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Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:05:18 +0000 Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2024 09:05:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird From: bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> Subject: Re: State Farm files patent for system to suppress calls and text while driving Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone References: <v08acm$1kbd2$2@dont-email.me> <7b9e8ad3d9acb56777d5d492610334c8@dizum.com> <lcl6kpFf3d1U3@mid.individual.net> <v448hf$3gk5t$1@dont-email.me> Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <v448hf$3gk5t$1@dont-email.me> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <CjGdnQyuFOUSNfj7nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com> Lines: 46 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-seTPWQBxW4sPm2zwgmLQAYXuqB9xR6w+N6DSow/CGtsgtSxd3ujYXdSxG9rkb2SGk487ECJ0ZX+DEZO!c7fzTHAbFaUqf/mSZB4W6Wp0agPgc9axJZl4C5WRszr/YfcudcPR+MeG0f2ZVo+QCO2XmUC7SVY= X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 3400 On 6/9/24 08:52, Newyana2 wrote: > On 6/9/2024 4:15 AM, Andy Burns wrote: > >>>> <https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2024/04/22/state-farm-files-patent-for-system-to-suppress-calls-and-text-while-driving> >>> >>> Get it done and implemented. >> >> How does it distinguish between driver and passenger? >> > > It seems to say that a cellphone would be linked to a specific > car, which makes sense. Insurance companies insure specific cars. > Sounds like a good idea. So many people just can't imagine turning > off their cellphone. But if there's a big difference in insurance > costs they'll have a motivator. > > Many states now ban handheld cellphones. It makes little > difference. And the cops who should enforce it are busy on > their own phones. Or they're busy giving out tickets for > speeding or "rolling stops". Why? It's a lot easier to just > stand around waiting to hand out another ticket. And nearly > every road has an unrealistically low speed limit. So it's catching > fish in a barrel. Catching people using cellphones is not > so easy. > > But that still leaves the issue of talking on a bluetooth > connection without holding the cellphone, or using maps > apps with the cellphone in a holder. I routinely get stuck > behind people driving erratically, looking at their map program > on the dashboard. The phone should be disabled, period, > except for 911 calls, as long as the car is moving... Though > of course it would mean that some people would have to learn > how to read a map. Maybe the ticket fees could be used to > fund free courses. :) Necessity is the mother of invention, I think we could be amazed at what drivers are capable of if they have no choice (like stringent hosting-language examinations BEFORE landed status and not after). The ticketing will become very fast and could even be autamted via AI. As for our dearest insurers I see their game already: whip the topic up real high, raise the rates accordingly, but then keep them there after the lawmakers have cleaned up the scene :-)