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08-26-2009, 06:29 AM
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they may not catch you in the act, but it's one more charge they can hit you with if you cause a wreck. i read over the wknd about a kid two days after graduation who was killed in a single vehicle wreck. the cops found his cell phone a few feet from the car, a half-composed message in the works.
i think they should make your cell phone unworkable if it's in a running automobile. too many people think they're special and can handle driving and talking/texting-and then they find out the hard way they're only human like the rest of us.
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08-26-2009, 06:38 AM
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The solution is technology. I used to have a heads-up display in my old pontiac for showing the speedometer on the windshield. It was great -- not a distraction at all. If that sort of display was used for a text window, and the speech-to-text software was loaded into the car where you could dictate a message and the car would process and send the text, that would be effortless and not distracting. Similarly, could have incoming messages read to you upon receipt.
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08-26-2009, 07:09 AM
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125123906005958413.html
visited the wsj to check out the headlines, and saw this story. 'Shaun Ring, a wedding photographer in Lexington, Ky., admitted he frequently sends text messages while driving. "Texting, unfortunately, is a necessary evil while driving, for me at least," he said. "Clients expect very quick responses." He has been using Vlingo for several months, and while it occasionally gets a word wrong -- "It butchers names," he said -- he is relieved to be able to focus on the road. "I have a horrible reputation for already being an awful driver."' that's a very dangerous mindset. i refused to have texting enabled on my work phone. if someone calls, i let voicemail answer-you can always call back. '
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08-26-2009, 07:28 AM
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Something like that - Vlingo or equivalent - is the only real answer. People are spending more and more time trapped in their cars - many times in traffic. There is an expectation of being able to communicate, for work or socially, and text or mobile e-mail is superior to real-time voice when you need technical details: addresses, directions, codes, lists, etc.
When people say "pull over and make a call" or "only use your GPS while stopped" it sounds naive. Many times you are travelling 5 or 10 mph in a traffic jam. You're not stopped and can't stop (no shoulder or offramp). We've just got to get better about providing more safely implemented capabilities to the driver -- not just banning or disabling things because people will find a less safe workaround.
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08-29-2009, 02:45 PM
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08-26-2009, 10:53 PM
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But I do care if you take someone else with you. Edit: For the past 15 years or so equine and cow docs have paid far more in car insurance than other on-the-road traveling jobs, as they suddenly started crashing like crazy. Coincided with easily available car phones in work vehicles.
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08-27-2009, 10:36 AM
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This video was all over the news earlier this week and I finally watched the whole thing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ttNgZDZruI Very graphic, very sad and unfortunately, all too real. Back when I was a CHP officer I didn't have to deal with folks talking on cell phones or texting (wow, things sure have changed a lot in 20 years) but the results of inattentive (and drunk) driving haven't changed at all - auto accidents are ugly, violent and messy. I'd like to hope that seeing something like this would make people change their ways but I'm smart enough to know that a majority of people think "it won't happen to me, I'm careful".
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08-27-2009, 11:00 AM
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I always put my beer down before I text while driving.
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08-27-2009, 12:09 PM
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08-27-2009, 03:14 PM
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08-27-2009, 05:59 PM
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08-27-2009, 07:42 PM
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08-30-2009, 07:44 AM
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However, texting has become a staple in my life. It allows me to get information to people and not get sucked into a conversation. It saves me a ton of time throughout a normal business day.
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08-26-2009, 06:37 PM
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