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Wonder how many traffic accidents these guys will prevent? I am guessing a lot! Actually, they will also prevent tickets you get from texting while driving in C
by abbasmehdi 15y ago
Wonder how many traffic accidents these guys will prevent? I am guessing a lot! Actually, they will also prevent tickets you get from texting while driving in California. I have gotten one and it sucked!
Definitely worth trying, especially for a hyper-connected road warrior like myself.
- esharef 15y agoWow, I am the worst offender in terms of driving and texting. Pretty scary (and stupid on the part of those of us who do text and drive) since according to Wikipedia, "the risk of crashing while texting /driving increases by 23 times, because reading or sending a text diverts the driver's eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds" I'm from Germany which has really strict laws on this and all phone activity (texting, calling, emailing) is forbidden while the engine is on (leave it to the Germans to be this strict).
- stingraycharles 15y agoNot only in Germany, it's a common restriction in many European countries: see page 44 of http://www.etsc.eu/documents/Report_Nomadic_Devices.pdf http://www.etsc.eu/documents/Report_Nomadic_Devices.pdf for a list of legislations in Europe in 2009.
- sskates 15y agoSomehow in spite of all the risk and PR campaigns, one third of drivers still choose to text and drive[1]. We're happy to play a small part in reducing the number of accidents by providing a safer alternative. [1] http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/2011HUDWRelease.pdf http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/2011HUDWRelease.pdf
- jamesbritt 15y agoWe're happy to play a small part in reducing the number of accidents by providing a safer alternative. Do you have any studies that show your app is, in fact, safer?
- sskates 15y agoNot yet.