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You are encouraged to use the "hands free" option of reporting in the app by waving your hand over your phone.

by enzanki_ars 11y ago

emodendroket 11y ago
"Hands free" technology is intuitively appealing but in reality it's about as distracting as regular operation.
- Karunamon 11y ago
  At some point we've moved into the point of diminishing returns and pointlessness. Carrying on a full conversation might be one thing - barking the words "acknowledge alert" or similar at your phone probably doesn't cause a measurable or significant distraction.
  - emodendroket 11y ago
    > It takes drivers up to 27 seconds to return to full attention after using voice commands to make a hands-free call, turn on the radio or perform other tasks, according to two studies released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Traveling at 25 miles per hour, that would equal the length of three football fields. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8135f446be2e4922b27dc3881155e426/car-infotainment-systems-distract-even-voice-commands http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8135f446be2e4922b27dc3881155e...
    - Karunamon 11y ago
      No link to the actual study, not even so much as a DOI. Never mind "make a hands free call" implies carrying on the call... I'm calling shenanigans anyways. What on earth is the driver doing for those 27 seconds? How are they determining "full attention"?
      - tamana 11y ago
        "Researchers measured the return to full attention by timing participants' response to a flashing light." The description in the article suggests that the time was counted from the start of the voice command action.
        emodendroket 11y ago
        http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-talking-to-your-car-or-smart-phone/ http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-... That's not correct. "The most surprising finding was that a driver traveling only 25 mph continues to be distracted for up to 27 seconds after disconnecting from highly distracting phone and car voice-command systems, and up to 15 seconds after disconnecting from the moderately distracting systems."
      - emodendroket 11y ago
        http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-talking-to-your-car-or-smart-phone/ http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-... "Attention" isn't a binary; it's a gradient from full attention to no attention at all. "With researchers in the car, the drivers were tested for the extent of their distraction, even as they kept their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel after hitting a voice-command system button. A head-mounted LED light flashed red every three to five seconds at the edge of a driver’s left eye. Drivers pressed a switch attached to a thumb when they saw the light. The researchers measured how voice interactions with a car or smartphone reduced drivers’ reaction times and accuracy at seeing the flashing lights. The drivers also completed surveys about their perceived level of distraction, and videos measured how much of the time they kept their eyes on the road, mirrors or dashboard."

You are encouraged to use the "hands free" option of reporting in the app by waving your hand over your phone.

emodendroket 11y ago

"Hands free" technology is intuitively appealing but in reality it's about as distracting as regular operation.

Karunamon 11y ago
At some point we've moved into the point of diminishing returns and pointlessness. Carrying on a full conversation might be one thing - barking the words "acknowledge alert" or similar at your phone probably doesn't cause a measurable or significant distraction.
- emodendroket 11y ago
  > It takes drivers up to 27 seconds to return to full attention after using voice commands to make a hands-free call, turn on the radio or perform other tasks, according to two studies released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Traveling at 25 miles per hour, that would equal the length of three football fields. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8135f446be2e4922b27dc3881155e426/car-infotainment-systems-distract-even-voice-commands http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8135f446be2e4922b27dc3881155e...
  - Karunamon 11y ago
    No link to the actual study, not even so much as a DOI. Never mind "make a hands free call" implies carrying on the call... I'm calling shenanigans anyways. What on earth is the driver doing for those 27 seconds? How are they determining "full attention"?
    - tamana 11y ago
      "Researchers measured the return to full attention by timing participants' response to a flashing light." The description in the article suggests that the time was counted from the start of the voice command action.
      - emodendroket 11y ago
        http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-talking-to-your-car-or-smart-phone/ http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-... That's not correct. "The most surprising finding was that a driver traveling only 25 mph continues to be distracted for up to 27 seconds after disconnecting from highly distracting phone and car voice-command systems, and up to 15 seconds after disconnecting from the moderately distracting systems."
    - emodendroket 11y ago
      http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-talking-to-your-car-or-smart-phone/ http://unews.utah.edu/up-to-27-seconds-of-inattention-after-... "Attention" isn't a binary; it's a gradient from full attention to no attention at all. "With researchers in the car, the drivers were tested for the extent of their distraction, even as they kept their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel after hitting a voice-command system button. A head-mounted LED light flashed red every three to five seconds at the edge of a driver’s left eye. Drivers pressed a switch attached to a thumb when they saw the light. The researchers measured how voice interactions with a car or smartphone reduced drivers’ reaction times and accuracy at seeing the flashing lights. The drivers also completed surveys about their perceived level of distraction, and videos measured how much of the time they kept their eyes on the road, mirrors or dashboard."