University of Utah engineers have invented a wireless car key device (sample shown at right) to stop teenage motorists from talking on their cell phone or sending text messages while driving. Each driver of a car would have a separate key device. When the key is extended from the device, it sends a signal to the teenage driver's phone, putting the phone in "driving mode" so it cannot be used to talk or send texts.Huh. Anybody see a "911" exception?
And looky here:
Limiting some cell calls by adults "is a step in the right direction," he says.Naturally. If we're going to teach the next generation they are untrustworthy and in need of external control, isn't it up to us to set the example?
I note the inventor is a urologist. Somehow, that seems so fitting.
[Via The Bitter Clinger]
Mebbe a goose-step in the reich direction.......
ReplyDeleteI have a real problem with people talking on cells and driving. I do not cross the line with the cells and guns. However I do believe in a safe distance in shooting from homes. That same kind of safety should be used when driving a car in regards to using a cell phone.
ReplyDeleteAll of us know someone who's been killed by a drunk driver. I believe most all of us will know someone killed by some careless jackass on a cell and driving within ten years.
If I need to use the phone, I pull over because its the right thing to do.
If people can talk to others in the car with them, sing with the radio, pick a booger, think, eat, or observe their surroundings while they drive, they are also capable of talking on the phone and driving simulataneously. Some may not be, but one size does not fit all. Texting probably should not be done, just as reading a book while driving is not a good idea.
ReplyDelete"I note the inventor is a urologist. Somehow, that seems so fitting."
ReplyDeleteMyself, I wouldn't walk across the street to urinate on him if he was on fire. :-)
Any device that causes intentional interference to a licensed radio service is illegal. This is like those cell jammers that are being sold to people and businesses. If the FCC finds you using them, they can fine you up to $500/day per violation (device).
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