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Subject: Re: State Farm files patent for system to suppress calls and
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Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2024 14:30:10 -0000 (UTC)
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Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> 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. :)
> 

You sound like a bicycle devotee.