Re. Distracted driving law

[shadow]

Paano na mga Uber, grab cars?


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[Jun aka Pekto]

I haven't been into a car that has one yet, but even so this option would still cost quite a bit (voice recognition + navigation bundle), and phones are much more responsive and has more features, so I still prefer smartphones. For me bluetooth connectivity should be enough. :D

Only major disadvantage is the phone will get very hot when driving under a lot of sunlight, as it's placed at the dash area.

My wife doesn't even need to take her smartphone out of her bag, er purse. All incoming audio is routed through the car sound system. There must be a mic somewhere because I can talk and the caller at the other side can hear me.

If it's just us guys, we'd settle for whatever the dealer gives us. But, my wife knows how to haggle and turn on the charm (she's still a looker).

She got almost all of the Rogue SL's options (including the top nav/console option) for the price of a Rogue SV which is way down on the options scale.

Edit:

We bought her Rogue back in NY and that state have very strict phone/texting laws. A cop can ticket you if you as much as look down (for an extended period) even while at a stoplight. Here in Arizona, it's kinda like the PH. There are no phone/texting laws yet, I think.

[boytsiks]

How about digital tv tuners? Banned din ba sila?


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[CVT]

My wife doesn't even need to take her smartphone out of her bag, er purse. All incoming audio is routed through the car sound system. There must be a mic somewhere because I can talk and the caller at the other side can hear me.

Bro,- mayroon ding mga "run-of-the-mill rides" dito sa Pinas na may ganyang standard accessory...

Pero for me,- such "phone discussion",- even if hands-free is a distraction while driving...

Sana maipatupad ng tama, maayos at consistent ang batas na ito... Dapat malaki ang multa para madala at hindi suwayin ang batas...

Talaga namang nakakaasar na makita mong may hawak na cellphone sa isang kamay at nakikipag-merge sa iyon,- o biglang bumabagal for unknown reason o pa-ese-ese sa kalye o tumatabi sa kabilang lane etc...

Hazards ang mga iyan sa kalye....


"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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[dr. d]

however else the cellphone is used, it still distracts the user from driving concentration.
the only solution i can think of, is that driver makes a stop at the side of the road to handle that cellphone.
i can imagine it now... half the cars on the road will be parked at the side...

btw... i was sideswiped once, when i stopped at the side of the road to make a call. by a driver delivering a brand new vehicle to the showroom. my condolences to the buyer of that vehicle...

[zoomzoom]

So goodbye na ba bluetooth headsets for taking and making (hands-free) calls while driving?

[zoomzoom]

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Bro,- mayroon ding mga "run-of-the-mill rides" dito sa Pinas na may ganyang standard accessory...

Pero for me,- such "phone discussion",- even if hands-free is a distraction while driving...

Kahit naman kausap mo lang yung mga passengers mo, pwede ka madistract di ba? Lalo na kung maganda yung katabi mo at tingin ka ng tingin sa kanya kesa sa kalye.

If you have noisy kids for passengers, distraction din yun.

Kung nanonood ng movie / TV yung passnegers mo kahit na nakikikinig ka lang sa pinapanood nila, (hindi ka nanonood directly) pwede ka din madistract.

Kung napalakas ng audio setup mo, pwede ka din madistract sa music.

What's the big /major difference with hands-free calls then?

[shadow]

So goodbye na ba bluetooth headsets for taking and making (hands-free) calls while driving?

How would enforcers know na meron ka kausap? Eh kung napapasabay lang sa music? [emoji23]


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[shadow]

Kahit naman kausap mo lang yung mga passengers mo, pwede ka madistract di ba? Lalo na kung maganda yung katabi mo at tingin ka ng tingin sa kanya kesa sa kalye.

If you have noisy kids for passengers, distraction din yun.

Kung nanonood ng movie / TV yung passnegers mo kahit na nakikikinig ka lang sa pinapanood nila, (hindi ka nanonood directly) pwede ka din madistract.

Kung napalakas ng audio setup mo, pwede ka din madistract sa music.

What's the big /major difference with hands-free calls then?

Sagot na daw lahat ni duts sweldo ng mga personal drivers. Change is coming.


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[MR_BIG18]

How would enforcers know na meron ka kausap? Eh kung napapasabay lang sa music? [emoji23]


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Simply, show them your "call" history on the phone

[shadow]

Simply, show them your "call" history on the phone

I'll never show anything on my phone to enforcers or police for that matter unless they can secure court order.

So they still should prove that driver is indeed speaking with someone on the phone rather than just singing along sa music. [emoji16]

It's hard to enforce plus dark tints pa.


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[yebo]

maglagay na lang ng sticker ni Du30 sa windshield wala ka nang huli hahaha!

[jut703]

I don't understand why people need a law to keep them from using their phones while driving.

Sobrang obvious naman diba, kung nagtetext or nagfafacebook ka, edi hati attention mo.

Bluetooth connectivity, Waze, etc were made with the objective of keeping your focus on the road. Hindi naman nakakadistract mag-GPS habang nagddrive. Wag ka lang tititig sa phone mo, pero common sense naman yun diba.

Bluetooth calling is still more distracting than a simple conversation with a passenger, because you're expected to reply instantaneously as opposed to a face-to-face conversation where lulls are more common, especially if the lull is because the driver had to focus on his main task - driving.

That said, I still believe that handsfree calls have mitigated the risk enough to make it plausible to take a phone call while driving, though I still think that if the call isn't urgent, just delay it until you're done driving.

At the end of the day, sa dami ng nakadark tint sa Pilipinas, hindi parin makikita ginagawa ng driver. At malamang hindi naman mahuhuli yung mga dapat hulihin. But again I ask, bakit kailangan pa ng batas para lang itigil nito pagphophone niyo habang nagddrive?


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[WallyWest]

Because everyone thinks they are one of the few intellectually and physically superior individuals who has mastered the art of multitasking.

Problem is, there is no such thing.

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[zoomzoom]

Kelangan ng batas cause everyone's a smart aleck. Sasabihin lang ng hinuli "Anong batas ba nilabag ko? Kung wala, di mo ko pwede hulihin." And technically, he's correct.

[XTO]

Yan ba babantayan ng enforcers? Simpleng violation nga di nila mahuli

Tsaka once nabangga or nakabangga na natural bibitiwan na ang pesteng celpon

[remzam]

I think wala pa rin nakaisip nito...

If we follow the logic of this bill (di pa sya batas AFAIK)... bawal na rin ang mga jeepney drivers na walang assistant para kumuha at manukli ng bayad.

I'm not against this bill. Pero sana maliwanag ang IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations) for this.



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[XwindXTO]

The senate bill says as long as you are not holding your phone, then you are ok. Hand-free, bluetooth headsets are allowed. Not sure how they are going to merge this with MMDA's no-contact policy.

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[dr. d]

The senate bill says as long as you are not holding your phone, then you are ok. Hand-free, bluetooth headsets are allowed. Not sure how they are going to merge this with MMDA's no-contact policy.

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the bill is defective.
when you use the phone, however you put it, you still have to distract yourself from the road ahead.
... less distracting? ... does that mean, the damage in the fender bender is only 50% ..?
or is it... you get 50% less accidents..?

[safeorigin]

how exactly will they know if someone is distracted or not?