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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.


tp0d
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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


tomkb
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I was going to say the same thing, thin out the heard a bit.


isaax

join:2007-12-31
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...Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...

AMEN.
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JSY
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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.


asdfdfdfdfdfdf

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reply to tp0d
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.


james

join:2001-02-26
antarctica

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.


ducttape

@optonline.net

said by james See Profile :

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.
Ducttape fixes everything.


DataDoc
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Don't make me stop this car!

said by james See Profile :

... kids screaming and fighting in the back. ...
My father had a cure for this, and it wasn't movies.


r81984
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reply to clickie
Re: Litigation Will End It

YAWN!!!!!

This is a nonissue. Stupid people driving around with Iphones is much much worse.
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james

join:2001-02-26
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Re: Don't make me stop this car!

said by DataDoc See Profile :

said by james See Profile :

... kids screaming and fighting in the back. ...
My father had a cure for this, and it wasn't movies.
Mine too, it involved turning around and yelling at us while the car wildly weaved back and forth as violently as possible. Scared the CRAP outta us, but it's rather dangerous.

fiberguy
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reply to JSY
Re: Litigation Will End It

Thin yourself first.. you don't even know what you're talking about and you're going on about it. It's a wifi hotspot in the vehicle so you can use other devices. There is not browser or any chat screen on the dash.


digitalfreak

join:2005-12-09
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said by fiberguy See Profile :

Thin yourself first.. you don't even know what you're talking about and you're going on about it. It's a wifi hotspot in the vehicle so you can use other devices. There is not browser or any chat screen on the dash.
How witty you are.

fiberguy
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stop the 420, would you?
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