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> I honestly just wish they'd settle for a simple, concrete description of what's acceptable while driving and what isn't It is unacceptable to divide your att

> I honestly just wish they'd settle for a simple, concrete description of what's acceptable while driving and what isn't It is unacceptable to divide your attention when hurtling down the road in a ton and a half of steel.

michaelfeathers 14y ago
Not to argue, but attention is not the blocky thing we like to think that it is.
Evbn 14y ago
That's not what CA law says.
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mtviewdave 14y ago
>> I honestly just wish they'd settle for a simple, concrete description of what's acceptable while driving and what isn't >It is unacceptable to divide your attention when hurtling down the road in a ton and a half of steel. That's not an answer. Of course people should pay attention while driving. But the question is: what should the law be? Should looking at paper maps while driving be illegal? Changing the radio station? Eating? In the late '80s a driver killed 4 bicyclists on two-land highway outside of Silicon Valley (CA-152) when she bent down while driving to retrieve a fallen cassette tape. Should we ban music systems in cars? The problem with taking banning "distractions" to its logical conclusion is that we'd end up with an absurd law that the people would never accept. The law, and driving culture, has always accepted some level of distraction. If that needs to change, then we need to decide how, and the advocates for any particular position need to advocate for their position, including addressing their position's logical inconsistencies.
- charonn0 14y ago
  The question asked for a description, not a law.
tobylane 14y ago
People overestimate their skills. I heard of someone, when hearing how far you travel before you realise you need to brake, said they could have braked and come to a stop in that same distance.
jlgreco 14y ago
No talking to the driver in California then I guess. Can we at least get billboards banned with this mentality though? Put it to some good use at least.

michaelfeathers 14y ago

Not to argue, but attention is not the blocky thing we like to think that it is.

Evbn 14y ago

That's not what CA law says.

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mtviewdave 14y ago

>> I honestly just wish they'd settle for a simple, concrete description of what's acceptable while driving and what isn't >It is unacceptable to divide your attention when hurtling down the road in a ton and a half of steel. That's not an answer. Of course people should pay attention while driving. But the question is: what should the law be? Should looking at paper maps while driving be illegal? Changing the radio station? Eating? In the late '80s a driver killed 4 bicyclists on two-land highway outside of Silicon Valley (CA-152) when she bent down while driving to retrieve a fallen cassette tape. Should we ban music systems in cars? The problem with taking banning "distractions" to its logical conclusion is that we'd end up with an absurd law that the people would never accept. The law, and driving culture, has always accepted some level of distraction. If that needs to change, then we need to decide how, and the advocates for any particular position need to advocate for their position, including addressing their position's logical inconsistencies.

charonn0 14y ago
The question asked for a description, not a law.

tobylane 14y ago

People overestimate their skills. I heard of someone, when hearing how far you travel before you realise you need to brake, said they could have braked and come to a stop in that same distance.

jlgreco 14y ago

No talking to the driver in California then I guess. Can we at least get billboards banned with this mentality though? Put it to some good use at least.