[DBWI] Can anyone see this crazy idea coming about?

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This idea is of course a pure fantasy. Even if it were technologically feasible, drivers would cause so many crashes by making phone calls while driving that the device would soon be outlawed.
 
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How would that device cause accidents? If I'm understanding it correctly, you need to stop the car before you use it. So, I don't see how it would cause any more collisions than stopping your car on the side of the road for any other reason.

And is this really a DBWI, given that, as far as I know, that particular type of car-phone was never produced?
 
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How would that device cause accidents? If I'm understanding it correctly, you need to stop the car before you use it. So, I don't see how it would cause any more collisions than stopping your car on the side of the road for any other reason.

And is this really a DBWI, given that, as far as I know, that particular type of car-phone was never produced?

Ah, sorry, just saw that they were proposing a car phone and didn't look too much at the details...
 
Believe me, I’d like that idea but it would never, ever be approved. The Highway Safety Act of 1977 fatality limits were pretty clear about items that raised mortality to that level. Even if it got approved, can you imagine insurance?
 
Aircraft pilots routinely use radio/voice communications, on multiple channels. Its a essential part of their job. Its safe in part because of training, and in part because the license and qualification screening filters out the people who can't handle it. I expect if automobile drivers were screened and trained at some equivalent level to aircraft pilots there would be be a problem with this. ...and it might solve a lot of other safety problems.

In the military we had internal intercoms between combat vehicle crew, and radio comms between vehicles and command posts. These were often in near continuous use by the crew including the drivers. Again those who were incapable & inept were screened out & the competent trained.
 
I like the idea, seems very convenient. Especially in case of emergency. Come to think of it, wouldn't simple phones that connect to some car service company every few miles along the freeway be very efficient if you have car troubles? I wonder why nobody ever thought of that...

Excuse me while i secure some patents.
 
... Come to think of it, wouldn't simple phones that connect to some car service company every few miles along the freeway be very efficient if you have car troubles? I wonder why nobody ever thought of that...

Some cities like New York used to have emergency telephones on every block. Those connected directly to a dispatcher who could send ambulances, firefighters, or police. Those were a extention of a late 19h Century system of simple electric switches that when thrown alerted a fire dept. dispatcher.
 
He's parked on the wrong side of the road, facing oncoming traffic.

yours,
Sam R.

Actually the above would have increased safety cuz it would have notified the other drivers that this person has a car phone Which could be a godsend if you needed help
 
OOC: Are we assuming cell phones never got invented in this world? I find that rather doubtful especially since computing and information technology has apparently developed enough for *AH.com to exist.
 
OOC: Are we assuming cell phones never got invented in this world? I find that rather doubtful especially since computing and information technology has apparently developed enough for *AH.com to exist.

I'd assume they are. This scenario seems to assume that radios are regulated to 'professional' vehicles. Between public safety and CB radios in commercial vehicles the 1940s - 1970s the equivalent of the car phone was in widespread use.
 
Aircraft pilots routinely use radio/voice communications, on multiple channels. Its a essential part of their job. Its safe in part because of training, and in part because the license and qualification screening filters out the people who can't handle it. I expect if automobile drivers were screened and trained at some equivalent level to aircraft pilots there would be be a problem with this. ...and it might solve a lot of other safety problems.

In the military we had internal intercoms between combat vehicle crew, and radio comms between vehicles and command posts. These were often in near continuous use by the crew including the drivers. Again those who were incapable & inept were screened out & the competent trained.
Use of voice comms by aircrew is primarily in the furtherance of safety and efficiency, not so the co-pilot can have a pizza waiting when he lands...
 
Wouldn't it be just simpler to put telephone booths along those country roads? I mean, otherwise you just have a handset only useful for those very situations, no?
 
Use of voice comms by aircrew is primarily in the furtherance of safety and efficiency, not so the co-pilot can have a pizza waiting when he lands...

That happened a more than a few times. But, my point was about the training that qualifies the operator to use the communications device without compromising safety. A very high portion of people holding automobile licenses will never be close to qualification for a aircraft operators license. In the military we disqualified a lot of people who had civilian drivers licenses, but who could not cope with a military vehicle and its internal communications.

For private automobiles, the safety focus has been on the equipment. Testing, training, and competency standards for the operator have at best stood still since the mid 20th Century. Drug and alcohol related disqualification being the exception. In some US states the standards have regressed in the last three to five decades. Would there be a economic gain had there been less attention to the hardware and more to the operators competency? Was if licensing standards had for the past 75 years cut out the bottom 10% in ability at safely driving a private auto? What about 20% ?
 
That happened a more than a few times. But, my point was about the training that qualifies the operator to use the communications device without compromising safety. A very high portion of people holding automobile licenses will never be close to qualification for a aircraft operators license. In the military we disqualified a lot of people who had civilian drivers licenses, but who could not cope with a military vehicle and its internal communications.

For private automobiles, the safety focus has been on the equipment. Testing, training, and competency standards for the operator have at best stood still since the mid 20th Century. Drug and alcohol related disqualification being the exception. In some US states the standards have regressed in the last three to five decades. Would there be a economic gain had there been less attention to the hardware and more to the operators competency? Was if licensing standards had for the past 75 years cut out the bottom 10% in ability at safely driving a private auto? What about 20% ?
I never said a waiting pizza couldn't be efficient...
 
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