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Its really sick to see that people can buy 2-20L of cars. But they don't have money to buy a 200 Rs. Hands free. This **** will drive the car/bike with mobile in hands.
I think the more innovative feature could have introducing a Mobile Hands free in a Car in driver seat. Now a days everybody has a mobile. So they can make this a common feature...
What do you  say ???

My PERSONAL opinion is that we shouldn't promote handsfree anything while driving. Of course, we could also engineer cars that are guaranteed to kill you in a crash, so all the dumb genes of the people who talk on their phones while driving do not get passed on... Survival of the smartest.

Another fallout is that everyone will drive carefully if they knew a tiny accident means instant death. Think about it.

Absolutely true.  I just don’t understand the urgency to talk on mobiles while driving.  In fact, it’s a highly irresponsible act that many indulge in – not realising how fatal the consequences could be in case of some contingency – and not alone to them but to others too for no fault of them.

 

As a matter of habit, while driving my family member answers the calls received (I call back later).  In case there is anything important, I park the car on the road-side, finish the talking & only thereafter resume the driving. 

 

While I’m driving alone, I just don’t answer to the calls (call back later).  I, of course, check the caller’s name – if it’s from my family member OR if it appears to be important, I park & call back.

 

I follow this very religiously – though at times it’s quite painful (especially while driving alone).  But then as a responsible citizen it is expected of us to take a little pain for the safety of ALL.

Honesty is not a Spare Wheel that you pull out when in trouble. It's a Steering Wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout the life's journey.

While driving bike I just Ignore the call or else if possible I just park the Bike at the side of the road and pick the call.
While on cars wheel my wife picks the call. And if driving alone before I start my vehicle i put the head ph to my ear and just avoid talking. This scenario is very rare.
And also i avoid playing with the ICE while driving. Only in the signal If i wanna do something. Once we was about to hit a BMTC bus head on... My friend was driving his qualis and I was in his next seat.

I am a law abiding citizen, so dont speak on the phone while driving - but am against banning hands free systems in cars-several studies have show that its the 'nature of the conversation' rather than the conversation itself that is responsible for reduced response times.
AAA can done many articles/studies on this(here is one such)findings were

-response times will increase as age of the driver increases

-nature of conversation is more important than the conversation itself.

Tuning the radio/setting the AC/having an intense conversation with the passengers can all be modes of distraction.

Bluetooth interfaced systems are the systems of the futures and with active safety systems like 'lane departure'/active cruise control etc the hands free will become a part of any car in the near future--like the humble radio became many years ago!

True… intense conversations actually lead to eventualities – on or off the mobile. The other reasons/distractions pointed out too are responsible, like they have been before the mobiles existed.

 

But… the fact is that use of mobiles (hands-free or otherwise) has increased the no. of eventualities drastically.

 

I don’t say that the future interface-system with active safety should not be brought in, but I feel it would still be a distraction.

Honesty is not a Spare Wheel that you pull out when in trouble. It's a Steering Wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout the life's journey.

Hi Arindam, I think that spending Rs 200 on headphones is also a waste because talking on mobile phones while driving is a traffic violation. The industry never makes a feature that may distract driving. Infact, people should stop using these phones and concentrate more on driving.

Introducing a GPS system is not for fun, it is mainly for people who have bad road knowledge and for those who are new to a particular place and find difficulty in searching a specific location. Hope you agree with me?

Hi Tamanna,
          I agree that the using mobile is not a safe while driving but we people are becoming so used to it that we cant live w/o the cell phone. And police will be not able to catch all of them who are using cell phone while driving. Becos we are arrogant and we always tried to search the loop hole in the system.
           So what I am trying to say is that using headphone will reduce the possibility of accident. Becos people will never stop using the cell while driving.
           About the GPS, yes it is a Good feature but I feel that embedded ear phone is much important than this. And I am sure that Ear Phone is much usefull than GPS @ current scenario.

Arindam, I do agree that people will not stop using cell phones and even the cops will not be able to catch hold of all the people breaking traffic rules. It was only to say that these rules are meant for our own safety, so why not push ahead the demand of GPS instead of head phones. You are right, if you say that in the current scenario, India is not so advanced to support every aspect of mobile phones but I think the days are not far when the car will be loaded with a complete GPS system, a system where we can communicate with friends and relatives as well. What say? But yes, then its a long way to go.....

this is nothing but the BT handsfree and is already present in the 3 series/A4's and the C-class and upwards-

Also GPS and GSM are two entirely different technology and is easy to get confused between the two.