Regulations, Guidelines & Enforcement

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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?

• 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?

• 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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	Should States or local governments enact laws to restrict the use of cell phones while driving?      How hard is enforcement?   7/10/00 1:21:31 PM   Appropriate technologies in motor vehicles   7/11/00 12:35:23 AM   History shows common sense is politically inncorrect   7/13/00 3:17:53 PM   We need to enforce the laws we have, not legislate new ones...   7/18/00 9:21:33 AM   Rebuttal   7/18/00 9:33:38 AM   More laws! Oh Boy!   7/18/00 10:01:10 AM   More rebuttal   7/18/00 4:05:36 PM   I see cell phone users breaking existing laws EVERY DAY   7/18/00 4:06:09 PM   Public Awareness Training will be Ignored   7/18/00 4:42:57 PM   Effective Safety Practices   7/18/00 5:22:54 PM   DITTO DITTO DITTO!!!!   7/18/00 5:51:28 PM   DITTO   7/18/00 5:55:25 PM   Time is Money   7/18/00 5:57:49 PM   DITTO   7/18/00 6:01:54 PM   It's the Driver's Responsibility   7/18/00 6:44:23 PM   Like wearing a seatbelt?   7/18/00 8:21:37 PM   Simple Solution   7/18/00 10:36:44 PM   Just say no to new laws   7/19/00 6:46:13 AM   Highways are public facilities. We can regulate them as necessary for safe use.   7/19/00 10:01:28 AM   Selfish CFUs (cell phone users)   7/19/00 10:21:06 AM   I agree   7/19/00 10:25:24 AM   Time is NOT money!!!   7/19/00 10:29:36 AM   What about mascara?   7/19/00 11:54:01 AM   What about non-drivers! Time is BIG MONEY!   7/19/00 3:26:16 PM   What about non-drivers! Time is BIG MONEY!   7/19/00 3:29:25 PM   Comment on "What about non-drivers..."   7/19/00 4:26:18 PM   Off-Topic: Road Safety in general   7/19/00 4:54:33 PM   Wild, Wild West   7/19/00 5:55:51 PM   Slow down and read   7/20/00 11:07:41 AM   Right on!!!   7/20/00 2:30:12 PM   Motivating people to drive safely   7/23/00 9:43:35 PM   Enforcement   7/26/00 1:02:55 PM   BIG MONEY   7/26/00 1:16:15 PM   Re enforcement in collisions   7/26/00 9:19:23 PM   Re "reckless driving" statutes   7/26/00 9:23:29 PM   Re what about non-drivers   7/26/00 9:28:53 PM   re what about...   7/26/00 9:32:37 PM   Distracted Drivers   7/26/00 9:39:39 PM   RE: Distracted Drivers   7/27/00 7:17:46 PM Greg   Knight Private Citizen Refering to: Distracted Drivers Dana, I agree that there are some, perhaps many, people that cannot safely operate a vehicle while talking on the phone, reading a map, brushing their hair, etc. However, as I've said before, I don't want to see narrow ly defined laws prohibiting cellphone use or other activities, because I and many people I know and/or work with drive safely every day while operating computers, talking on the phone, etc. Also, with respect to in-car navigation systems or computer-based mapping programs with GPS: when properly configured, these systems are far less distracting than paper maps. Very few people will actually pull off the road to fold a paper map and get their bearings, I'd rather see people occassionally glancing down at a computer screen than be totally distracted folding a map.   Non-moving Violations   7/29/00 5:36:26 PM   Attention: Reyn Mansson   7/30/00 8:35:10 PM   Whoa now! (Comment on: Attention: Reyn Mansson)   8/1/00 10:14:12 AM   RE: Just say no to new laws    8/2/00 8:40:13 AM   RE: What about non-drivers! Time is BIG MONEY!    8/2/00 9:19:30 AM   RE: Off-Topic: Road Safety in general    8/2/00 10:06:56 AM   cell phones   8/8/00 4:45:10 PM   simple soultion   8/8/00 4:57:47 PM   simple solutions   8/8/00 5:27:52 PM   you people are all thoughtless freaks   8/9/00 2:56:39 AM   RE: simple solutions   8/10/00 12:21:59 PM   Some Thoughts   8/11/00 10:30:27 AM
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