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Why do you think it's easier to catch people using Glass? You can operate Google Glass hands-free.
by dannyr 13y ago
Why do you think it's easier to catch people using Glass?
You can operate Google Glass hands-free.
- k-mcgrady 13y agoBecause it's attached to your face and incredibly easy to spot/very noticeable. People can easily text on phones by holding it by their lap out of sight of passing motorists/police. I know it can be operated hands free but you still have a potentially distracting display.
- dannyr 13y agowearing != using.
- brandynwhite 13y agoThe display is only on when you activate it. The alternative isn't glass or nothing, it's glass or what people currently do which is often looking down at their phone for directions. Directions on glass are far less distracting than any other navigation setup I've seen.
- thoughtpalette 13y agoBecause they will be wearing it.
- dannyr 13y agoBut wearing it does not necessarily mean you're using it.
- rogerhoward 13y agoHolding a phone doesn't mean you're talking, but it's enough to get you a ticket (at least in California). I live in Long Beach, where TED is held, and I had personal experience with someone using Google Glasses while driving during this years event - I was on my motorcycle a few blocks from the convention center, and I finally pulled over (in heavy traffic) and waited for him to get well away from me before I entered traffic again. I hope these things are banned from use while driving - it's bad enough trying to stay alive on the roads as it is.
- nickpresta 13y agoYes, holding, which takes a hand (or two) off the wheel. Wearing Glass does no such thing.
- mayanksinghal 13y agoWas he not driving well? Was it the Glass device that is the cause of poor driving, if it was in fact poor driving?
- yannisp 13y agoIts not illegal to have a Bluetooth headset and have your gps running. What's the difference here?
- r00fus 13y agoI don't think Glass will be banned from driving, unless evidence mounts that Glass usage has caused increased accident rates (or unless there's a high-profile case that can be used to stir public action against them). However, if I ran a secured workplace, I'd really think twice about letting my employees or hell, anyone, show up on premises with one. The ability to surreptitiously record everything you see is pretty hard to counter, security-wise... especially when it can save to local disk and transmit later when clear signal is available.