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Nevada considers technology to scan cellphones after crashes

JacksinPA said:
I think the fact that the driver was USING the cell at the time of the accident is what they are after. If you're on the phone you can't be 100% concentrating on your driving.
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Would that include hands-free operation?

At a car show this fall one of the booth people was anxious to show me how not only could I make hands free calls but his system used voice to send/read texts. Would that be included?
 
jimbo said:
I have passengers. But when I'm driving I'm driving.
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I call bull****. I have very rarely been in an automobile as a passenger where the driver did not talk to me, on those very rare occasions it was a taxi and going a short distance.
 
jimbo said:
I have passengers. But when I'm driving I'm driving.
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Passengers are just as distracting as talking to someone on Bluetooth.
 
Bullseye said:
Would that include hands-free operation?

At a car show this fall one of the booth people was anxious to show me how not only could I make hands free calls but his system used voice to send/read texts. Would that be included?
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Apple's Carplay allows reading and sending texts. Not a bad system when you get used to the voice commands.
 
A modern smartphone has accelerometers and mag sensors which indicate if the phone is moving or stationary, plus it is possible to determine if the Bluetooth was in use at the time, therefore it would probably not be difficult to determine if the phone was in handheld use at the time of an accident.

And that's what states like NV want to know...was the driver holding their phone in their hand and looking at the screen when the accident happened. I am still seeing scores of people looking at their phones while driving, even in a state where the ticket for doing so is in excess of $500.
Therefore, I don't have an issue with them leveraging this technology.
 
Praxas said:
Apple's Carplay allows reading and sending texts. Not a bad system when you get used to the voice commands.
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Yeah, the system I saw was pretty cool. I don't text that much so it wouldn't be a big selling point if I were buying a car but I know a couple of text-a-holics that would love the system.
 
Praxas said:
Why? You can use Bluetooth and never have the phone in your hand and still take or make calls.
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That's not as bad as holding a cell or texting, but still divides attention...
 
Praxas said:
Having a passenger in the car, drinking a beverage, or music is a distraction as well. You planning on banning all those things as well?
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Oddly enough the bolded isn't true. Studies have shown that, unlike talking to someone on the phone, having a passenger decreases the odds of an accident. It is speculated that while the talking may be a bit of a distraction, it is more than compensated for by having an extra set of eyes on the road.

Of course the real problem with technology that disables cellphone while driving would have to distinguish between the driver and the passengers, and I don't think can be pulled off yet. Whenever my GPS tells me I can't operate it when driving it gives me the option to bypass the lock by saying I am a passenger. And yeah, I lie my ass off to my GPS. Maybe someday the AI in the vehicle will be savvy enough to say, "Hey Bob, I'm no idiot. I can SEE you driving. If you want me to let that call or text through you are going to have to pull over first". It then calls me some German names because it is a German car.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
Oddly enough the bolded isn't true. Studies have shown that, unlike talking to someone on the phone, having a passenger decreases the odds of an accident. It is speculated that while the talking may be a bit of a distraction, it is more than compensated for by having an extra set of eyes on the road.

Of course the real problem with technology that disables cellphone while driving would have to distinguish between the driver and the passengers, and I don't think can be pulled off yet. Whenever my GPS tells me I can't operate it when driving it gives me the option to bypass the lock by saying I am a passenger. And yeah, I lie my ass off to my GPS. Maybe someday the AI in the vehicle will be savvy enough to say, "Hey Bob, I'm no idiot. I can SEE you driving. If you want me to let that call or text through you are going to have to pull over first". It then calls me some German names because it is a German car.
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Right a car full of people doesn’t distract at all. :roll:

We’re not talking about texting and driving with phone in hand. we are talking blue tooth devices and voice recognition where your eyes don’t leave the road. A passenger, loud music or beverages or eating would be worse distractions. I’m all for making holding the phone in hand illegal and texting or on a call but not with Bluetooth devices with hands free voice recognition technology.
 
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