11-15-2016, 09:09 AM | #23 |
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Is it just me, or is there something really wrong about selling an item as a safe answer to distracted driving, when it is actually facilitating it (on-screen text projector, with 'hand gesture controls'). Fussing with buttons or handheld is obviously a problem, but data consistently shows that the real issue is attention lapses, and that 'multitasking' is really a myth - having your texts projected on a screen is better, but in the same way that using a car-mug for your beer makes driving drunk safer, 'cause less chance you'll wreck from spilling the beer.
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11-15-2016, 02:10 PM | #24 |
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Saw a Navdy in person the other day
I happened to see a Navdy installed in someone's Infiniti G35 while at a stoplight. I was close to buying one but after seeing it on his dashboard I'm glad I didn't. It is a lot bigger than I was expecting it to be. It looked pretty goofy honestly. He tried to "drag" me when he saw that I was looking in his car and I'm sure you can imagine how that went I even gave him a one count head start...
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11-15-2016, 11:47 PM | #25 | |
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I love the image of Ubermeister's duel -- seeing some numb nuts launch ending with his screen in his lap probably provided enough distraction for the whole week! |
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11-16-2016, 07:51 AM | #26 |
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I'm going to have to use that 'complete partial agreement' - perfect for the next 'green belt training' or 'effective learning' class they put me into. And I am with you that true heads up displays - for essential vehicle data - are a great idea that does help with both safety and convenience. The real issue is with the competition from visual-motor-language tasks (reading texts is the ultimate, but also things like album covers and song titles, or the advertisements that are soon to appear); these suck attention in, then hold it for too long. When you are talking, your brain will usually allocate the resources to the driving (at least this is what I tell my wife, to explain 'not hearing' that she wanted to stop in the DSW on the way past .
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