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i see loads of it still on the roads absolute devastation on how quickly things can happen.

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Absolutely horrific over something so pointless which can more often than not wait till later. As you say it still happens a lot.
 
I used to frequent a layby burger van regularly at an old job, paramedics now and then used to drop by and they would get free tea or coffee, fair enough.

Anyway, they were telling me about a recent accident they attended, they were driving down a dual carriageway (one of the parkways in Peterborough) and on the other side, a car hit the barrier for no reason and flipped over. The next junction was right in front of them so they nipped around and came back down on the other side. In their words, the car had hit the barrier so hard the seatbelt had "popped her lungs out" young girl, and they arrived just as she took her last breath, her boyfriend was still on the other end of the phone....

Another one, first day at a brand new job, didn't know anyone. Sat down at my desk, and was told the person who was training me was due in but not there yet, just to sit there, ok. Keeping in mind I literally didn't know anyone, a girl runs in, collapses on the floor screaming, saying someone had died. Everyone bursts into tears etc. I am sat there, literally not knowing anyone. About 15 minutes later was told that I could take the rest of the day off. Anyway, turns out the girl that was suppossed to training me that day was on her mobile phone on her way to work, crashed into a roundabout and died at the scene.
 
shocking bud this stuff happens daily got to keep your eyes peeled all the times on the road and should never ever use your phone.

i wonder now with the cars with so much tech in them that its more to mess with when you are driving too.
 
teenwolf said:
i wonder now with the cars with so much tech in them that its more to mess with when you are driving too.
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I honestly think that is a valid concern. It doesn't help that the UI is often more suited to sitting using a tablet with your dominant hand than driving (and the additional movement this introduces) at arms reach with your non dominant hand (for most people).

So much of the stuff that I can faff about with on my car really doesn't have any need to be accessible while driving along. Do I really need to make adjustments to the equalizer settings at 70 mph or would it be far more responsible for the manufacturer to lock those settings out when on the move? The removal of physical buttons is a prime example of OEMs using an opportunity for cost cutting over a fit for purpose user interface for basic controls.
 
lordrobs said:
I honestly think that is a valid concern. It doesn't help that the UI is often more suited to sitting using a tablet with your dominant hand than driving (and the additional movement this introduces) at arms reach with your non dominant hand (for most people).

So much of the stuff that I can faff about with on my car really doesn't have any need to be accessible while driving along. Do I really need to make adjustments to the equalizer settings at 70 mph or would it be far more responsible for the manufacturer to lock those settings out when on the move? The removal of physical buttons is a prime example of OEMs using an opportunity for cost cutting over a fit for purpose user interface for basic controls.
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i do too so much too faff about with now on the move too many distractions, i punch the address in the sat nav and drive phone is on do not disturb and on i go.
its really really not worth the risk on what can happen on the roads.
 
teenwolf said:
shocking bud this stuff happens daily got to keep your eyes peeled all the times on the road and should never ever use your phone.

i wonder now with the cars with so much tech in them that its more to mess with when you are driving too.
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Indeed very commonplace, I see all sorts from the vantage point of my cab with me being high up, a common one is phones,iPads or laptops in someone’s lap and they are doing whatever be it watching something or browsing/whatever…

People faffing with modern car dashboards is regular too, and having driven a few (such as my sisters A45 Merc recently) I can well see navigating it’s infotainment setup at least as distracting as messing with a phone if not more so.
As for the trucker, it’s not surprising unfortunately,although browsing dating sites driving a 44tonner is insanity, I see many truckers watching films, cooking on stoves (!) on their phone etc daily it really boggles the mind, especially driving what are very effective killing machines….

The really scary thing is the U.K. has ,statistically, very safe roads compared to many countries!
 
Scania said:
Indeed very commonplace, I see all sorts from the vantage point of my cab with me being high up, a common one is phones,iPads or laptops in someone’s lap and they are doing whatever be it watching something or browsing/whatever…

As for the trucker, it’s not surprising unfortunately, I see many truckers watching films, cooking on stoves (!) on their phone etc daily it really boggles the mind, especially driving what are very effective killing machines….

The really scary thing is the U.K. has ,statistically, very safe roads compared to many countries!
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feel for you pal driving that big wagon i cant believe how much i see on the roads.
the guy in the vid is so gutted but its just too late.
 
There's a police video of a truck driver who was driving whilst cooking his breakfast on the passenger seat - full English too! Sausages in a frying pan!

Quite a few years old, but unbelievable!
 
lordrobs said:
I honestly think that is a valid concern. It doesn't help that the UI is often more suited to sitting using a tablet with your dominant hand than driving (and the additional movement this introduces) at arms reach with your non dominant hand (for most people).

