Some cars already project information onto the windshield. Are they going to ban those too?
Lawmakers seek to ban Google Glass on the road
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#12The regulatory reaction to Google Glass will be harsh. Something that can video tape everything and constantly interrupts the wearer's attention? You'd have to be looking through rose colored glasses to not see how that could be a problem. And Google, in typical tech industry fashion is not going to offer lawmakers a compelling counter narrative. They're going to do nothing to translate the nerd-delight of all of Google Glass's possibilities into terms my mom could understand if she were charged with regulating public safety. Which is why lawmakers will see banning them as all upside with no downside.
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#13oh yeah THIS is going to be enforceable. While we're at it, let's go ahead and ban anger on the road too.
You're wearing it on your face. Anyone driving by you is going to be able to see it. How do you figure that this would be difficult to enforce?
Or alternate approach: mandate that software must automatically disable or enter in special non-distracting mode if wearer is moving in car while sitting on driver's seat. Like TVs/players in cars usually disable video if car is moving.
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#14i love how everyone wants to ban glass. Those 2000 people are going to feel so opressed. Noone is going to buy this crap.
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#15I think it's silly to start efforts towards this ban when none of the politicians making said efforts have even worn google glass, or, likely, seen it in person.
They're not operating within their area of expertise here, and aren't even familiar with how distracting the experience is when driving, either anecdotally or through studies/ research. They really should wait to get some data before interfering with peoples' freedoms like this.
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#16I think it's silly to start efforts towards this ban when none of the politicians making said efforts have even worn google glass, or, likely, seen it in person. They're not operating within their area of expertise here, and aren't even familiar with how distracting the experience is when driving, either anecdotally or through studies/ research. They really should wait to get some data before interfering with peoples…
> I think it's silly to start efforts towards this ban when none of the politicians making said efforts have even worn google glass, or, likely, seen it in person.
Not as silly as basing regulation on anecdotal evidence. Oh wait, that's already happening either way.
Anyway, I thought it has been shown that hand-free phones are only marginally less distracting than regular ones while driving? If so I see no reason not to regulate.
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#17Some cars already project information onto the windshield. Are they going to ban those too?
> Some cars already project information onto the windshield.
Yes - information such as speed. Driving related things which the driver would normally need to know while operating the vehicle.
Google Glass is a distraction in much the same way a mobile phone is while driving - it's removing your attention from the road to do things such as texting.
So you can't compare the two.
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#18People should have the right to do whatever the heck they want with their property. While these "lawmakers" are at it, they should ban all of the voice-enabled cars and force people to text and hold the phone while driving.
I was driving down the road in an unfamiliar place with my iPhone and Google Maps in my lap, looking at it every now and then, and I noticed that after looking for a second I was usually half a foot in the wrong lane. I thought, "Glass would make this much safer, much easier." It would be so great to simply see where to go in the corner of your eye. I think that's the most practical feature of the first version of Glass.
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#19People should have the right to do whatever the heck they want with their property. While these "lawmakers" are at it, they should ban all of the voice-enabled cars and force people to text and hold the phone while driving. I was driving down the road in an unfamiliar place with my iPhone and Google Maps in my lap, looking at it every now and then, and I noticed that after looking for a second I was usually half a fo…
In this post:
* You start with "people should have the right to do whatever the heck they want with their property"
* Provide a concrete example of why that's a bad idea
* Use that example to argue that an even more accessible distraction is a good thing
Do you not see the problem with this logic? Less distracting maps/directions definitely would be a good thing, but that is only a tiny part of Glass.
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#20while hundreds of people brainstorm ideas how google glass can enrich the driving experience http://glass-apps.org/car-glass-app there are always those who wants to conserve the status quo and try to find any arguement
> there are always those who wants to conserve the status quo and try to find any arguement
Driving without people being physically incapable of being distracted by their text messages is a status quo I'd like to preserve.
There are a lot of potential awesome application of Glass, including to driving, but to ignore how it would extend our current technology-while-driving-issues is simply being myopic.