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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: wideglide (Oct 18, 2006 7:09 am) According to the NHTSA pedestrian and pedacyclist fatalities have declined by 30% since 1975. Injuries have declined by 40%. And that is total number not some rate per miles driven or registered vehicle. I realize that is not going to impress anyone as much as their anecdotal evidence of something they've witnessed. 10 or 12 years ago, there were no cell phones, and we somehow managed to survive! 100 years ago there were no cars and we also managed to survive. How many of the over 40k traffic fatalities per year are a result of driving? |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 18, 2006 8:59 am) That is why you need BLISS. Speaking of changing radio stations or CD's, climate setting, etc, that is why a Voice Recognition System should be safety standards.  Rocky
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Replying to: tpe (Oct 18, 2006 8:31 am) Better yet after that wrap yourself up in bubble wrap, then fill the car with some soft compress able material (like those shipping peanuts) hang tires all around your car (like a tugboat) and drive less than 20 MPH.
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 18, 2006 8:40 am) Personal choice regarding something that just effects yourself.
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Replying to: rockylee (Oct 18, 2006 9:03 am) What about those people where a voice recognition system will not work?
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 18, 2006 9:14 am) What are you talking about pal? Can you be a lil' more specific.  Thanx Rocky |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 18, 2006 9:11 am)
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 18, 2006 8:59 am) Yep it just takes a second or two which can be taken up by changing radio stations (BTW when radios first appeared in cars people were all outraged saying it would distract drivers), checking directions, looking at your Nav system (hey if cell phones are outlawed they should get rid of nav systems too), reading a sign alongside a road, and on and on. I hear this type of arguement logic almost daily.... I have an eight year old. "Yeah I was talking in class, but Johnny was running in the hall!" Not trying to be demeaning here, but that's like me saying it's okay to rob banks, because people rob gas stations and grocery stores, too. Or it's okay to punch people in the face, because people also rape and kidnap others. They are ALL WRONG. None of them are okay. As for nav systems, if they are shown to cause accidents... You wouldn't have to outlaw them, just have an interlock that would prevent it from operating unless the car is stopped. A couple years ago, I was paying too much attention to finding a radio station, and bumped someone from behind. Guess what... it was MY FAULT. I paid for their damage. 
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Gadgetology: Marketing or Useful Advance Post 40 of 40. The fix all solution.  Rocky |
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Replying to: tpe (Oct 18, 2006 9:22 am) I would say about the same number who don't come to a complete stop at a stop sign, or who go through the yellow light when they really should have stopped, or who make that right turn on red when traffic was just a little to close to the intersection, or the number who have followed a little to close, or the number who block driveways at lights, or...... Awe you get my drift.
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