So much of the stuff that I can faff about with on my car really doesn't have any need to be accessible while driving along. Do I really need to make adjustments to the equalizer settings at 70 mph or would it be far more responsible for the manufacturer to lock those settings out when on the move? The removal of physical buttons is a prime example of OEMs using an opportunity for cost cutting over a fit for purpose user interface for basic controls.
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Some good points here. Ours has a touchscreen but also some physical buttons/scroller on the steering wheel. I know android auto prevents things like access to the on screen keyboard - i remember it annoying the missus when she was sat in the passenger seat and looking for some playlists on Spotify.
 
I don't faff around with anything whilst driving, I turn everything off, and very rarely use a sat nav unless I absolutely have to, I will usually study a map/street view the day before or whatever.

I don't like sat navs, they distract you, plus I find if you rely on them you don't learn, where as if you do it by memorising a map, you learn all the landmarks etc and usually can then do the next time from memory as well.
 
Semple said:
Some good points here. Ours has a touchscreen but also some physical buttons/scroller on the steering wheel. I know android auto prevents things like access to the on screen keyboard - i remember it annoying the missus when she was sat in the passenger seat and looking for some playlists on Spotify.
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Yeah a lot of the Android Auto stuff is voice only when on the move which is a good idea IMO... or at least it is when you have a decent data connection to process the voice request.

I know a lot of people in positions like mine use what is seen as dead time when driving to catch up on calls but that isn't for me. I'll take a hands free call but as soon as it is clear the conversation requires even the smallest amount of thought the person on the other end of the line gets an "I'm driving at the moment but I'll pull over and call you back as soon as I can".
 
lordrobs said:
Yeah a lot of the Android Auto stuff is voice only when on the move which is a good idea IMO... or at least it is when you have a decent data connection to process the voice request.

I know a lot of people in positions like mine use what is seen as dead time when driving to catch up on calls but that isn't for me. I'll take a hands free call but as soon as it is clear the conversation requires even the smallest amount of thought the person on the other end of the line gets an "I'm driving at the moment but I'll pull over and call you back as soon as I can".
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Yea, it's not the physical holding of the phone that is the main issue tbh, it's the distraction of having the conversation on the phone that's the issue. So really hands free calling isn't any less dangerous, even though it's legal.

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Hands-free phone tech is dangerous - so why do car firms still promote it?

Using a hands free phone while driving is as dangerous as holding a phone - and yet they're marketed as a desirable extra. Dr Gemma Briggs wonders why.
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Not surprised since covid lockdown ended the amount of people on their phone around here has gone through the roof, some don't care and hold it 'reality tv style' , the more dangerous ones imo are the ones who think they are being sly having it down between their leg and door and look down at it constantly.
 
lordrobs said:
I honestly think that is a valid concern. It doesn't help that the UI is often more suited to sitting using a tablet with your dominant hand than driving (and the additional movement this introduces) at arms reach with your non dominant hand (for most people).

So much of the stuff that I can faff about with on my car really doesn't have any need to be accessible while driving along. Do I really need to make adjustments to the equalizer settings at 70 mph or would it be far more responsible for the manufacturer to lock those settings out when on the move? The removal of physical buttons is a prime example of OEMs using an opportunity for cost cutting over a fit for purpose user interface for basic controls.
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Had my first time in a Tesla Model 3 the other week when visiting my mate, the sheer amount of interaction you can (and have to) have with the massive display and multitude of options on the UI while driving is absolutely absurd. Even as a passenger I didn't enjoy how much fiddling it took to do things. You even get a fullsize desktop-esque Spotify app.
 
TheVoice said:
Had my first time in a Tesla Model 3 the other week when visiting my mate, the sheer amount of interaction you can (and have to) have with the massive display and multitude of options on the UI while driving is absolutely absurd. Even as a passenger I didn't enjoy how much fiddling it took to do things. You even get a fullsize desktop-esque Spotify app.
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Most EV's have systems which mean you don't need to be 100% alert, all of the time. I drive with Adaptive Cruise, Pilot Assist, and Auto Steer switched on, which helps when using the onboard screens.
 
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Semple said:
Some good points here. Ours has a touchscreen but also some physical buttons/scroller on the steering wheel. I know android auto prevents things like access to the on screen keyboard - i remember it annoying the missus when she was sat in the passenger seat and looking for some playlists on Spotify.
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Yes absolutely even the misses in the passenger messing around on the touch screen does my head in and is a distraction.

I turn it off when we are traveling she is pregnant and kids in the back of the car too.
 
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