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OK, I wanna acknowledge that, no amount of laws prohibiting it, nor stiffness of penalties is solving this problem. Even great voice recognition software isn't cutting it, as too few people are using the technology. I don't even want to get into the debate of whether laws should exist or what penalties should be.
My idea, is that cell phone manufacturers should change. There are a lot of poor folk in this country who are not gonna have fancy integrated systems in the car, so I propose that all touch screen phones be mandated to include a slider keyboard. I realize this would impact cost of phones and manufacturing, but as cheap as phones are these days, would the impact really be so bad? I wonder why sliders went in and out of popularity fast as they did?
I personally almost never text and drive, but I cannot deny, that on rare occasions, when pressed for time and dealing with folks who refuse to take voice calls, I have been guilty on a few occasions and I know I'm not alone. I also know many people have no qualms about doing it constantly with zero regard for the law or anyone's safety.
I know from experience, that touch screen phones are a MENACE on the roads. I'm not saying that a tactile keyboard by any stretch makes texting while driving safe, but I can attest that it is much easier to do without looking at the phone, and I'd be willing to bet, it would increase road safety, given the fact that nobody who texts and drives plans on stopping the practice until it personally impacts their lives.
I know I'm dreaming, but it makes sense to me and I thought I'd throw it out there.
My idea, is that cell phone manufacturers should change. There are a lot of poor folk in this country who are not gonna have fancy integrated systems in the car, so I propose that all touch screen phones be mandated to include a slider keyboard. I realize this would impact cost of phones and manufacturing, but as cheap as phones are these days, would the impact really be so bad? I wonder why sliders went in and out of popularity fast as they did?
I personally almost never text and drive, but I cannot deny, that on rare occasions, when pressed for time and dealing with folks who refuse to take voice calls, I have been guilty on a few occasions and I know I'm not alone. I also know many people have no qualms about doing it constantly with zero regard for the law or anyone's safety.
I know from experience, that touch screen phones are a MENACE on the roads. I'm not saying that a tactile keyboard by any stretch makes texting while driving safe, but I can attest that it is much easier to do without looking at the phone, and I'd be willing to bet, it would increase road safety, given the fact that nobody who texts and drives plans on stopping the practice until it personally impacts their lives.
I know I'm dreaming, but it makes sense to me and I thought I'd throw it out there.