Drive With Google Glass: Get a Ticket

mrspoonsi writes "Engadget reports 'California is technology's spiritual home in the US, where Teslas roam free, and Google Glass is already a social norm. Well, unless you're a member of the San Diego law enforcement that is — as one unlucky driver just found out. That commuter was Cecilia Abadie, and she's (rather fittingly) taken to Google+ after being given a ticket for driving while wearing her Explorer Edition.'"

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Re:Good

[pla]

No, but you'll quite rightly get one over here (UK) if you're holding it in your hand while driving.

"Quite rightly"? Seriously, WTF damage do you Brits have when it comes to pissing away your basic human rights without a second thought?

How about holding other dangerous objects, like a fork, a cup of coffee, or a wallet?

Don't put up with this shit, people. Demand your day in court for every single one of these abuses of power. Tie the courts up for years with minutiae, until they have no choice but to automatically dismiss 99% of these meritless cases.

I absolutely oppose texting while driving, and it pisses me off when I see kids doing it. "Holding a phone" does not present even the slightest danger to anyone.

Re:Good

[bill_mcgonigle]

In fact there is no basic human right driving a motor vehicle on a public road, it is a privelege.

The Right to Travel is recognized by the UN Declaration of Human Rights as a fundamental human right. And they don't mean that you can bushwhack across private property - it's the common means of travel.

Otherwise you would not need a driving license.

Oh, yeah, governments would never infringe on human rights.

(there are some houses near me that are only accessible by Interstate - I guess those people could always just choose to starve or hire delivery people, maybe find a job that operates by mail, so their rights aren't infringed, right?)