I feel there is no elegant solution to such a problem and the cost-benefit of a tech-based solution would be meager at best.
How about pulling over and stopping to enable the phone?
How would the phone differentiate between the driver and passengers?
It wouldn't, but SO FUCKING WHAT?
Pulling over to text/phone will add about 30 seconds to your journey.
They could even build special little texting areas on the freeways for people who really really can't wait.
How about passengers on a train?
Um, GPS.
We need enforcement of current laws. I have never, never, seen anyone pulled over for talking or texting on the phone. Let alone charged for it.
You need to go to Germany. The Autobahns are full of police cars. You can drive at any speed you like. Burn past one at 200mph? No problem.
Tailgate? Flash lights at people? Drive like a moron in any way and they'll be down on you like a ton of bricks.
we need are smarter drivers on the road who fucking know better.
Here's the problem: we've tried to make people into better drivers since the automobile was invented. It hasn't worked. You can't change human nature.
Yes you can, you just need to be tougher.
Start putting people in prison for a couple of weeks if you catch them texting/driving. No arguments, mandatory sentence for anybody caught red-handed. The word will soon go around.
Jail time doesn't dissuade gang-bangers (a lot of them enjoy being in prison) but it sure as hell dissuades normal people.
Or, send them to morgues...to look at some people who texted/drove. They need to know that it *does* have consequences.
Yep. It's a total waste of money.
Those machines aren't going to implode because they don't get updates.
Keep running them, keep on replacing them. Block all external web sites to employees (which they should be anyway).
Bird deaths are no myth:
Nobody's saying it is.
But how does it stack up when compared to other bird killers (like glass windows, cars, etc)?
So....what's that big scary number when you express it as a percentage of total bat deaths?
Special ops? those engines/motors couldnt take a 7.62x39 mm bullet (popular militia / rebel round)
How many engines/blades can it lose and still fly?
The exit rows don't have fold-down tables (for that very reason).
I always figured the fastest way to the exit would be over the top of the seats. Anybody who goes for the isle is a fool.
Then again: I mainly fly RyanAir and when I do I always pay the extra $10 for reserved seats in the exit row. I don't have to worry about where the door is because I'll be the one opening it.
Actually it's sort of both. If the plane crashes and everyone doesn't die instantly then your chances of survival are really high if you just make sure to get out of there as soon as possible, often times post-crash fires claim more lives than the initial crash does.the airplane
Yep, I saw that documentary too.
Your chances of survival are mostly dependent on how close you are to the emergency exit and how many people you can beat to the door. Remember that the cabin may be full of smoke and you won't be able to see/hear a damn thing, you'll be doing it by feel so count the rows when you sit down and know which way to go.
Also important is to position your legs well so they don't get broken when the seat collapses (they're designed to collapse to absorb impact). Broken legs are a common injury and impede your egress considerably.
I think a live demonstration of putting on a life vest is worth more than any drawing on a piece of paper.
Maybe some people just use expressions in a foreign language.
eg. Can you think of any Latin words used by lawyers? Latin's been dead for thousands of years!
Yeah.... 'cos nobody uses expressions in a foreign language.
Even inside the corporate bubble it's actually less than what a teenager could get for sharing a few music files with his friends.
Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.
