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Automotive News & Views Should cell phone drivers be singled out?
3688 messages, Last post on Oct 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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Replying to: nippononly (Jan 12, 2009 8:03 am)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 12, 2009 5:34 pm)  Distracted drivers of all types need to start showing some responsibility...that's the genuine issue...but few seem to have the fortitude to face this. Not to mention congress is in one hell of a position to hold anyone accountable for anything... 
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 12, 2009 6:00 pm) I have used cell phone while driving in the distant past and know that it is like drunk driving and not equivalent to eating a cookie.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 12, 2009 6:15 pm)  And then there are drinks, ICE, kids and other passengers, makeup/grooming, laptops...
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 12, 2009 6:58 pm) I agree Congressional hearings are in order. Maybe the new administration will take this up. |
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Show us the increased accident statistics and then put it to a vote. If cell phones cause more accidents decreased cell phones "have' to show a decrease in accidents. I question if our congress will attack the cell phone industry in this economy? Maybe if they do pass a law they can also offer a several billion dollar bail out for loss caused by government intervention like they are doing for the auto industry. But I would still like to see the people get a vote in the issue. Once on the ballot they have to show the cost to enforce and the cost in lost taxes because of what the industry pays. It would also be nice if they showed how many accidents have happened or how many will be reduced by such a law. |
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Technology to stop phone use in cars isn't perfect As someone mentioned earlier, these solutions seem aimed mostly at teenaged drivers.
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 19, 2009 11:08 pm) In a letter to the editor in a recent Chicago Tribune, the writer suggeted that legislation is needed to require vehicle mfrs to build in radio (cell phone frequency) jamming in ignition module when engine is running. Except for an emergency, there is no need for ordinary citizens to talk on a cell phone while vehicle is moving. People just need to plan better to manage their lives and communication needs. Somehow, drivers/passengers managed to live and communicate without cell phones from 1900 to the early 1980's. |
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On TV news program today, an editor from PC Magazine described a new type of tv that one could wear in the eyes similar to contact lenses. Body heat would power this tv screen and the transmitter/receiver would be in your pocket. He said that a person could be watching/listening to the TV while walking. He predicted that the technology could be ready in about 10 years. Great. In ten years we will have drivers making calls via their ear piece while also watching TV AND driving. And, we thought that texting was dangerous. |
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We at Ford support effective efforts to reduce driver distraction. A new Ford study shows voice-controlled interfaces such as Ford SYNC significantly reduce distraction levels compared to visually and manually operated handheld cell phones and music players. For example, study participants spent an average of 25 seconds with their eyes-off-the-road to select a song with a handheld MP3 player compared with 2 seconds for those choosing a song using SYNC. This builds on independent research such as the government-sponsored Virginia Tech 100-car naturalistic driving study that followed 109 drivers for one year each, including 42,300 hours of driving over two million miles. The study concluded that manually dialing a handheld device while driving was almost 2.8 times riskier than just driving. However, the on-the-road study showed that talking/listening in a phone conversation while driving was no riskier than just driving. The government has compiled other important research at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Crash%20Avoid- ance/2008/DOT-HS-810-704.pdf. Wes Sherwood Ford Communications wsherwoo  ford.com
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