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No, we don't need to let people hold and talk on their phone when operating a multiple ton machine at highway speeds.
by skummetmaelk 7y ago
No, we don't need to let people hold and talk on their phone when operating a multiple ton machine at highway speeds.
- blackearl 7y agoAre you going to ban talking in the car as well?
- chapium 7y agoIts very different. A passenger has a stake in the safety of the vehicle and reacts to surroundings. They pause when the driver is entering a complicated intersection and sometimes remind the driver to look at the road.
- blackearl 7y agoNot in my experience. They're playing with the music, on their phone, reading, hanging their feet out the window, etc. In fact if you're one of those backseat drivers "reminding me to look at the road" (as if I'm not paying attention) you can find your own transportation.
- commandlinefan 7y agoNot just talking, we have to ban listening too. If somebody is listening to the radio, they're not focusing absolutely 100% of their attention on driving, so that makes them a menace. Never mind that statistics don't show that listening to the radio causes accidents (just as statistics don't show that talking on the phone causes accidents), we won't rest until everybody is miserable all the time.
- thrwn_frthr_awy 7y agoEven if it is less dangerous than the current alternative of people hiding their phones to text instead? Even if less people die?
- pnutjam 7y agoMy car doesn't have aux-in or bluetooth, so I'll often listen to a ebook via TTS while holding my phone on my shoulder (if it's loud), or in my chest pocket if it's not loud in the area.