(October 31, 2013 at 2:23 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: I would add the caveat that a smartphone-as-GPS device should not be allowed to used while driving, unless it's set up as a hands-free device.Oh sure, but I don't recall seeing any GPS applications on smartphones that require regular "touching". Certainly all the default apps are basically "set up and go", and of the paid alternatives I've used, it's the same thing.
Quote:Not that we necessarily need a bunch of new laws to cover specific devices - a driver is either distracted from driving, or they are not. If they are distracted, it matters little what the distraction is.True, but without such laws there would be leeway for a person to argue that they don't get distracted whilst on the phone / using Google Glass, and it would be up to the court to prove that they do (not an easy task).
Laws are supposed to be written so there isn't much wiggle room.
