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Re:Show HN: A machine that detects when you text and drive t... by daenz on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:21PM (#27643198)
Because driving while texting wasn't dangerous enough, here's another device that will definitely compromise your focus and force you to have an involuntary physical reaction!

It's a cool experiment, but thinking that people should be "shocked" (physically or otherwise) as a remedy to texting while they're driving is not the right approach. It's just going to cause more accidents.

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Re:Show HN: A machine that detects when you text and drive t... by nik12795 on Saturday June 26, 2021 @02:07PM (#27644296)
Did you watch the video and did you get the sense that this was actually something I thought should be brought to market? It was a fun experiment :)

I totally agree it is not the right approach and, if you watch the end of the video, I say "Is this the texting and driving solution that humanity needs? No, of course not. It makes texting and driving way more distracting and dangerous."

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Re:Show HN: A machine that detects when you text and drive t... by 1cvmask on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:21PM (#27656022)
They were just having fun and not advocating it at all.
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