[wanderernomad]

Even worse than talking on phone.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by Rehaan

I recently came across this picture and i just had to post it here.

Ridiculous!!

Hey, one of them is looking at the road!

Just a pity it's one of the ones in the back seat

[prateekm]

You might want to check this out.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=419795844433

[GTO]

Originally Posted by wanderernomad

Even worse than talking on phone.

Completely agreed. Ford's safety presentation (Factory visit earlier this month) stated that mobile texting is nearly as dangerous as drunk driving.

[McLaren Rulez]

You know, there's a simple solution.

Most phones can be hooked up to the car's systems. So you can make calls from your car's by connecting your phone, yes?

We also have voice recognition software on many devices. You can ask your phone to call XYZ by simply programming it to respond to the command "call XYZ".

Why not put those two together and have the car read out smses for you and for you to dicatate smses back to it?

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez

Why not put those two together and have the car read out smses for you and for you to dicatate smses back to it?

Blue and Me and similiar options exist.

Problem is we cant understand what sms could be so important that it cant wait for a couple of minutes to be replied to.

[Rehaan]

Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez

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Why not put those two together and have the car read out smses for you and for you to dicatate smses back to it?

YouTube - Nexus One - Voice Input

However, still, the fact is that its in some way still requiring the driver to take his attention off the road, even for a short period of time. Keeping that in mind, i agree with what Spitfire says - its best to wait till you're done driving.

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[GordonGekko]

I think it is extremely dangerous, stupid and irresponsible.

I remember seeing this picture where a woman is doing her lipstick, texting AND somewhat driving.

It is FAR more dangerous than talking.

[Abhay]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Problem is we cant understand what sms could be so important that it cant wait for a couple of minutes to be replied to.

Totally agree with Spitfire.

[volkman10]

Apple patent seeks to prevent drivers from texting while driving!

Apple has filed a patent application for a system that aims to make texting at the wheel impossible by blocking drivers from sending messages on cell phones.

The system creates "lock-out mechanisms" to disable cell phones from performing certain functions, such as texting, while one is driving

http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes...xting/34317047

[alpha1]

SMS/text etc basically means a non critical communication.
If it was critical someone would call you because call is the only way ascertaining that the receiver has acknowledged "message received and assimilated".
So I never got why would someone want to read/reply a text immediately? They are never critical and definitely never the emergency kinds.

Perhaps most people have so little self worth that any petty thing like immediate response to sms makes them feel important ... ?

[joybhowmik]

Yet another example of a death when texting on the phone
US woman dies in head-on collision seconds after posting her selfie on Facebook