Winseer:
The only way to prevent a phone from ringing whilst in an “unauthorized area” for phone use - would be to have the actual Iphone operating system detect movement based on the proximity to three nearby cell masts - and block the phone whilst movement is evident. As an ex-coder, I suggest to the community that such a concept is quite feasible in terms of the software engineering involved.
This would also force pedestrians making or receiving calls - to sit down on a park bench, or at least stand still for a few moments, rather than wander into fast moving traffic (whilst using the phone) by walking between parked cars, etc.
What about passengers in a car or bus, they are not allowed to use their phone either ?
Do they really need to? Remember Red Phone Boxes and Gettone
Many Smart phone apps have an addictive quality which is often ‘designed’ in. Folk cannot help themselves & even the most conscientious of drivers will often find it hard to resist.
I use my smart phone as a sat nav & when a txt flashes up I cannot help but read it. It is distracting, the only solution I can think of to stop this carnage is for the drivers phone to be switched off, or a bluetooth function ONLY, like airplane mode.
simcor:
Cab camera or no cab camera, the police would easily be able to find out if he was using his phone at the wheel.
^^^^^^^^^
ive said t beforeand il say it again,and again.
I have absolutely no idea how phones work apparently…
Fixed that for you technowizard999
^^^^^^^ git…
though there is the option of binning your memory card with it and usung the button to select delete for the required info whilst waiting for the ensuing plod questions?
everything i can save on my mobile goes to external memory.
fortunately for me sofar,ive no idea what it tastes like.
Tbf mate the safest option would be launching the whole bloody thing out the window and hoping it lands in a storm drain opening__*__, because if the Police get hold of the phone itself then the IMEI number wil let them know what provider (or providers if it’s a dual sim model) and exactly what time and where it was last used.
* = Just to be clear I am in no way condoning the use of a mobile device or destroying evidence of a crime, I am merely pointing out that getting rid of parts of the device would not protect anyone from being found out.
