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No need to worry. Cars will drive themselves soon.
Haha, that is true!
No need to worry. Cars will drive themselves soon.
Don’t see why people get so arsey about this. If it’s proven to be equally dangerous then ban it - I don’t have a problem with that at all.
Are we now on a world where people have to be contactable 24/7 with a mobile only to howl when they are denied this?
How on earth did we cope before the invention of mobile phones?
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Please could you explain how it’s different.
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I'm sure there are devices which can detect whether a mobile phone is being used. Useful revenue stream for cash-strapped police forces who then may be able to employ sufficient coppers to catch burglars, muggers, etc.
I don't think this is where the push will come from in the next few years. The technology in cars, will soon be able to provide multiple indicators to your insurers, if you have been driving "carelessly", when involved in an accident and I think they will move rapidly to limit their exposure. The slap on the wrist from the courts/police is nothing compared to a full on personal injury claim.
I guess the biggest difference is that a car passenger can see what's going on in and outside the vehicle, so knows when the driver needs to concentrate (i.e. when to shut up). If you're on the phone to someone banging their gums, they probably won't know if you're stuck in traffic, driving down a clear motorway or hooning around country lanes...
The only thing I miss about my Windows phone is the fight between Cortana and my car to read out text messages. Cortana always won but it didn't stop the car reading it out as well. Until the day I asked Cortana why she wasn't as good as Siri, she said "Ouch" and then never spoke to me again.I find it strange that the current Toyota Aygo TV commercial is all about connectivity with text messages being read out to the driver. No doubt this should fall under the ban. given the distraction a driver would have experienced when hearing as that's the third for the Albion on Saturday.
Think it's a good idea. There is no reason whatsoever to be using a mobile whilst driving, unless it's an emergency.
Establishing you were on a mobile is technically not that difficult, but legally much harder for insurers to do and may not be a priority for policing. Establishing whether you were driving within the speed limits, will be very simple in all new cars and this is going to be where the biggest impact will be felt.Good point. I imagine that if the insurers find a way to check if you were on your mobile at he time of the crash, they will be all over it - and save themselves a fortune by being able to reject claims. All those outgoings saved should lead to lower premiums for the rest of us ....................................
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If using phones (and even watching Netflix) is going to be acceptable in self-driving cars, will I be allowed to get my new self-driving car to drive me out to a nice country pub on a summer evening and drive me home after a few pints?Cars will mostly be self driving within a few years so this will cease to be an issue. Tesla are already planning to stream Netflix whilst driving on Autopilot.
Not even when you want to talk to you Italian nephew about Brexit?
I'm sure there are devices which can detect whether a mobile phone is being used. Useful revenue stream for cash-strapped police forces who then may be able to employ sufficient coppers to catch burglars, muggers, etc.
If using phones (and even watching Netflix) is going to be acceptable in self-driving cars, will I be allowed to get my new self-driving car to drive me out to a nice country pub on a summer evening and drive me home after a few pints?