Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Andrew Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: State Farm files patent for system to suppress calls and text while driving Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:42:27 -0000 (UTC) Organization: BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) Message-ID: References: <7b9e8ad3d9acb56777d5d492610334c8@dizum.com> <7cucnZRtefF7nPr7nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:42:27 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com; logging-data="65349"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blueworldhosting.com" Cancel-Lock: sha1:cXuHniBLbhg0Q9AOtxjane7xsI8= sha256:WosJkyspIMtDZ93DDbMSqWqjhK0HnBxTEWu84bifSkw= sha1:QS1v5SivNT1dJjR88cYzWjDE6GQ= sha256:Vy+XrgevcLVJMDEn2bec8NPxHG27Je35gvuwvXkfg3g= X-Newsreader: PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free:1.65 Bytes: 2700 Lines: 15 bad sector wrote on Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:32:00 -0400 : > I myself almost ran some construction workers over BECAUSE I was on the > phone, that's a fact but there was no accident, no report and no > statistics. I know that because I am a defensive driver; defensive > driving isn't based on facts or on statisrucs or on increaeses in > accident rates, it's based on suspicion, paranoia and prejuducial > treatment of all road situations. I trust my instincts, over a million > miles without accidents, argue with THAT. Anecdotes are not science. Therefore I'm not even going to bother to tell you all the times I did NOT get into an accident while I was using a cellphone while driving. Anecdotes are NOT science; they're just stories.