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SportTrac Discussion
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Do you text and Drive..watch this very moving video...and please stop
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<blockquote data-quote="Bill V" data-source="post: 1006877" data-attributes="member: 54538"><p>Rich, I now understand what you meant--thanks for the clarification.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>While I agree that having the driver text is far worse than having a driver talking on a phone, I would think that having a driver talking on the phone, even hands-free, is worse than having a passenger texting.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Regarding my idea of disabling the vehicle until the phone is off, I agree with you that for most people, it should be OK to talk with a hands-free device. Which is why the idea I was tossing out would never be "required" for all cars/drivers. (Unless something were to happen which resulted in it being court-ordered in specific cases.) Instead, my main idea was for it to be a tool for parents, who don't want their kids talking on the phone while driving, even if they're hands-free, as I suspect younger drivers have far more safety issues being on the phone (even hands-free) while driving than most more-experienced drivers. Or maybe it's customizable--the parent can choose whether it prevents just texting, or also non-bluetooth calls, or all activity. Like I said, lots of possibilities needing to be worked out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Side note--I don't have any references, or know who performed the study, but I recall seeing a study a while back which did find that talking on a hands-free device is more dangerous than talking to a passenger in the car. The study found that if the driver gets distracted by a conversation with the passenger, the passenger can still observe and react to events outside the car, which pulls the driver out of that distracted state. However, if the conversation is with someone on the phone, that person obviously cannot provide such feedback. That's not saying that I feel that hands-free phone usage should be prohibited--When used responsibly, I'm all for it. But I suspect we've all seen plenty of people who are driving who are too distracted by their hands-free to be considered safe on the road.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill V, post: 1006877, member: 54538"] Rich, I now understand what you meant--thanks for the clarification. While I agree that having the driver text is far worse than having a driver talking on a phone, I would think that having a driver talking on the phone, even hands-free, is worse than having a passenger texting. Regarding my idea of disabling the vehicle until the phone is off, I agree with you that for most people, it should be OK to talk with a hands-free device. Which is why the idea I was tossing out would never be "required" for all cars/drivers. (Unless something were to happen which resulted in it being court-ordered in specific cases.) Instead, my main idea was for it to be a tool for parents, who don't want their kids talking on the phone while driving, even if they're hands-free, as I suspect younger drivers have far more safety issues being on the phone (even hands-free) while driving than most more-experienced drivers. Or maybe it's customizable--the parent can choose whether it prevents just texting, or also non-bluetooth calls, or all activity. Like I said, lots of possibilities needing to be worked out. :) (Side note--I don't have any references, or know who performed the study, but I recall seeing a study a while back which did find that talking on a hands-free device is more dangerous than talking to a passenger in the car. The study found that if the driver gets distracted by a conversation with the passenger, the passenger can still observe and react to events outside the car, which pulls the driver out of that distracted state. However, if the conversation is with someone on the phone, that person obviously cannot provide such feedback. That's not saying that I feel that hands-free phone usage should be prohibited--When used responsibly, I'm all for it. But I suspect we've all seen plenty of people who are driving who are too distracted by their hands-free to be considered safe on the road.) [/QUOTE]
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