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I'm not sure that showing off how your new product can make texting while driving easier is the best idea. The whole hands free debate isn't about literally kee

by dchuk 12y ago

I'm not sure that showing off how your new product can make texting while driving easier is the best idea. The whole hands free debate isn't about literally keeping your hands free of objects, it's the psychological distraction of texting/talking/browsing that causes the safety issues. If it were just about keeping your hands free to stay on the steering wheel, people with one arm wouldn't be allowed to drive.

hartator 12y ago
I still feel it's a lot of less dangerous than reading your texts in your phone. You still seeing the road in a way.
- bduerst 12y ago
  There's also the option of not reading texts while driving, which is safest.
vnchr 12y ago
If that were absolutely true, eating while driving would be debated as heavily or more.
- jff 12y ago
  It only takes a minute or two to eat, while a lot of people will spend the entire trip on the phone, either talking or texting. Also, I don't know about you, but I don't have to think much about eating, compared to carrying on a conversation or reading.
- lukifer 12y ago
  Not to mention conversing with passengers.
- DanBC 12y ago
  Depends where you are, but it is debated. See for example this case: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-23944993 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-23944993 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-19597446 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-19597446 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4788910.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4788910.stm http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-22290619 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-22290619 Etc etc
Game_Ender 12y ago
Much of the current public outreach really does focus on people taking their eyes off the road and missing things [0]. Usually in pretty graphic ways [1]. The other main focus is navigation in the car, which pretty much everyone does now, so making that safer is a win. [0] - http://www.ibtimes.com/texting-drivers-take-eyes-road-5-seconds-average-study-699189 http://www.ibtimes.com/texting-drivers-take-eyes-road-5-seco... [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss021L0hWU4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss021L0hWU4
- roc 12y ago
  I wonder to what degree navigation is a fundamentally different case. A given driver on a given trip is well-shown to be more attentive to traffic and less disruptive if you deny them distractions. (conversation, radio, food, etc) But it seems plausible that a lost driver is a special case and may be less attentive and more disruptive to traffic if you deny them a navigational aid. Anecdotally that feels true, though I don't know if it's been studied specifically.

by dchuk 12y ago

hartator 12y ago

I still feel it's a lot of less dangerous than reading your texts in your phone. You still seeing the road in a way.

bduerst 12y ago
There's also the option of not reading texts while driving, which is safest.

vnchr 12y ago

If that were absolutely true, eating while driving would be debated as heavily or more.

jff 12y ago
It only takes a minute or two to eat, while a lot of people will spend the entire trip on the phone, either talking or texting. Also, I don't know about you, but I don't have to think much about eating, compared to carrying on a conversation or reading.
lukifer 12y ago
Not to mention conversing with passengers.
DanBC 12y ago
Depends where you are, but it is debated. See for example this case: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-23944993 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-23944993 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-19597446 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-19597446 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4788910.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4788910.stm http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-22290619 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-22290619 Etc etc

Game_Ender 12y ago

Much of the current public outreach really does focus on people taking their eyes off the road and missing things [0]. Usually in pretty graphic ways [1]. The other main focus is navigation in the car, which pretty much everyone does now, so making that safer is a win. [0] - http://www.ibtimes.com/texting-drivers-take-eyes-road-5-seconds-average-study-699189 http://www.ibtimes.com/texting-drivers-take-eyes-road-5-seco... [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss021L0hWU4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss021L0hWU4

roc 12y ago
I wonder to what degree navigation is a fundamentally different case. A given driver on a given trip is well-shown to be more attentive to traffic and less disruptive if you deny them distractions. (conversation, radio, food, etc) But it seems plausible that a lost driver is a special case and may be less attentive and more disruptive to traffic if you deny them a navigational aid. Anecdotally that feels true, though I don't know if it's been studied specifically.