Re: State Farm files patent for system to suppress calls and text while driving

On 6/9/2024 9:51 AM, bad sector wrote:

On 6/9/24 11:42, AJL wrote:

In my younger days (60's) I operated a mobile ham radio CW (morse
code) rig in the car while driving cross country. (Code is like a
second language that can be read in your head without writing it
down. I generally went 20-40 WPM.) Lots of fun. Makes using a
mobile cell these days seem seem like duck soup...  :-O

Them days meant a totally different environment all around. Gas was
20 cents a gallon and I don't remember EVER having heard of anyone
brake-checking OR refusing (just because they had the right of way)
to let in someone who for any number of reasons ended up merging too
late!

In my burg (metro area of the 5th largest city in the US) when some
drivers get pissed off they just start shooting at the perceived
offender. It's called road rage. I try not to piss anyone off...

I got my first license in '58 I think and the only requirement was to
be tall enough to be seen over the counter as you reached up to give
the two dollar fee to the clerk at city-hall.

Mine in '57. We had both a written and a driving test. Parallel parking
scared me the most. Still does.

Tape also needs to be applied to all passenger's mouths...

They mostly know when to shut the F up, but some might go into
shrieking fits in a tight spot and that don't help any :-)

It's just not passengers these days. I talk to my car and it talks back
after doing what I asked...