• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I participated in a driving simulation a while back. It was a real vehicle that had full motion, but was on hydraulic struts instead of wheels.

    They were testing how phone usage affected people.

    It’s texting that’s the problem. I murdered a few jaywalkers only while interacting with creating words. Not when on speaker phone and not when just looking at the phone.

    Touchscreens aren’t really that bad when designed well.

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      7 hours ago

      Even if having to interact with a big touch screen while driving were truly safe, I don’t want to have to deal with that when I’m driving.

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      It’s not just texting - I looked at the console to see what song was playing and then rear-ended the car in front of me that had stopped suddenly.
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      Anything that distracts from actually paying attention to driving is a problem.

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        6 hours ago

        That’s not new, looking at the radio has been a thing since the 80’s.

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            4 hours ago

            The 80’s were when digital radios came out. Quite annoying. I’m sure there was the same complaints then as now.

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      6 hours ago

      I call bullshit because you can’t adjust the ac or radio without taking your eyes off the road