FCC/DOT Want High-Tech Cure For Distracted Driving

coondoggie writes "The Federal Communications Commission and the US Department of Transportation are teaming up to develop what they called high-tech solutions to the growing problem of distracted or inattentive drivers. The DOT and FCC said they will set up a working group to evaluate technology-based answers to the distracted driving problem and will improve outreach efforts to educate the public about the dangers of texting while driving, talking on cell phones while driving, and other distracting behavior that can lead to deadly accidents, the agencies stated." Meanwhile, Korea has overturned a ban on dashboard TV-watching for taxi drivers.

Comments

Dashboard Cam

[CorporateSuit]

How about a dashboard cam that simply sends the person a text if it sees them looking down at their phone while driving?

"Car ahead; 10 feet; brace for impact, retard."

Re:Dashboard Cam

[jo42]

And connected to a robotic arm that would smack the driver in the back of the head first.

Watched some dumb bitch run a red light while flapping her stupid mouth on a cell phone yesterday.

Korean taxi drivers are insane

[Shane112358]

After living in Korea for a year, and seeing some of the crap that Korean taxi drivers pull (including trying to beat up Western women for apparently no reason, running their hands through my leg hair, and various other strange antics)...I am convinced that Korean taxi drivers are clinically demented and all possible technological solutions should be employed to distract them at all times. Therefore, I fully support the recent move to overturn the taxi TV ban.

A high tech solution to keep my wife quiet??!!

[DrPeper]

I've asked repeatedly, as politely as I can, for my wife (and kids) to be quiet and not distract me while driving. But so far my efforts have been completely in vane. Now if the government can come up with a high tech solution to keep them quiet while I'm driving, then perhaps my tax dollars are not a complete waste of money.

Re:A high tech solution to keep my wife quiet??!!

[SnarfQuest]

It would be simple to create a device to handle half of the work parents do while driving, Most of it is available in greeting cards. A simple device that can be set up behind the drivers seat that automatacally says "No, we're not there yet", "Quit kicking the back of my seat", "Stop touching your sister", "Should I turn this car around", "There's an empty soda bottle back there, use that".

Re:A high tech solution to keep my wife quiet??!!

[Cro Magnon]

I use a low-tech method; Duct tape.

Not enough

[Anonymous Coward]

In addition to the spike, we add an airhorn under the dash that randomly blares.

Re:Here's the cure

[Beardo the Bearded]

Here is a two-step solution to fix distracted driving:

1. Remove the airbag from the driver's seat.

2. Replace it with a bayonet.

They'll pay attention now.

Re:Here's the cure

[Ethanol-fueled]

Factories. 12-hour shifts will solve the child obesity problem and keep them the hell out of my bread-line.

Hell, there should be a moratorium on having children, period. The asshole yuppie offspring of baby boomers (who are causing all of the world's problems and should just die anyway) are the ones creating fat, spoiled, apathetic little piggies raised in sterile environments. Those offspring should be stuffed in cattle cars and railroaded off to the maquiladoras regardless of the parents' ability to afford school, actually...

...if the motherfuckers endure a little hardship and learn to work for their things then we wouldn't have affluent little cocksuckers destroying the economy because they grew up with mommy and daddy paying for everything they break.

Re:Drive, damn you. Drive!

[xednieht]

Could you repeat that, I was busy texting.