Driving Whilst Internetting

[Davidsw8]

Just found the website this is on, I love the Pet Petter!!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Also saw 'pedestrian crossing the road reading his kindle' this morning too

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

 

[glasgowcyclist]

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I take the i in iDrive stands for idiot?

GC

 

[ColinJ]

I take the i in iDrive stands for idiot?

GC

Hmm, more like iTsajoke?

(You might be misled by the Surf! and Read! pictures but I think the Work! one with a printing calculator attached to the steering wheel is clearly not to be taken seriously. I mean, er, nobody would really do that ... would they? )

 

[Herzog]

Haven't truck drivers been doing this for years (obviously not with iPads)?

 

[Mile195]

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?

The passengers can play I-spy, and she can wind down the window and flag down a passing taxi to take her to the station. See - all bases covered!..

 

[Matthew_T]

I have noticed a lot of van drivers going through clip boards whilst driving. Not a wise move.

 

[AndyRM]

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!

 

[ColinJ]

And what are you supposed to do when you're a single woman travelling alone who breaks down late at nght?

Exactly the same thing that single women (or men) travelling alone and breaking down at night did before mobile phones were invented, or what single women (or men) travelling alone at night do when they break down somewhere where they can't get a phone signal?

 

[Lanzecki]

I too have seen an increase in the number of "Ipad idiots". I see a hell of a lot of people talking on phones on the morning commute though. And its normally about 8am, even before anyone is working.

Ipadiots

 

[Lanzecki]

Ohh, and 8am isn't early for many. Remember some people work stupid hours.

Poor buggers

 

[400bhp]

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?

Engine off, system turns off

simple

 

[Lanzecki]

This will solve many problems in one easy to fit 9 inch titanium spike. No tailgating, speeding, or general muppetry. There will need to be a 3 inch version for those drivers that sit stupidly close to the steering wheel.

 

[RussellZero]

I was expecting tips. This thread has disappointed.

Lol

 

[Boris Bajic]

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.

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.