Google's Michael Shields Responds to Arrington over Cell Phone Driving
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Re: Google's Michael Shields Responds to Arrington over Cell Phone Driving
#2Lol. That is some funny stuff.
Re: Google's Michael Shields Responds to Arrington over Cell Phone Driving
#3His justification is somewhat questionable. Is stopping people talking on cell phones by standing in traffic when the light is green actually making the world a better place, i.e. reducing traffic accidents? It seems at the very least to be an open question whether any decrease in accidents from reducing cell-phone usage would be matched by an increase in accidents from cars unexpectedly stopped in the middle of a road.
Re: Google's Michael Shields Responds to Arrington over Cell Phone Driving
#4His justification is somewhat questionable. Is stopping people talking on cell phones by standing in traffic when the light is green actually making the world a better place, i.e. reducing traffic accidents? It seems at the very least to be an open question whether any decrease in accidents from reducing cell-phone usage would be matched by an increase in accidents from cars unexpectedly stopped in the middle of a ro…
he had right of way, supposedly when entering the cross walk, so it should be the driver's obligation to wait for him to pass before continuing.
Re: Google's Michael Shields Responds to Arrington over Cell Phone Driving
#5His justification is somewhat questionable. Is stopping people talking on cell phones by standing in traffic when the light is green actually making the world a better place, i.e. reducing traffic accidents? It seems at the very least to be an open question whether any decrease in accidents from reducing cell-phone usage would be matched by an increase in accidents from cars unexpectedly stopped in the middle of a ro…
he had right of way, supposedly when entering the cross walk, so it should be the driver's obligation to wait for him to pass before continuing.
I'm not arguing it was illegal, merely that it wasn't utility-maximizing. I'm not sure it's even legal though; surely having right of way when entering a cross-walk doesn't give you justification to spend unlimited time in the crosswalk, even deliberately stalling there?