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Let's Talk Distracted Drivers And Robot Cars Snow Commute BikeBlogger

2,856 views · Published 19 February 2016 · 9:52 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: BikeBlogger · 2016 · People & Blogs

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Distracted drivers have always been a problem.

People have kids and pets. People have hair to comb and food to eat on the go.

For decades people have had car phones in their cars. In recent years almost everyone who owns an automobile also owns a cell phone or smart phone with text messaging capabilities.

The latest thing with cars is the smart car or mobile wifi hotspot car. Heads up display (HUD) is coming back too, a technology that displays information on the windshield rather than outside the field of vision of the road. Entertainment has gone beyond the radio, television, and gps maps.

The autonomous (robot) car is an emerging technology spearheaded by Google. Many trains, airplanes, and boats have long had this technology in some form. But even computer controlled cars have accidents because they have difficulty predicting other road users who are distracted and/or do not follow the rules of the road.

It is ironic how government, insurance companies and automobile manufacturers have protected themselves for a long time by implementing law that says motorists must operate their vehicles exercising the greatest degree of care, and yet government and industry continue to develop ways to entertain or distract the driver when they are expected to focus on the road ahead. And the excuse in an accident always is, "I didn't see you."

How do you stop distracted drivers and keep them entertained at the same time while they operate their vehicle with the highest degree of care? You can't.

Maybe the driverless car is the answer. Maybe when the human turns off auto pilot (1) all entertainment modules shut off (2) a jamming signal hotspot disables all smartphones in the car (3) the exterior of the car illuminates with LED light strips that outline the entire trim of the vehicle (TRON!) to warn others they are operating the machine manually and a danger to everybody around them.

Or maybe more people should just ride a bike - it's fun and requires focus.

What do you think?

Note: The motorists in this video did a good job passing me and not hitting me. It works both way. I drive my bike as I would a car, and other road users make a legal pass in a different traffic lane. Bright lights are important, as is a bike in good operating condition.

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