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?
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Any type of communication services in cars is going to be distracting. There is really no reason that the car should be connected to Facebook and the like.
ReplyDeleteInternet phones are better when you are not going 75 mph. They are great business tools for meetings though.
ReplyDeleteI like the mobile applications that let parents know if their kids' phones are sending and receiving messages while driving.
ReplyDeleteAren't some of the mobile applications an invasion of privacy? It might be better just to teach kids about it.
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