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To be honest if we were going to go down this route, some kind of external device probably wouldn't be required. With accelerometers and GPS capability the phone itself could probably detect when it was being used on public roads and automatically disable specific functions. This would still leave the issue of devices on public transport, but I'm sure any technical obstacles could be overcome. I suppose that leaves other passengers in the vehicle using a phone/tablet. If this could be overcome without the need for some external device to detect whether the driver is using a phone then it may be feasible. If not it still seems a bit draconian especially for a country like the US. |
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I'm also aware of the technology coming to cars and in a lot of phones. The suggestion to jam signals when better engineering is here and coming just seemed absurd. More absurd having made lifestyle changes that have a positive impact on other problems discussed here. Transportation is so costly and can be such a mess that it is one of the areas where my inner rebel or inner libertarian thinks about better planning and the economics concept of public goods. To be fair, my thinking might not make sense because so many people make moves that add to sprawl and make a lot of places conduits vs communities - add to the driving vs reduce it. As said earlier and in other posts, we moved where our driving was cut down, where our kids can walk or bike K-12, and where some transportation is old fashioned foot or pedaling. 11 years in I see how right my wife is. Even if we go to a park or do some recreation via car in free time it's usually less than we used to sit our butts in a car just to go to work and pick up kids. To be fair, we also know the future or what it should be because we have one car with the semi-autonomous safety system and 5 iPhones with the DND drive feature. Add that my wristwatch vibrates or shouts important things while driving that were looking at an atlas or notes when I was a truck driver. I'm not saying we don't have a problem. We do have it where some will always be bad drivers, misbehave or do criminal stuff. Better overall transportation systems will help that. I'm also saying look in the mirror regarding other big problems.
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It's so much easier if people just take on personal responsibility.
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Regarding our family member killed in a car accident, we can't see how it could have possibly happen if 1 or both drives had a system as simple as Subaru EyeSight.
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Thanks for the reply. Honestly, I would love to have a shorter commute and I will one day. My wife has about a 10 mile commute but it’s long due to the traffic. Right now we both have great job situations at places we enjoy and we live exactly where we want to. Dealing with the commute is an unfortunate part of that, but it’s worth it to me. I just didn’t feel like that meant I made a poor life choice and just wanted some clarification on what you meant. |
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Of course this is a plague that is rampant in the US, and I assume other nations. What is also unnerving is the new touch screen sound systems. Trying to find a radio station takes a 2yr tech degree. I just got a new 2018 Honda CRV, and I must admit I take operating a "car stereo" as a skill I learned 55 years ago. Now, I must take out the manual and play with it while I am in my garage to begin to have an inkling of how to work it. Technology is great, but I do think we are getting overboard on "entertainment" technology in moving death traps like automobiles. Oh well, so it goes, huh?
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I drive daily and ride motorcycles too, so there's not a day that goes by without me narrowly avoiding being hit, rear ended or run over...
More and more, the main cause of these close calls is cell phone usage by the other party... I'd like to find a solution, like everyone else... But the truth is, there IS no solution... Just like driving under the influence, road rage, etc, all the laws in the world can't STOP people from recklessly endangering their own lives and the lives of others on the road... All that can be done is to deal with the tragic results... The world is far too full of people lacking a sense of responsibility for themselves, and who have no respect for others... You can't legislate that into them...
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I don't know. Other drivers seem very attentive and polite when I drive my old VW.
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I'm not saying that higher fines or suspensions wouldn't give those caught something to think about... But the reality is, I travel regularly in an area covering 3 states, other states fairly regularly...enforcement is almost non existent, while 5 minutes won't pass without seeing a dozen drivers using cell phones... There's certainly no "perfect" solutions, and most of the non perfect ones don't help much in the real world...and unfortunately what Ron White said is true: "You can't fix stupid." My long term policy is that I ride a bike and drive a car like everyone on the road is out to kill me... some of them really are...
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Well, that's exactly my point. We need strict, draconian-like enforcement. You can't fix stupid in some cases, but you can deal with it. And obviously your defensive-driving maxim at the end should always be followed, because all it takes is 1 mishap.
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