Comments on: AAA: Hands-free Devices Are Especially Distracting For Older Drivers http://www.northescambia.com/2019/07/aaa-hands-free-devices-are-especially-distracting-for-older-drivers Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:34:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: shaking my head http://www.northescambia.com/2019/07/aaa-hands-free-devices-are-especially-distracting-for-older-drivers/comment-page-1#comment-394218 shaking my head Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:45:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=370280#comment-394218 @Ponderosa It's already in current policies. If you are the cause of an accident while doing anything illegal they will not pay your damages. That has always been in there @Ponderosa It’s already in current policies. If you are the cause of an accident while doing anything illegal they will not pay your damages. That has always been in there

]]> By: Zuzka http://www.northescambia.com/2019/07/aaa-hands-free-devices-are-especially-distracting-for-older-drivers/comment-page-1#comment-394157 Zuzka Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:43:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=370280#comment-394157 My 81 year old mother uses the hands-free phone while driving (she calls it "talking thru the dashboard"). Before, when she used to hold the phone and drive, it always made me very nervous, and I'd tell her to call me when she got home. Now, I feel like it's not so bad because she's not holding the phone... it's like I'm sitting there in the car with her and she's talking to me. She has both hands free and can drive just fine. She uses the voice commands to dial and everything. Thank God she doesn't try to do anything else in her 2019 Camry with all the fancy shmancy big touch-screen stuff. As for me... I understand the phone/texting stuff is dangerous. However, the radio stuff is way too complicated while driving too! Between using touch-screen buttons for choosing different radio stations, then all the Sirrus stations, or switching to your Bluetooth radio... it's all just way too much. I think it should lock when you're moving. My car has it locked where I can't do anything on my screen or make calls while I'm backing up. I think it should having something similar (optional) for radio settings while driving. It's easy. Just make it a habit to pull over, or wait until you're sitting still at a red light. It's not worth a wreck to get just the right music picked out for your ride. My 81 year old mother uses the hands-free phone while driving (she calls it “talking thru the dashboard”). Before, when she used to hold the phone and drive, it always made me very nervous, and I’d tell her to call me when she got home. Now, I feel like it’s not so bad because she’s not holding the phone… it’s like I’m sitting there in the car with her and she’s talking to me. She has both hands free and can drive just fine. She uses the voice commands to dial and everything. Thank God she doesn’t try to do anything else in her 2019 Camry with all the fancy shmancy big touch-screen stuff.

As for me… I understand the phone/texting stuff is dangerous. However, the radio stuff is way too complicated while driving too! Between using touch-screen buttons for choosing different radio stations, then all the Sirrus stations, or switching to your Bluetooth radio… it’s all just way too much. I think it should lock when you’re moving. My car has it locked where I can’t do anything on my screen or make calls while I’m backing up. I think it should having something similar (optional) for radio settings while driving.

It’s easy. Just make it a habit to pull over, or wait until you’re sitting still at a red light. It’s not worth a wreck to get just the right music picked out for your ride.

]]> By: Ponderosa hill http://www.northescambia.com/2019/07/aaa-hands-free-devices-are-especially-distracting-for-older-drivers/comment-page-1#comment-394144 Ponderosa hill Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:35:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=370280#comment-394144 Here’s another idea but no new law. Insurance Companies ( auto insurance) insert in the policies that coverage will be cancelled if ticketed for using handheld communication devices while driving (hcdwd) . Here’s another idea but no new law. Insurance Companies ( auto insurance)
insert in the policies that coverage will be cancelled if ticketed for using handheld
communication devices while driving (hcdwd) .

]]> By: mike http://www.northescambia.com/2019/07/aaa-hands-free-devices-are-especially-distracting-for-older-drivers/comment-page-1#comment-394134 mike Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:01:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=370280#comment-394134 here's a law idea: phone off when inside vehicle. :) people can't handle a phone in any sort of way while driving. here’s a law idea: phone off when inside vehicle. :)

people can’t handle a phone in any sort of way while driving.

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