Comments on: Prevention is easier than the Cure?

By: haephaestus

haephaestus — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:55:12 +0000

What’s the saying? Make something idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot? There’s just no technological replacement for conscience, common sense, and just thinking about what you are doing before doing it.

By: Luciano ES

Luciano ES — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:26:01 +0000

I think we can all agree that the idea is doomed.

By: Corrina

Corrina — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:36:17 +0000

I’m not sure how I feel about that. I spend a lot of time at red lights- long ones- and I do read and respond to texts when I’m sitting there. So if my car is moving at “car speed”, then nothing comes through but will they if I’m stopped at a light? How can they turn that off and on so fast?

DavidB makes an excellent point too.

I also wouldn’t want my callers to be notified when I’m driving. I’m agreeing with “heelntoe” on that aspect of it.

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By: heelntoe

heelntoe — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:20:29 +0000

I agree with disabling while driving…but the part I have issue with is “this person appears to be driving”…what if I don’t want someone to know that I’m driving? Or en-route? Or stopped driving? It leads to interpretation as to my whereabouts. Some people, for many reasons, may have issue with this.

By: Canson

Canson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:48:23 +0000

where theres a will theres a way. if they develop it we can create software to disable it. i do disagree because as posted above, what if your on the bus or metro?

By: DavidB

DavidB — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:04:33 +0000

So if I’m kidnapped and locked in the trunk but have my phone, I can’t call/text for help? My kids in the back seat can’t make calls or text? Hmmm, I can see negatives and positives all around.

By: disciples0

disciples0 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:20:09 +0000

Socialism/Communism has really become pervasive during the past 50 years. And the clowns LOVE to control. If I were to find garbage such as this in any vehicle that I may subsequently own, I give you my word that I’ll tear it out and take a sledge hammer to it.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:46:09 +0000

So, my question is.. If I’m in a car, not driving, MY phone’s not going to work. If I’m on a bus, my phone won’t work. Seems like there’s a flaw, because someones missing out on the phone. What if your lost, and someone else is going to call?

By: RedNightHawk

RedNightHawk — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:44:59 +0000

Initially, this seems like a good idea. I can understand no incoming calls to distract from drivng. Then I start to wonder about things like if you can still make outgoing calls. If someone’s being chased by some road rage psycho, or sees a drunk driver, do they have to pull over to make a call?

There’s also no way for it to detect if you’re a passenger and not the driver, or for that matter a passenger on an intercity bus or something (if you’ve ever been on those you know lots of people make and take calls to pass the time).