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jdandy said:
Charles.......I am with you on the texting while driving issue. It has become epidemic. It is one of the reasons I run front an rear cameras on my Tahoe. I may need that evidence one day. As for jamming cellular phone service while a vehicle is operating, I think that is a bit extreme. Most newer vehicles offer wireless Bluetooth connection to a smartphone that allows voice activate hands free calling. Making and receiving calls in this manner is not a road hazard since it does not require a driver to remove their hands from the steering wheel or their eyes from the road. My solution would be for cellular manufacturers to implement blocking of text and notifications while the vehicle is in motion. This could easily be built into a cellphone's hardware and operating system using the GPS signal. If GPS senses the phone in motion at a speed that exceeds perhaps 4 mph then texting and notifications are immediately disabled until such time as the GPS senses the vehicle speed has returned to 0 mph. This would end all texting while a vehicle is in motion. It wouldn't stop idiots who text at a red light and fail to go when the light turns green, but it would immediately end the text session without warning once they were rolling.

Like you said, something needs to be done to end texting and driving. People who do it know they shouldn't text and drive but do it anyway. These fools are a huge safety hazard to everyone in their path, not to mention themselves.
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Dan, in my car, I have speech technology.
if I say: "Darling, I'll be home at 7 pm", it sends the message without me losing my attention.
 
jdandy said:
Charles.......I am with you on the texting while driving issue. It has become epidemic. It is one of the reasons I run front an rear cameras on my Tahoe. I may need that evidence one day. As for jamming cellular phone service while a vehicle is operating, I think that is a bit extreme. Most newer vehicles offer wireless Bluetooth connection to a smartphone that allows voice activate hands free calling. Making and receiving calls in this manner is not a road hazard since it does not require a driver to remove their hands from the steering wheel or their eyes from the road. My solution would be for cellular manufacturers to implement blocking of text and notifications while the vehicle is in motion. This could easily be built into a cellphone's hardware and operating system using the GPS signal. If GPS senses the phone in motion at a speed that exceeds perhaps 4 mph then texting and notifications are immediately disabled until such time as the GPS senses the vehicle speed has returned to 0 mph. This would end all texting while a vehicle is in motion. It wouldn't stop idiots who text at a red light and fail to go when the light turns green, but it would immediately end the text session without warning once they were rolling.

Like you said, something needs to be done to end texting and driving. People who do it know they shouldn't text and drive but do it anyway. These fools are a huge safety hazard to everyone in their path, not to mention themselves.
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Very true, and a viable, smarter solution. I just let my frustration get the best of me sometimes with certain issues... This being one of them.
 
chops said:
Very true, and a viable, smarter solution. I just let my frustration get the best of me sometimes with certain issues... This being one of them.
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hell, jam away ! I 'd prefer to have a .50 cal mounted on a turret ! ........... Ok, so I'm being a bit sarcastic but I absolutely detest texting drivers
 
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