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Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri... by Amezarak on Friday February 23, 2024 @07:57AM (#39479980)
I don't think you can in an intelligent way. One simple solution would be to only disable the screen if the phone is connected to car Bluetooth - but this would just result in most phone addicts not connecting their phone to the car.

That's why people are against it - the idea of passengers returning to the pre-smartphone era while traveling seems to be considered by most people totally outrageous and and unacceptable price to pay for lowering the accident rate, which has climbed almost solely to due smartphones.

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Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri... by newaccount74 on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:17AM (#39480188)
Even that is stupid. A passenger should be able to add a stop to the navigation while the car is in motion.
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Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri... by Amezarak on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:30AM (#39480327)
I can do this with voice on my iPhone. Worst case scenario you pull over and do it.
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Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri... by bluefirebrand on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:02AM (#39480038)
> most people totally outrageous and and unacceptable

What's totally outrageous and unacceptable is the idea that my phone can tell me when I'm allowed to use it or not, based on arbitrary rules set up by tech clowns who are not in my current situation and do not know why I might need it.

It's frankly asinine to suggest I should not be able to look up a map of a city while riding a bus because someone else might be texting and driving.

Most people would find this outrageous because it is.

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