clickie
join:2005-05-22
Monroe, MI
| Litigation Will End It
This is one of those product "enhancements" that'll be pulled from the market after a wave of lawsuits from victims who were injured or died at the hands of a surfing driver.
Well, maybe. It isn't any worse now than iPhones or Blackberries, so I'm beginning to believe the threat can't be much worse. |
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tp0d
yabbazooie
Premium
join:2001-02-13
Carnegie, PA
clubs:
1 edit | just another chapter of survival of the fittest. if you're stupid enough to do it, then u get what you deserve. not mentioning the innocent bystander tho.. hm |
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Control
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xj31 
|  Wi-Fi in-car Already
Basically in car wifi already exists... What is the big deal, buy a wireless card for your laptop and subscribe to an existing carrier. So why act so stupid about a BUILT-IN product. Actually this can be a great addition for Chrysler's line of automobiles. As usual it is just up to the consumer not to abuse the availability of the device. The TVs, Cell Phones, I-Pods, Radios, CD Players, 8-Tracks, makeup, loud children and the nagging significant other can be a distraction as well.... But we have not outlawed them being in the vehicles. People have got to us good judgement and be responsible for their actions. It is time to stop having the "government" regulate every single thing about our country.
It is my opinion this is a winning product when it is used with respect for the purpose in which it is designed.
Let me decide!!! NOT BIG BROTHER |
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tomkb
Premium
join:2000-11-15
Avon, OH
clubs: | reply to tp0d
Re: Litigation Will End It
I was going to say the same thing, thin out the heard a bit. |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX
| One more thing to worry about
Now I have to be on the lookout for Chrysler products because the driver may surfing porn why doing 70 on the freeway. Hopefully it will thin the herd, without too much damage to the innocent bystanders. I have seen a bunch of stupid things marketed, but this takes the cake for corporate marketing stupidity. |
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isaax
join:2007-12-31
philippines | reply to tomkb
Re: Litigation Will End It
...Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...
AMEN. 
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JSY
Premium
join:2000-04-05
Elmhurst, NY
clubs:
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·Bway.net
| reply to clickie
The threat is worse because it's easier to access on the car as opposed to whipping out your phone. The other thing is the preceived notion that since it's part of your car - it must be okay, otherwise they wouldn't have put it there. Hey, I'm all for the "thinning of the herd" bit but please, who really cares about those people - it's the people that they injure and take with them while doing this stuff. |
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satellite68
join:2007-04-11
Louisville, KY
| reply to Control
Re: Wi-Fi in-car Already
quote:
Let me decide!!!
That's great until you've got your head up your ass while driving and plow into someone innocently stopped at a light. I doubt the examples you mentioned are as distracting as say, surfing porn while driving. |
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Austinloop
join:2001-08-19
Austin, TX
| reply to Control
I would be glad for you, or anyone else to decide, if I had confidence in their ability to judge correct usage. It only takes a few miles of driving to see all the idiots talking on their cell phones and driving 20 under the speed limit in the high speed lane and/or changing lanes without looking.
I would truly love to shove some driver's cell phone where the sun doesn't shine and see if they can carry on a conversation. I find it really interesting that the first thing some people do after getting in their car is pull out the phone as they are trying to back out of the parking space. Why can't they make the call before moving the car? |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| Quit whining!
Got Cell?
Got Blackberry?
Does it say there is a laptop built into the dash? No!
You would still need the device, one that many people already have and use anyways.
I know a couple!
You all probably know a couple too. Maybe even done it youselves.
This just makes it easier for the kids and the passengers.
Any driver that isn't already texting on the Blackberry isn't going to bust out the Dell and start surfing for porn at 55 MPH.
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Think outside the Fox... Opera |
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xj31
join:2005-09-25
Lake Villa, IL
1 edit | reply to Control
Re: Wi-Fi in-car Already
oops. |
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xj31
join:2005-09-25
Lake Villa, IL
| reply to Control
said by Control :
Basically in car wifi already exists... It is my opinion this is a winning product when it is used with respect for the purpose in which it is designed.
