Re. Distracted driving law

[dr. d]

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

the assumption is, using the cellphone while driving, distracts the driver from his driving.
and anyone who says otherwise, is lying thru his teeth.
some billboards have been requested to be brought down, because they distracted the driver...

[safeorigin]

how will they know where the person is looking at all times then?

how will they know where the person's attention is centered at?

hate to burst your bubble but everywhere you look and hear, it's bound to be Huxley level of distraction

[dr. d]

when you talk to your cellphone, your mind is automatically forced to do three things at the same time... drive, listen and process the conversation, and answer intelligently. it's like conversing with your passenger... you have to think, distracting your concentration from your driving..
of course, one can thoughtlessly answer... "yes".. "you do that".. "uhmmm ok"...
only later will it dawn on you... "what did i just say?" "who was i talking to?" "did i just give away my inheritance..?"
heh heh.

[jut703]

when you talk to your cellphone, your mind is automatically forced to do three things at the same time... drive, listen and process the conversation, and answer intelligently. it's like conversing with your passenger... you have to think, distracting your concentration from your driving..
of course, one can thoughtlessly answer... "yes".. "you do that".. "uhmmm ok"...
only later will it dawn on you... "what did i just say?" "who was i talking to?" "did i just give away my inheritance..?"
heh heh.

So talking with passengers should also be prohibited?

Distraction is not just a binary on/off thing. There are varying levels of distraction and the objective is to prohibit significant distractions while acknowledging the breakthroughs in technology that have allowed previously major distractions to become mere minor distractions that do not impair driving ability severely.


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[zoomzoom]

when you talk to your cellphone, your mind is automatically forced to do three things at the same time... drive, listen and process the conversation, and answer intelligently. it's like conversing with your passenger... you have to think, distracting your concentration from your driving..
of course, one can thoughtlessly answer... "yes".. "you do that".. "uhmmm ok"...
only later will it dawn on you... "what did i just say?" "who was i talking to?" "did i just give away my inheritance..?"
heh heh.

So do we ban passengers altogether or just put a gag on our respective mouths (both driver & passenger) so that there is assurance that no one gets distracted.

[yebo]

so if they will ban the use of cellphones even if used with bluetooth head sets or via the HU, should they not ban airplane pilots from communicating with the control tower also? may head set din yun.

has anyone read the law already? does it totally ban or are there exemptions like if the phone is used with bluetooth devices?

[jut703]

Wala pa namang IRR.


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[Jun aka Pekto]

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

That's why there are automated text/voice messages that say the phone owner is busy driving and cannot answer the phone. My wife only answers the phone when I'm the one driving.

[dr. d]

so if they will ban the use of cellphones even if used with bluetooth head sets or via the HU, should they not ban airplane pilots from communicating with the control tower also? may head set din yun.

has anyone read the law already? does it totally ban or are there exemptions like if the phone is used with bluetooth devices?

i wouldn't dream of riding in a plane whose driver (pilot, heh heh) does not wear headphones.

[dr. d]

So do we ban passengers altogether or just put a gag on our respective mouths (both driver & passenger) so that there is assurance that no one gets distracted.

ikaw ang nagsabi niyan!
if you think you can't stop yourself from talking to the driver and bothering him, yes, a gag over your mouth would be a good idea. heh heh.

i remember when we were very young.. mom would warn us, "don't make noise! daddy's driving."

but seriously. in the olden days, buses had a sign close to the bus driver, "do not talk to driver while bus is in motion".
one did not shout to the driver, "driver, para!" there was the conductor for that. he does the communication with the driver via their own special code, not the passenger. he was knocking on the lawanit ceiling long before tony orlando made it popular.

[urbanmetal]

Hopefully they do publish specifics, I use waze a lot and would prefer using it legally than risk getting a ticket.

[safeorigin]

knowing how laws are interpreted over time and how they mutate,

I'm not surprised that you came to the conclusion that it might also include passengers

let's test your assumption then

if talking to someone can be distracting while having to think intelligently

should airplane pilots ditch their headsets and not communicate with the air traffic control?

not to mention their instrument panels are littered with superfluous readouts

and the consequences of the slightest mistake is much higher especially when landing

[dr. d]

Waze has verbal instructions din, so no need to literally look at the phone while driving.

honestly, who has wazed, without having to look at his phone?

[dct]

honestly, who has wazed, without having to look at his phone?

Ang pag tingin sa waze sulyap lang parang pagsilip sa sidemirror. Wag babad ang tingin. Ako i just look at the top screen. Yung kung arrow if left or right, tapos ilang meters na lang

[dr. d]

Ang pag tingin sa waze sulyap lang parang pagsilip sa sidemirror. Wag babad ang tingin. Ako i just look at the top screen. Yung kung arrow if left or right, tapos ilang meters na lang

good for you, sir.
i tried. i failed. and i almost bumped the car in front, as i sulyaped at the screen.
i am a poor driver.
and i am behind you.

[dct]

good for you, sir.
i tried. i failed. and i almost bumped the car in front, as i sulyaped at the screen.
i am a poor driver.
and i am behind you.

Did you use windsheild mount? Saan nakalagay phone? Baka pangit ang placing ng phone?

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