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fuchikoma
05:03 PM

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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_OverSleptThisMorn
11/08/09

@four12: You have one point left on your license. #cars
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SEDAGIVE?!
08:57 AM

@GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat: Big badda boom! #cars
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Noobs-R-Us
10/08/09

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I think the brat pack would have definately bought iPhone. Perhaps not the social maladjusted one...
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RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
10/08/09

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An owl in a box? I don't give a hoot.
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Andinator
10/07/09

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The old man grabbed me and said, "Hey tether up Johnny." No dad what about you?
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jeevesofRKdia
10/07/09

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Step 1: Cut a hole in the box
Step 2: Put your owl in that box
Step 3: Open the box
And that's how it's done. (saving an owl)
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KSPRAYDAD
10/07/09

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I've taught my kids the joys of opensource/rockbox. Parents...don't let your kids drink the Jesus juice...nothing good will come of it.
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test35965
10/07/09

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I hate when people buy stuff just because its popular, regardless of weather it is a good product.
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frigg
10/07/09

@test356965: almost as bad as when people don't buy stuff because it's popular, even if it is a good product. ;)
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Wilson Rothman
10/07/09

@frigg: Yeah, those really are the two sides of the coin.
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Pope John Peeps II
10/08/09

@test356965: I hate it when the weather is popular, regardless of what stuff is peopled by products.
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gemcosta
08/16/09

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Is it me, or was that really fake?
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Ayeco
08/16/09

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This is some really good stuff. Scary indeed. But it's on the part of the process in educating kids about focusing while driving. I don't know exactly where it started with me, though. I had a great Driver's Ed in highschoool. But I can't put my finger on why it was so great.

I love motor sports and other high speed sports, so that need to be aware of surroundings might have something to do with my overly alert nature when driving.

Kids, don't text and drive. Don't play with your GPS while moving in your car. Never relax and never take your eyes off the other cars (thought I was going to say "dont take your eyes off the road" didn't you? Cars first.)
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Rob
08/16/09

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Ok.

I've seen worse from people changing radio stations and adjusting the air conditioning in vehicles.
Shit I've seen worse from distracted parents trying to wrangle rowdy kids and MUCH worse from tired workaholics falling asleep at the wheel.

Since when was saying "pay full attention while driving, or pull over if you can't for any reason" not enough?
Oh, I forgot American culture today revolves around fear mongering, scare tactics, and a lack of personal responsibility.

I'd love to see some real evidence backing up this now hot issue. How many people can successfully do more than one thing at once responsibly versus how many assholes go veering off into oncoming traffic because of texting.

It's probably directly proportional with people that can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

The problem isn't the texting, it's the raising dumbass kids.
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whiteflea
08/16/09

@Rob: this was from the UK, not the US.
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JohnS1111
08/16/09

@Rob: "American culture" - you meant to say European culture as the movie is for the BBC?
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winexprt
08/16/09

@Rob: Nope. The problem isn't texting at all. /sarcasim.

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[www.reuters.com]
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winexprt
08/16/09

@Rob: Nope. Texting while driving didn't result in this crash either.
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ackthbbft
08/16/09

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I think they could have just faded out with the girl screaming with her dead friend's head resting on her shoulder, maybe followed by sirens and a voice saying, "This one's gone..."

Frankly, I think the thought of killing your friends and showing the stigma which would be attached to you by your schoolmates would be much more effective than the other rescue footage.

To kids nowadays, personal image seems much more important to them than what they do to other people, anyway.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
08/16/09

@ackthbbft:

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You don't think that maybe somebody who got in a car crash and killed two of his/her friends would be absolutely ruined with guilt? It's not about 'personal image' ass hole.

I think living with the knowledge that you caused an accident that killed two of your friends but not you would be worse than just dying. Anyways, it's not like the kids at her school would point fingers at her and call her a murderer. What society are you living in?
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aerospaceman
08/16/09

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Wow! The only thing that would have made this more gruesome would have been for the helicopter pilot to be distracted buying an app on his iPhone, , crashing into the other helicopter and then both helicopters crashing on the accident scene.
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Xeno
08/16/09

@aerospaceman: And now I wish that had happened.
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