Driving and Facetime - Yay or Nay?
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Spotted a young lady on the M1 seemingly having a very pleasant conversation with someone on here phone via Facetime. The phone was attached to the dashboard.
Can't really see the point of FT in this instance, but legality aside, it strikes me as a doable thing, albeit quite pointless, but why?
I'm also amazed how many drivers think it's okay to use their phones whilst driving. Videos, news programs, sport etc. They just cannot operate without the interaction.
Can't really see the point of FT in this instance, but legality aside, it strikes me as a doable thing, albeit quite pointless, but why?
I'm also amazed how many drivers think it's okay to use their phones whilst driving. Videos, news programs, sport etc. They just cannot operate without the interaction.
By and large I refuse to even talk to passengers while driving; I certainly wont communicate with someone who isn't in a position to react to what's going on around the car. CheesecakeRunner said:
I got a taxi to the airport in São Paulo in 2011 and the taxi driver had four screens around his clocks all showing different Brazilian soaps.
I’m not dead, I got my plane on time, and learnt that Marianna was sleeping with Carlos but his wife didn’t know. And Luciano has a gun to dispose of.
If you play russian roulette there's an 83% chance that you won't die. It doesn't mean it makes sense to play.I’m not dead, I got my plane on time, and learnt that Marianna was sleeping with Carlos but his wife didn’t know. And Luciano has a gun to dispose of.
If you're speaking to someone abroad, Facetime, Skype etc. will be a lot cheaper (i.e. pretty no cost at all unless you're on a really stingy data plan) than using the phone to talk.
That might be the reason for doing it, but clearly it should be used with the screen switched off so it was just like an audio call.
I've never tried, but does Android Auto and whatever the Apple version is called screen mirror video onto the car display, or does it actively prevent video from working on either phone or car display when connected? It should really do the latter, but I suspect it doesn't.
That might be the reason for doing it, but clearly it should be used with the screen switched off so it was just like an audio call.
I've never tried, but does Android Auto and whatever the Apple version is called screen mirror video onto the car display, or does it actively prevent video from working on either phone or car display when connected? It should really do the latter, but I suspect it doesn't.
SkodaIan said:
If you're speaking to someone abroad, Facetime, Skype etc. will be a lot cheaper (i.e. pretty no cost at all unless you're on a really stingy data plan) than using the phone to talk.
That might be the reason for doing it, but clearly it should be used with the screen switched off so it was just like an audio call.
I've never tried, but does Android Auto and whatever the Apple version is called screen mirror video onto the car display, or does it actively prevent video from working on either phone or car display when connected? It should really do the latter, but I suspect it doesn't.
You can do FaceTime audio instead of FaceTime video to achieve this.That might be the reason for doing it, but clearly it should be used with the screen switched off so it was just like an audio call.
I've never tried, but does Android Auto and whatever the Apple version is called screen mirror video onto the car display, or does it actively prevent video from working on either phone or car display when connected? It should really do the latter, but I suspect it doesn't.
I'm not sure even using the phone hands free is a good idea.
I'm a very attentive driver and will rarely talk to passengers in the car but lately, on my slow commute to and from work in London, I've used the phone to talk to my grown up kids and have always been surprised to have got to my destination with no real idea of what happened along the way.
Normally I'd be tutting and avoiding, cursing etc.
Am I on some sort of auto pilot? Very odd and probably not good.
I'm a very attentive driver and will rarely talk to passengers in the car but lately, on my slow commute to and from work in London, I've used the phone to talk to my grown up kids and have always been surprised to have got to my destination with no real idea of what happened along the way.
Normally I'd be tutting and avoiding, cursing etc.
Am I on some sort of auto pilot? Very odd and probably not good.
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