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I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking.
I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy |
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I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking. I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy Think of this scenario. You’re driving while posting on Facebook. Suddenly your phone stops working. Do you: A) immediately put the phone down and pay attention to your surroundings, or B) become oblivious to everything as you try and figure out what’s wrong with your phone. Probably not a good idea in my opinion. |
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On 6/5/2019 1:47 AM, Andy wrote:
I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking. I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy Good luck with that. FCC has an unkindly view of pirate transmitters. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:16:55 -0500, AMuzi wrote:
On 6/5/2019 1:47 AM, Andy wrote: I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking. I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy Good luck with that. FCC has an unkindly view of pirate transmitters. Somewhere on the net a guy wrote that "back in the day" a driver had a wheel, a gear shift and three pedals and one switch on the floor and had to be at least minimally alert to handle all this. Now with cruise control the drive has only the wheel and this can spend more time on other things like day-dreaming, sleeping or messing about with a hand phone. I wonder whether he may not have been correct? -- cheers, John B. |
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On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:33:06 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:16:55 -0500, AMuzi wrote: On 6/5/2019 1:47 AM, Andy wrote: I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking. I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy Good luck with that. FCC has an unkindly view of pirate transmitters. Somewhere on the net a guy wrote that "back in the day" a driver had a wheel, a gear shift and three pedals and one switch on the floor and had to be at least minimally alert to handle all this. Now with cruise control the drive has only the wheel and this can spend more time on other things like day-dreaming, sleeping or messing about with a hand phone. I wonder whether he may not have been correct? -- cheers, John B. "one switch on the floor" Do you mean the older cars that had the light dimmer on the floor as a silver button sticking up and you dimmed or flashed the lights by stepping on it? As a kid I vaguely remember driving one of those new modern fancy cars that had the light dimmer by moving the turn signal back and forward. Dim the lights with your hands!!!!!! |
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On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 21:30:29 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:33:06 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote: On Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:16:55 -0500, AMuzi wrote: On 6/5/2019 1:47 AM, Andy wrote: I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking. I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy Good luck with that. FCC has an unkindly view of pirate transmitters. Somewhere on the net a guy wrote that "back in the day" a driver had a wheel, a gear shift and three pedals and one switch on the floor and had to be at least minimally alert to handle all this. Now with cruise control the drive has only the wheel and this can spend more time on other things like day-dreaming, sleeping or messing about with a hand phone. I wonder whether he may not have been correct? -- cheers, John B. "one switch on the floor" Do you mean the older cars that had the light dimmer on the floor as a silver button sticking up and you dimmed or flashed the lights by stepping on it? As a kid I vaguely remember driving one of those new modern fancy cars that had the light dimmer by moving the turn signal back and forward. Dim the lights with your hands!!!!!! Yup. I don't remember how the last year that the dimmer switch was on the floor but I do remember the first car I saw with the light switch on the steering column and how strange I thought it was... some sort of strange European scheme I remember thinking. Added to that I remember driving a bloke's Cadillac that had an automatic light "dipper". When you met another car it automatically dipped the lights... and also dipped the lights every time your light lit up a big roadside sign :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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John B. writes:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 21:30:29 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:33:06 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote: On Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:16:55 -0500, AMuzi wrote: On 6/5/2019 1:47 AM, Andy wrote: I have thought about carrying a short range cell phone jammer while biking. I have given it careful thought. But when traveling as a passenger I increasingly see drivers drifting over into other lanes. They are irresponsible idiots who are a danger to everyone. Andy Good luck with that. FCC has an unkindly view of pirate transmitters. Somewhere on the net a guy wrote that "back in the day" a driver had a wheel, a gear shift and three pedals and one switch on the floor and had to be at least minimally alert to handle all this. Now with cruise control the drive has only the wheel and this can spend more time on other things like day-dreaming, sleeping or messing about with a hand phone. I wonder whether he may not have been correct? -- cheers, John B. "one switch on the floor" Do you mean the older cars that had the light dimmer on the floor as a silver button sticking up and you dimmed or flashed the lights by stepping on it? As a kid I vaguely remember driving one of those new modern fancy cars that had the light dimmer by moving the turn signal back and forward. Dim the lights with your hands!!!!!! Yup. I don't remember how the last year that the dimmer switch was on the floor but I do remember the first car I saw with the light switch on the steering column and how strange I thought it was... some sort of strange European scheme I remember thinking. For me, sometime between a 1977 vehicle and a 1980. I still don't understand the advantage of having the dimmer on a stalk. Added to that I remember driving a bloke's Cadillac that had an automatic light "dipper". When you met another car it automatically dipped the lights... and also dipped the lights every time your light lit up a big roadside sign :-) -- cheers, John B. -- |
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On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:32:57 +0700, John B.
wrote: Somewhere on the net a guy wrote that "back in the day" a driver had a wheel, a gear shift and three pedals and one switch on the floor and had to be at least minimally alert to handle all this. Now with cruise control the drive has only the wheel and this can spend more time on other things like day-dreaming, sleeping or messing about with a hand phone. I wonder whether he may not have been correct? Does that decode into; I wonder whether he may have been incorrect? Something else to wonder about is why public safety, transportation services, ham radio, CB, and other 2way radio users have been driving around talking on their radios for about a century without much of a problem. I didn't see any mention of distracted driving until the advent of cell phones (and LCD touch screens). So, what's the difference between cell phones and 2way radio? Cell phones are full duplex while mobile radios are half duplex. Full duplex means the one talk and hear at the same time. Half duplex means the radio can transmit or receive but not both at the same time. The human brain can multitask two tasks at the same time with minimal confusion (not zero confusion). It can deal with operating the vehicle while listening to the radio. Or, it can deal with operating the vehicle while talking on the radio. However, it cannot deal with operating the vehicle while talking and listening at the same time. Three tasks are too much to handle. To fix the problem, switch the cell phone from full duplex to half duplex and require the driver to depress a PTT (push to talk) switch while talking. This has the added bonus of giving the driver a rest while he listens to whatever the other party is saying, much like the common AM/FM/CD/USB player. In effect, make the car kit cell phone operate like a 2way radio and it might reduce distracted driving accidents. It won't reduce them to zero, but it will be a big help. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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