The dumb drivers thread
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Eh, I'm not a person that likes to be read to. I like to see it and read it for myself because I read extremely fast. I wish CarPlay did that but I understand why.
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that's a pipe dream. but using Bluetooth should not be. my wife can pair her phone to the car, and she can barely tackle the garage door keypad.....
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Your preference is illegal. Everybody would prefer to just read the text message, but when driving it isn't safe. Having it read to you and responding by voice works well in the context of being something you can do safely while you're driving.
And I know you're going to say "Well I can do it safely" no, you can't lol
You say "Reply to Bill" it says "What would you like to say?" you say "That sounds great Bill, comma, I will reply more at legnth when I get out of the car". Sent.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Your preference is illegal. Everybody would prefer to just read the text message, but when driving it isn't safe. Having it read to you and responding by voice works well in the context of being something you can do safely while you're driving.
And I know you're going to say "Well I can do it safely" no, you can't lol
And I know you're going to say "Well I can do it safely" no, you can't lol
But, to be clear, by "speeding", I don't mean just a couple of MPH above the posted limit. Most cops, and most speed cameras, won't bother you unless you are maybe 10 or more MPH over, to take into account a number of factors like downhill-gravity, built-in speedometer error, and oversize tires causing a lower speedometer reading.
Last edited by mmarshall; Mar 11, 2024 at 05:26 PM.
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Driving faster than an arbitrary speed limit is not inherently dangerous, the average speed of the road, conditions, traffic are all things that help determine at what speed it becomes dangerous. Focusing on a small screen and typing while driving is always dangerous.
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Who said I do anything illegal? Don't talk to me like I'm a child or student or you're my boss.
All I said was that I don't like having stuff read to me.. that's it. I have said a million times how I pull over if I need to use the phone to text, etc. etc. Anything to take my eyes off the screen I pull over. So chill with the big brother crap please. Thanks dad.
