Monday, August 11, 2014

Texting and Driving Safe?

Can it ever be safe to use a smartphone to text while driving? Or even an internet phone that projects the image on the window? There is a start up that wants to make texting and driving a safe pastime. Personally, I think that it should not be done but I was curious enough about the article to click on it. Navdy is a device that sits on your car’s dashboard and projects information from your smartphone onto a 5.1-inch-wide glass display. The device is also hands-free: you can simply swipe left in front of you to answer a call, or right to dismiss a notification. This way, you can keep your eyes on the road, or at least looking forward, while using your phone. Either way it seems like a distraction from the road that will not end up in a good situation. Not to mention that state laws differ on hand free texting, talking, and other communication. Unfortunately, it is even harder to enforce. Do you use hands free communication?