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 Papers, polls, Q&A items, and comments on this page are oriented to topics and issues associated with alternatives for controlling the design or use of in-vehicle technologies. Feel free to post comments on issues outlined below, or in response to papers, polls, and/or questions submitted to our expert panel. A moderator has been assigned to periodically synthesize comments, keep discussions focused and moving, emphasize key points, and offer additional insights into related issues.

DISCUSSION ISSUES/TOPICS

Regulations & Enforcement

  • Should there be restrictions on the conditions under which a driver can use a technology? Should such restrictions be controlled through the design of the device or regulations on driver behavior?
  • How effective are reckless driving laws in preventing crashes related to driver distraction?
  • Are there effective methods to enforce regulations on use?
Safety Principles and Industry Practices
  • Are existing principles and industry practices providing adequate controls (e.g., European Commission Statement of Principles, Japanese JAMA Guidelines, Proposed SAE 15 Second Rule)?
  • Is there a need for formal standards on the design or use of in-vehicle technologies? In what areas?
Research Needs
  • What are the important unanswered questions regarding regulations, guidelines, and enforcement? What knowledge gaps need to be filled in order to develop appropriate guidelines or regulations? How effective are these sorts of controls?

 

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Regulations & Enforcement
            
   Should States or local governments enact laws to restrict the use of cell phones while driving?   

comments   How hard is enforcement?   7/10/00 1:21:31 PM

comments   Appropriate technologies in motor vehicles   7/11/00 12:35:23 AM

comments   History shows common sense is politically inncorrect   7/13/00 3:17:53 PM

comments   We need to enforce the laws we have, not legislate new ones...   7/18/00 9:21:33 AM

comments   Rebuttal   7/18/00 9:33:38 AM

comments   More laws! Oh Boy!   7/18/00 10:01:10 AM

comments   More rebuttal   7/18/00 4:05:36 PM

comments   I see cell phone users breaking existing laws EVERY DAY   7/18/00 4:06:09 PM

comments   Public Awareness Training will be Ignored   7/18/00 4:42:57 PM

comments   Effective Safety Practices   7/18/00 5:22:54 PM

comments   DITTO DITTO DITTO!!!!   7/18/00 5:51:28 PM

comments   DITTO   7/18/00 5:55:25 PM

comments   Time is Money   7/18/00 5:57:49 PM

comments   DITTO   7/18/00 6:01:54 PM

comments   It's the Driver's Responsibility   7/18/00 6:44:23 PM

comments   Like wearing a seatbelt?   7/18/00 8:21:37 PM

comments   Simple Solution   7/18/00 10:36:44 PM

comments   Just say no to new laws   7/19/00 6:46:13 AM

comments   Highways are public facilities. We can regulate them as necessary for safe use.   7/19/00 10:01:28 AM

comments   Selfish CFUs (cell phone users)   7/19/00 10:21:06 AM

comments   I agree   7/19/00 10:25:24 AM

comments   Time is NOT money!!!   7/19/00 10:29:36 AM

comments   What about mascara?   7/19/00 11:54:01 AM

comments   What about non-drivers! Time is BIG MONEY!   7/19/00 3:26:16 PM

comments   What about non-drivers! Time is BIG MONEY!   7/19/00 3:29:25 PM

comments   Comment on "What about non-drivers..."   7/19/00 4:26:18 PM

comments   Off-Topic: Road Safety in general   7/19/00 4:54:33 PM
Greg   Knight
Private Citizen

Forgive me for going off-topic for a moment, but while we're having this discussion, I feel I need to step up on my soap box and preach about the one thing that I believe has done the most to increase the danger level of our roads: window tinting. I drive a 4-door midsize (Mitsubishi Galant to be exact), there are a lot of vehicles on the road these days that I simply cannot see around-- therefore it is crucial that I be able to see through them in order to have good knowledge of the road and traffic ahead of me (a key to safety). Being surrounded by cars, trucks and SUVs with tinted windows is just like driving around in a pack of tractor trailers, you just have to follow along and hope they know what they're doing. Often times I would simply try to avoid the vehicles with tinted windows because they were an inconvenience, I couldn't see through them and I could not communicate using hand signals. Now they are too prevalent to avoid, and it seems that more and more of the people with tinted windows are the same ones who don't use turn signals and weave from lane to lane rapidly. Distracted drivers and those who don't use turn signals are often not all that dangerous to be around if you can actually see them. If you can watch their head movements and especially their eyes in their rear-view mirrors, you can get a good idea of what they're doing, but when they (and the road ahead of them) are hidden by window tinting, they become especially dangerous.


comments   Wild, Wild West   7/19/00 5:55:51 PM

comments   Slow down and read   7/20/00 11:07:41 AM

comments   Right on!!!   7/20/00 2:30:12 PM

comments   Motivating people to drive safely   7/23/00 9:43:35 PM

comments   Enforcement   7/26/00 1:02:55 PM

comments   BIG MONEY   7/26/00 1:16:15 PM

comments   Re enforcement in collisions   7/26/00 9:19:23 PM

comments   Re "reckless driving" statutes   7/26/00 9:23:29 PM

comments   Re what about non-drivers   7/26/00 9:28:53 PM

comments   re what about...   7/26/00 9:32:37 PM

comments   Distracted Drivers   7/26/00 9:39:39 PM

comments   RE: Distracted Drivers   7/27/00 7:17:46 PM

comments   Non-moving Violations   7/29/00 5:36:26 PM

comments   Attention: Reyn Mansson   7/30/00 8:35:10 PM

comments   Whoa now! (Comment on: Attention: Reyn Mansson)   8/1/00 10:14:12 AM

comments   RE: Just say no to new laws    8/2/00 8:40:13 AM

comments   RE: What about non-drivers! Time is BIG MONEY!    8/2/00 9:19:30 AM

comments   RE: Off-Topic: Road Safety in general    8/2/00 10:06:56 AM

comments   cell phones   8/8/00 4:45:10 PM

comments   simple soultion   8/8/00 4:57:47 PM

comments   simple solutions   8/8/00 5:27:52 PM

comments   you people are all thoughtless freaks   8/9/00 2:56:39 AM

comments   RE: simple solutions   8/10/00 12:21:59 PM

comments   Some Thoughts   8/11/00 10:30:27 AM
Safety Principles and Industry Practices
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