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About Time! No more texting for drivers!

How will that affect texting if it uses audio to determine where the phone is (unless you're using speech to text)?
 
jlee said:
How will that affect texting if it uses audio to determine where the phone is (unless you're using speech to text)?
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They could do this immediately if they wanted - gps shows movement more than 10 mph no SMS.

Of course the crybabies in the pax seat or people on buses, trains would complain. Public transit vehicles OTOH could be equipped with devices that allow bypass of this. (for everyone except the driver of course!)
 
It will end up like the much ballyhooed ban of talking on your phone while driving. It will be enforced heavily for a month and then completely forgotten.
 
Rubycon said:
They could do this immediately if they wanted - gps shows movement more than 10 mph no SMS.

Of course the crybabies in the pax seat or people on buses, trains would complain. Public transit vehicles OTOH could be equipped with devices that allow bypass of this. (for everyone except the driver of course!)
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I'd disable GPS in my phone, then. Not being able to text as a passenger is utter BS.
 
This is basically like the safety handle they put on a lawn mower that kills it when you let go. It just kills your phone when you shouldn't be using it.
 
jlee said:
I'd disable GPS in my phone, then. Not being able to text as a passenger is utter BS.
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I'm sure if this is mandated doing that would put the phone in airplane mode.
I'd have no problems with restrictions like this even though they really would hardly ever apply. I don't necessarily agree to such control "Nanny State" stuff but when people are that dumb and "driver distraction" is a factor in highway fatalities officials are going to react. As with anything else everyone has to deal with the consequences of the stupid - eventually.
 
Newbian said:
This.

Not being able to call if you see a crash while driving could be a big issue.
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:biggrin:

Seriously what did people do for the last five decades before cellular communications?

And emergency services (911) would never be restricted.
Smart jammers in restaurants, theaters, school classrooms would work the same way. True emergency services ONLY would be allowed.
 
Rubycon said:
:biggrin:

Seriously what did people do for the last five decades before cellular communications?
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Either stop to help the person, stop at a building along side the road and call it in or keep driving and ignore it.

No different then when a person's house was on fire and no phones were invented yet so it took that much longer to get the emergency services responded.

But so help me if I am getting a high score in a phone game and it turns my phone off when in the passengers seat as it sounds like that still happens there will be hell to pay. 😛
 
zinfamous said:
good thing you get free healthcare and pay nothing to support it, what with all the accidents you endure and will cause while driving, chatting, and texting.
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I didn't say I drive and text or phone, it would just piss me off If I was driving with my phone in my pocket and it was disabled.

Also: Love the free healthcare. Don't hate.
 
Many US states have had this law on the books for years now... And it's not really enforced well enough to really matter.

I'm surprised that cash strapped states like California do not enforce it better. They need the ticket revenue!
 
Ok, what about people that have Bluetooth systems integrated into the vehicle so they can make calls completely hands free?
 
Rubycon said:
I'm sure if this is mandated doing that would put the phone in airplane mode.
I'd have no problems with restrictions like this even though they really would hardly ever apply. I don't necessarily agree to such control "Nanny State" stuff but when people are that dumb and "driver distraction" is a factor in highway fatalities officials are going to react. As with anything else everyone has to deal with the consequences of the stupid - eventually.
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Shall we ban sales of alcohol because people drink and drive?

I understand the concern, but this seems like an overwhelmingly broad reaction.
 
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yinan said:
Ok, what about people that have Bluetooth systems integrated into the vehicle so they can make calls completely hands free?
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You can also text the same way in many cars. Hands free.

I'm not sure how talking to my car is different than talking to a passenger as far as distractions go.

I would think talking to a passenger may be worse, as you tend to look at the person you are talking to.
 
jlee said:
Shall we ban sales of alcohol because people drink and drive?

I understand the concern, but this seems like an overwhelmingly broad reaction.
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We ban guns because people sometimes shoot people, ban lawn darts, etc.

We always need to be saved from ourselves... :biggrin:
 
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