love this feature on my hyundai... sitting at a light, not paying attention when the light's gone green and the car in front of you has driven off. car dings and reminds me to get going before driver behind honks their horn

 

My dashcam does that, great feature.

 

It's obvious why vehicles have a device like that..........................

 

Busted. Lol
Texting and driving much these days? Haha

Mine never goes off because I'm a good driver.

 

It’s technology adapting to the reality of modern day life. Nobody may want or need to get ahold of you but for many of us we need to be able to stay in contact with people while driving. Stopped at a red light is a pretty good opportunity to check for texts.

 

not at all. when sitting at a light, i'm not driving.

 

any more criticisms? maybe parking sensors because people can't drive or park? or cruise control because people should have their foot on the gas all the time?
whether for frivolous (e.g. social media), texting/messaging/email for family, friends, or work, or any other reasons, like it or not, people want to stay in touch.
i totally agree they shouldn't use a phone while actually driving and moving, but at a light, perfectly reasonable. especially how long lights can be in crowded cities/suburbs.

 

That’s what I do. I do not allow myself to look at the phone when I am driving. I will voice text and talk on the phone but when I am stopped at a light I look at my phone.

If I didn’t work while I was driving I would never get anything accomplished in a day. This isn’t a new thing, my Dad worked while he was driving too 35 years ago, as have most other businesspeople and salespeople. It’s just the way it is.

 

The vehicle code does not make ay such distinction.

 

Don't care

 

not sure your point. when i'm stopped, I'M not driving. i don't care what the car thinks i'm doing, but it knows if i haven't seen the car in front pull away because obviously i wasn't paying attention to that.

 

I wasn't necessarily criticizing....just pointing out the most obvious reason for a device like that. Of course, one could argue that it if is so obvious, it probably doesn't need pointing out in the first place. But I tend to be the type of person who covers everything even if it is sometimes evident.

In general, though, I agree that texting while at a stop is preferable to it being done in motion.

 

He means it’s still illegal to text when stopped at a light

 

That's why I keep my phone down LOW.

I don't wave it around advertising my beezwax. lol

Does a bear text in the woods?

That's what I say... haha

 

maybe where you are, but not in the free state of florida.

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