Let me decide!!! NOT BIG BROTHER
Exactly |
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asdfdfdfdfdfdf
@Level3.net | reply to tp0d
Re: Litigation Will End It
As you say, though, the people who die frequently aren't the ones who engaged in the dangerous behavior, much like drunk driving.
This is one of those behaviors that often imposes costs on other innocent people. |
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chex383
join:2003-03-13
Montreal, QC
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
| automobile driving is the problem, not the Tech
I think this is just another notch in the move in our society away from a driver-automobile society. Having the ability to be plugged into the virtual network world, a tech from the 90's, while moving around in a American 1930's technology is clearly a system that cannot work. You *can* surf the new web, but only while your sitting on a bus, a passenger in a co-workers car in a carpool, or just walking to work in a job that is close to you.
This tech just demonstrates how dangerous and wasteful single-driver motor vehicle operation is, and we in the Western world should keep moving to de-emphasize its importance in our society, not make it stronger. Therefore, people can chat on the cell phone, or web surf on the bus, or bicycling (!!!) to work, and not mortally endangering others while doing this operating a 3000 lbs vehicle.
-- Chex
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Sung to the old New England Telephone Ad Jingle: " We're the only one New Eng-Lund, Hell-Ri-zon Tele-phonnnnne! " |
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| reply to asdfdfdfdfdfdf
Re: Litigation Will End It
I was going to say the same thing.
I do wonder which is more distracting to drivers on long trips though, internet access/movies for the kids, or kids screaming and fighting in the back. Perhaps there is some safety benefit to be had, we just need to ensure the driver isnt the one using the internet. |
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
Premium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
·Cox HSI
| reply to dadkins
Re: Quit whining!
said by dadkins :Any driver that isn't already texting on the Blackberry isn't going to bust out the Dell and start surfing for porn at 55 MPH. Dude that is not the stick shift Bro......... 
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"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."-George Carlin
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Octavean
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
| reply to dadkins
dadkins makes a good point. in-car Wi-Fi would likely not even be accessible to the driver any more then a built in LCD / DVD player in the back of the driver’s and front passenger’s head rest would be. Any other implementation would be questionable.
A GPS would probably more distracting. |
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DownTheShore
Maddie Knows Poopie
Premium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
clubs:
| reply to chex383
Re: automobile driving is the problem, not the Tech
The only problem is, the buses don't go where I need to go, can't afford to take taxis everywhere, not working so no carpool, and health reasons prevent me from walking far. Sorry, but for too many of us, The Car = Freedom.
I've noticed one interesting side effect of kids watching DVD's or being plugged into iPods in the back seat - they don't know the routes to regular destinations and have no way of judging time to arrival because they no longer pay attention to the roadside scenery. Back in the day when all you could do was look out the window while your parents drove, you noticed landmarks and interesting bits and developed a time sense for the trip.
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Patriotism is not waving a flag, it is living the ideals |
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cacroll
Eventually, Prozac becomes normal
Premium
join:2002-07-25
Martinez, CA
| reply to dadkins
Re: Quit whining!
said by dadkins :Does it say there is a laptop built into the dash? No! You would still need the device, one that many people already have and use anyways.
With Internet connectivity, and the Control / Navigational panel that's common on many autos now, it won't be long before the two get connected. And it will be conveniently located for the "driver" to use.
If not a dealer accessory, it'll be an after market install.
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Cheers,
Chuck
MS-MVP 2005-2008 [Windows - Desktop Experience]
Nitecruzr Dot Net |
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Blackened
Your Freedom Fries Are Stale
join:2003-09-29 | This is not the disaster people are suggesting
There's reasonable alternatives, as a dangerous driver will be noticeable whether he's distracted by WiFi, the person speeding past him and giving him the finger, or watching the accident on the side of the road. |
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