I'm in my mid- 60s and frankly, I can tell my driving skills aren't what they used to be......
and yet....the most dangerous place and time to drive in this town is in the parking lot of a nearby grocery store in the mid-mornings.....and it's the older folks that make it dangerous.
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
It's all about enforcement ... or lack of as is the case now. It will be almost impossible to enforce as an LEO has to actually see it taking place. I don't think it will be long before the auto makers or the cell phone makers create some means of regulating texting or manual phone handling while the motor is running.
I ride a motorcycle when ever the weather allows and it is a dangerously distracted world out there.
I actually was driving parallel with a hipster due who was alternately texting, then taking hits from an e-bong while driving the boulevard in front of our house. Just when you think you've seen it all.
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The bigger issue is that human driving should become obsolete. It's the most dangerous thing we do on a daily basis.
We should all be driving Googlecars and texting to our emogee hearts' desire.
I just returned from a 2 week business trip where I was most of the time a passenger in cars where co-workers were driving. After a ride with this one particular unnamed driver, I refused to ride with them again due to texting, dialing and talking on the cell phone. I offered to take possession of said cell phone or to be the driver, but both offers were refused, so I chose to ride with someone else!
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Years ago I spilled hot coffee in my lap while driving. Now that is distracting.
I once commented that if auto manufacturers added a feature to their vehicles that if the vehicle sensed a driver texting while the vehicle is in motion, the transmission would fall out.
My wife gave me a sideways look that said you are crazy.
My one and only auto accident was me getting rear-ended while the teen driver was texting.
Not much to add to the above. I ride an old Honda valkyrie and I've added a modulating headlight and brake lights that flash rapidly when the brake is applied but still scary out there. I may just start honking (installed a very loud horn) whenever I begin to stop just so the cagers will look up.
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Doesn't Ford let you text and drive via their integrated program where you simply say what you want to say into a microphone and it transcribes it and sends it to the correct recipient?
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