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Re:Apple Engineer Playing iPhone Video Game During Fatal Mou... by leereeves on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:34PM (#22419132)
> “The crash driver’s employer, Apple, is a tech leader, but like most employers, has yet to develop a distracted driving policy,” Sumwalt said.

Are employers really supposed to police what their employees do when they aren't working?

Re:Apple Engineer Playing iPhone Video Game During Fatal Mou... by fortran77 on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:38PM (#22419154)
I would say "no", but there's one area it could apply: to make sure an employer will never require an employee to be on the phone while driving (even on speakerphone).
Re:Apple Engineer Playing iPhone Video Game During Fatal Mou... by Aeolun on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:02PM (#22419307)
This is why when in a big enterprise, you’ll find a bunch of these completely unrelated sections appended to the employee handbook.

So that when shit like this happens, you can legitimately say “We ask employees to not play games while driving.”

It’s utterly pointless, but makes the company and the regulator feel good?

Re:Apple Engineer Playing iPhone Video Game During Fatal Mou... by fred_is_fred on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:36PM (#22419491)
It helps with their insurance as well, especially if someone is driving on company business.
Re:Apple Engineer Playing iPhone Video Game During Fatal Mou... by cmlndz on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:46PM (#22419212)
Absolutely not. That recommendation makes no sense.