Subj : Dash cams
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Jan 12 2021 07:05:00

Hello JOE!

** On Tuesday 12.01.21 - 06:10, JOE MACKEY wrote to DARYL STOUT:

 JM>   When I was on my big trip in '19, my phone was on the
 JM>   passenger seat or the console, close at hand if I wanted
 JM>   a snap of something. Usually by the time I stopped, got
 JM>   the camera working and all whatever it was that got my
 JM>   attention was done and/or gone. It was on the seat so if
 JM>   it rang I could glance if important or not.

These days, the police can charge someone for distracted driving  
if they can assume the person was using/glancing at a detached  
phone.  Of course, I would assume that they take other factors  
into consideration before making that conclusion: whether the  
phone is detached, whether a call was in progress at the time of  
accident, etc.

I think there are a lot of people getting away with using their  
phones with one free hand while driving.

Even my "attached" iPod connected onto a holder can be an easy  
distraction if I need to tap on the screen to change songs or a  
podcast.

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  ../|ug

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