (good). This *doesn't* happen when someone is on the other end of the phone (bad). The interface can also have access to this information, so why not make it go "eeek!" or follow policy X that the user has defined? Ha ha, they've got radar in cars, why not have all output suppressed when the car detects that the driver's velocity puts them within the "3 second" rule? : The 3-Second Following Distance Rule | Driver's Ed Guru Quote:
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Locally, they tried to outlaw texting while driving, but found that drivers were even more dangerous because whereas before they had the phone up high where they could see straight ahead, now they tried to hide it down in their lap.
On the way to the airport the other day we were talking about this very thing and glanced over at the driver next to us was talking to his buddy on a large in dash tv . Hopeless ! |
I'm all for this stuff. Bluetooth is a must have for me in my car. Don't have to touch the phone. All phone calls are made by voice dialing and I never have to look away from the road or take my hands off the wheel.
I feel like all cars should be like this. On a similar note, I wish the control layout of all cars was like Japanese sports cars. Both my S2000 and my 300ZX had control layouts where the driver never had to take their hands off the wheel (except for the radio on the Z). On the S2K the radio is even blocked off from the factory, so I never even look at it. |
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