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This is a misunderstanding of the purpose of a text. I can see where the judges are coming from, as the sender of the text if i'm actively aware that the recip
by swalsh 13y ago
This is a misunderstanding of the purpose of a text. I can see where the judges are coming from, as the sender of the text if i'm actively aware that the recipient is driving, I should not cause them to become distracted. However I adamantly disagree with the details.
If the issue was over a voice call, i might consider their logic, but the point of a text is to provide a passive way to send a message. There is nothing compelling the driver to answer that text immediately. In fact, if I know the person is driving, and I need to convey a message. Text is actually the BEST way to communicate as they can still receive the message without interrupting their driving.
If the driver decides to look at the phone while the vehicle is moving. It was a decision they made.
- Tycho 13y agoYep, the whole point of texting is that it's passive/asynchronous and doesn't demand an immediate response.
- koenigdavidmj 13y agoDespite being textual in nature SMS has by social convention turned into a synchronous protocol. Common scenarios: * A bunch of people are driving separately to an event. One of them is severely late. It is likely that the late person will receive an SMS to ask where they are. * Use as a pager replacement makes it odd to send a text at a weird time (especially for on-call employees, for instance). An on-call nurse I know was annoyed after a group text conversation occurred at a late hour.