Comments on: Driver Distraction – Don’t Type a Comment on This Article if You’re Driving http://www.thefordstory.com/what-were-doing/safety/driver-distraction-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-type-a-comment-on-this-article-if-you%e2%80%99re-driving/ The Ford Story Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:29:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Malissa Hrasna http://www.thefordstory.com/what-were-doing/safety/driver-distraction-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-type-a-comment-on-this-article-if-you%e2%80%99re-driving/#comment-6826 Malissa Hrasna Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:53:08 +0000 http://www.thefordstory.com/?p=2515#comment-6826 Amazing!!!!! As I was reading the story on SYNC system. I became more and more interested in this system. I do want to install one into my Ford Eddie-Expedition 1999. I call it "Baby," she's been real great to me. I think she's due for a treat...... Then, started reading the "Mykey" Wow. I have two kids coming up to that time of hair pulling, and me white knuckling the dashboard. This would be the perfect item needed for safety and control. Thank you and keep up the amazing work. Hunnybunny40 Amazing!!!!! As I was reading the story on SYNC system. I became more and more interested in this system. I do want to install one into my Ford Eddie-Expedition 1999. I call it “Baby,” she’s been real great to me. I think she’s due for a treat…… Then, started reading the “Mykey” Wow. I have two kids coming up to that time of hair pulling, and me white knuckling the dashboard. This would be the perfect item needed for safety and control.
Thank you and keep up the amazing work.
Hunnybunny40

]]> By: Tony Glaser http://www.thefordstory.com/what-were-doing/safety/driver-distraction-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-type-a-comment-on-this-article-if-you%e2%80%99re-driving/#comment-2227 Tony Glaser Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:40:41 +0000 http://www.thefordstory.com/?p=2515#comment-2227 Your article on driver distraction was great. With the increasing tendency in urban and suburban jurisdictions for speed limits to suddenly change (i.e., decrease), frequently without advance warning, as well as the increasing use of speed cameras in these same areas, motorists need to keep their eyes on the road, observing traffic signals and signs, as well as scanning other vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, crosswalks, etc. They do not need to be constantly watching the side of the road for changes in speed limits and speed cameras and monitoring the speedometer on the dashboard. SOLUTION: What is needed is a local speed limit GPS (or bar code) signal, linked to a vehicle speedometer, such that when the vehicle is exceeding the speed limit, a light or message appears on the dashboard warning the driver to be aware of the situation and to react appropriately. This, of course, would require modifications to speed limit signs as well as GPS/barcode reader capability in the vehicle along with associated comparison circuitry and dashboard display output. I hope that Ford Motor Co. can take this idea and do something with it. Your article on driver distraction was great. With the increasing tendency in urban and suburban jurisdictions for speed limits to suddenly change (i.e., decrease), frequently without advance warning, as well as the increasing use of speed cameras in these same areas, motorists need to keep their eyes on the road, observing traffic signals and signs, as well as scanning other vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, crosswalks, etc. They do not need to be constantly watching the side of the road for changes in speed limits and speed cameras and monitoring the speedometer on the dashboard.

SOLUTION: What is needed is a local speed limit GPS (or bar code) signal, linked to a vehicle speedometer, such that when the vehicle is exceeding the speed limit, a light or message appears on the dashboard warning the driver to be aware of the situation and to react appropriately. This, of course, would require modifications to speed limit signs as well as GPS/barcode reader capability in the vehicle along with associated comparison circuitry and dashboard display output. I hope that Ford Motor Co. can take this idea and do something with it.

]]> By: Chris Hughes http://www.thefordstory.com/what-were-doing/safety/driver-distraction-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-type-a-comment-on-this-article-if-you%e2%80%99re-driving/#comment-2000 Chris Hughes Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:38:26 +0000 http://www.thefordstory.com/?p=2515#comment-2000 This is brilliant! Thank you guys for being innovative. One of the students in my public speaking class gave a speech on the dangers of texting and driving and didn't have a solution. Now there is one! I think the younger generations will probably be looking to have something with voice recognition/talk to text in the car. I'm no techie so have no idea how hard it would be but I know Dragon Naturally Speaking has the text to speech. Chris Hughes This is brilliant! Thank you guys for being innovative. One of the students in my public speaking class gave a speech on the dangers of texting and driving and didn’t have a solution. Now there is one! I think the younger generations will probably be looking to have something with voice recognition/talk to text in the car. I’m no techie so have no idea how hard it would be but I know Dragon Naturally Speaking has the text to speech.

Chris Hughes

]]> By: John Woods http://www.thefordstory.com/what-were-doing/safety/driver-distraction-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-type-a-comment-on-this-article-if-you%e2%80%99re-driving/#comment-1848 John Woods Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:34:56 +0000 http://www.thefordstory.com/?p=2515#comment-1848 Wow, I would just love to get my 16 year old into that program! Wow, I would just love to get my 16 year old into that program!

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