Driving Whilst Internetting

[Pat "5mph"]

Not least because it would be equally impeding for passengers. And what are you supposed to do when you're a single woman travelling alone who breaks down late at nght?

Dunno. What do married women traveling alone do?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Dunno. What do married women traveling alone do?

Interknitting?

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Because THEY feel nice and safe in their comfy air bagged metal cage.

and have a complete lack of respect for anyone else on the road too.

 

[BSRU]

This may not be a solution. In years gone by, I spent a lot of time on the telephone while being driven hither and thither.

When I'm driving with my wife, kids or others, I frequently ask them to answer my calls or read my texts to me. Many motorists do this.

It's perfectly safe, but would be prevented by any sort of interruption of the signal.

That is probably one of the objections that might be made if any government actually tried to introduce such technology, but government agencies are looking into it's viability

 

[tyred]

Hats off to them. I have a hard enough time using my iPad keyboard on the throne. Must be a 'mare when you're bumping around in a car!

My car comes fitted with suspension.

 

[campbellab]

That is probably one of the objections that might be made if any government actually tried to introduce such technology, but government agencies are looking into it's viability

Loads of cars detect if someone is sat in a seat and give seatbelt warning alarms if they aren't plugged in.

No reason this couldn't be extended to that system - prevent unless there's at least 2 bums on seats.

 

[BSRU]

Loads of cars detect if someone is sat in a seat and give seatbelt warning alarms if they aren't plugged in.

No reason this couldn't be extended to that system - prevent unless there's at least 2 bums on seats.

Unfortunately I've seen a driver with all the passenger seats used by children but it did not stop the driver using a mobile.

 

[Sara_H]

Dunno. What do married women traveling alone do?

I'm divorced. What should I do when travelling alone?

 

[Kookas]

The technical solution would be something like Vodafone's SureSignal small cell, except it would prevent calls instead and only activate once the ignition has been turned on.

So basically a very low-power portable cell jammer? It could work. Screw the passengers.

It clearly works for my college. No-one has signal there. Don't know if it's a jammer, but I get the feeling.

 

[jarlrmai]

was thinking about it as punishment for phone using drivers, magnetic phone jammer, stick it low on the side of the car when you go past them at the lights, they'll wonder why their phone doesn't work in their car for ages (until the battery runs out)

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I see a lot of that, people who simply must connect to their FB/twitter accounts regardless of their surrounding, even while crossing the road.

I have a name for them... iPeds.

GC

My name for them is iZombies, because their iDevices turn them into zombies completely unaware of their surroundings.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Until there's proper punishments, and people to enforce the laws, it's going to carry on going downhill.

 

[sabian92]

So basically a very low-power portable cell jammer? It could work. Screw the passengers.

It clearly works for my college. No-one has signal there. Don't know if it's a jammer, but I get the feeling.

I thought cell jammers were illegal in the UK?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I'm divorced. What should I do when travelling alone?

find a handy man/woman (edit as needed )

 

[Kookas]

I thought cell jammers were illegal in the UK?

Quite possibly. But the moment you get into the college grounds, signal takes a serious hit and you'd be lucky to get 2G.