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Mercedes Attention Assist Fights Drowsy Driving With Coffee Breaks, Alarms

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fuchikoma
11/09/09

In reply to Specialized DVR For Cars Could Make Teens Better Drivers
I like the idea of light based feedback from an automated system. At first I thought DVR meant Digital Video Recorder - which would have made me a less safe driver. When I was first learning to drive, if someone was supervising me I'd stiffen up if I made a mistake, then think about it, getting distracted from driving. On my own, I'd make a mistake once in a while, but learn from it, and keep going competently. #cars
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RoofCoffeeCup
11/08/09

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I'd love to get a DVR for the cars I ride on. I want to be able to post peoples reaction to me. #cars
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comics0026
11/08/09

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I think the problem with bad drivers is that the majority of them don't think of themselves as bad drivers, or they just "occasionally" do a "few" "risky" decisions/actions while driving.

Plus, having your parents as monitors doesn't work so well because A) they over react to the smallest things because it's been so long since they've been in the passenger seat and aren't sure how to deal/are uncomfortable with this new loss of control AND/OR B) the teenager has already learned how to tune out what their parent(s) are telling them and may have created their own idea of how to drive based on what they've seen on TV and in films
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four12
11/08/09

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I've dealt with these "bitching Betty" devices in ambulances and fire trucks. What a pain in the butt - they'd sometimes flag you for a "red" if you hit a pothole and if you got three "reds" in a month, you had to go talk to the chief.

Swerve to miss the pothole? Beeeeep! That's a yellow! Break hard to slow down before hitting it? BEEEEEEEEEP! A red!!
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bagellord
11/08/09

@four12: Not to mention if some idiot cuts you off and you have to slam on the brakes, grandma decides to stop for a red light when she's in the intersection, or dipshit in the Accord wearing baggy pants and a sideways baseball hat runs through the red light in front of you. #cars
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
11/08/09

@four12: You have one point left on your license. #cars
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SEDAGIVE?!
11/09/09

@GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat: Big badda boom! #cars
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nutbastard
12/29/08

In reply to Mercedes Attention Assist Fights Drowsy Driving With Coffee Breaks, Alarms
there's never any uproar when it is suggested that someone consume a legal substance to enhance their performance.

if this thing showed a coke spoon or a meth pipe, people'd be all up in arms but it's like, you know it's just a symbol - coke spoon icon doesn't mean you HAVE to rail a couple lines, just, you know, do something about your rogginess.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/28/08

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How about a shocker in the wheel or seat? Like those cool little games I bought from Woot!
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scarbrtj
12/28/08

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Anybody driven the new 450+ hp 6.2L V8 C63 AMG? An "axe-murderer" with headlights, Jeremy Clarkson called it. So, "Attention Assist" or not, I'm uncertain as how "safe" some Mercedes models can actually be :)
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