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My guess would be driving around with a relatively short-range jammer actually increases the odds of being hit by a distracted driver. Rather than people drivin
by michh 12y ago
My guess would be driving around with a relatively short-range jammer actually increases the odds of being hit by a distracted driver. Rather than people driving near you being distracted by conversations on their phones, they're going to be even more distracted because their call just got dropped, prompting them to look at the display waiting for the bars to come back so they can re-dial.
- harrystone 12y agoI agree. Most people aren't smart enough to put down their phone even to save their own life. The guy has good intentions but some people just can't be saved.
- iLoch 12y agoAhh, so the effectiveness of this devices is actually a matter of perspective...
- Fuxy 12y agoNot to mention it's plain stupid. What if there's actually a legitimate need to use a cell phone like a big car accident. Or all the data connectivity some devices need for navigation. If you want to jam signals jam it on your farm/house but keep it out of public range.
- qwerty101010 12y agoBut... if they became standard, no one would ever be able to use their phones near roads. Which would cause people to stop trying in the first place.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoRather a lot of people actually live near roads.
- Justsignedup 12y agolike literally all of new york
- eightofdiamonds 12y agoThere are a lot of people in New York that don't live in NYC.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoMost of them still live by roads, though.
- superuser2 12y agoThis neglects navigation, passengers, calls for roadside assistance, and dozens of other legitimate uses for phones on roads. Don't know about you, but I am orders of magnitude more dangerous when I'm uncertain about where I'm going.
- dbuder 12y agoYou can get some pretty powerful ones if you're installing it in a car. I considered doing it for about five minutes once.