Woman gets world's first ticket for driving with Google Glass - Polidicks

[quote]Cecilia Abadie made history in a way she didn't expect Tuesday night — when a California Highway Patrol officer gave her the world's first known ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving.[/quote] [url=http://mashable.com/2013/10/30/google-glass-driving-ticket/]http://mashable.com/2013/10/30/google-glass-driving-ticket/[/url]

While I can understand the speeding part, but it seems the result of this (the GG part) will set an interesting precedent

I wonder if it would actually be safer if you could have things like the rear view camera or speed in a HUD.

[QUOTE=The golden;42702692]Good. Stop driving with distractions and putting other people in danger.[/QUOTE] This is a distraction I don't mind; it's essentially a HUD. Give it a few years, and there will be car interfacing to allow on-screen speed. It's less dangerous than those asshats that turn their heads to have a conversation with passengers.

It'll most likely get thrown out unless the officer can prove that she had the screen active at the time. It's pretty ridiculous to give a ticket under the assumption that it was active regardless.

Also GG makes it easier and less distracting to use GPS since your eyes face the road more than having to look around wherever you have it mounted

And doesn't this (assuming it holds up) discourage responsible use? Footage from google glass would be so easy to obtain that would give evidence against reckless drivers that cause major accidents. If someone is wearing glass and sees someone in front about to cause an accident, they can capture it with verbal activation.

Interesting, It is not against any law to wear Glass, Only one state considered the banning of them while driving but it was just dropped afterwards. I've sat down with the commissioner of my city show casing them and there is no intention of banning them or handing out tickets as it's easier to use these and safer then looking down at the dash or away from the windshield at all. Going to see what's going on in the glass forums now.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;42702700]I wonder if it would actually be safer if you could have things like the rear view camera or speed in a HUD.[/QUOTE] having a rear view mirror always in front of you will just restrict your vision and it isnt needed you dont need to be constantly looking backwards

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42702740]Also GG makes it easier and less distracting to use GPS since your eyes face the road more than having to look around wherever you have it mounted[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Bentham;42702751]And doesn't this (assuming it holds up) discourage responsible use? Footage from google glass would be so easy to obtain that would give evidence against reckless drivers that cause major accidents. If someone is wearing glass and sees someone in front about to cause an accident, they can capture it with verbal activation.[/QUOTE] You can have it on, but not on anything other than navigation software. The law is in place to prevent people from playing with their phones while they drive.

The law needs to be patched that's all. This law technically bans every type of screen being used therefor leaving it up to the officer to decide. [quote]California Vehicle Code section 27602 says you can't drive if a video screen "is operating and the monitor, screen, or display is visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle." There are exceptions for GPS and other navigation devices. (If you keep your iPhone open to Google Maps and attached to the dashboard while driving like I do, rest easy.) [/quote] [b]As a politician, This law fucking retarded and open to what ever the officer decides[/b]

[QUOTE=Mingebox;42702700]I wonder if it would actually be safer if you could have things like the rear view camera or speed in a HUD.[/QUOTE] That'd be pretty cool.

You know what I have an idea, Going for a drive with glass.

[quote]She told her story, and posted the ticket in question, on Google+.[/quote] Honestly I'm surprised anybody read it at all.

chances are if she hadn't been doing 80 in a 65 he wouldn't have gotten cited for the glass i can't read the officers handwriting to see the location of the stop but it looks like she went right past the cop doing 80 never a good idea

[QUOTE=deadoon;42702798]You can have it on, but not on anything other than navigation software. The law is in place to prevent people from playing with their phones while they drive.[/QUOTE] I'm aware, but there's no way an officer can really tell if this tiny screen is active, or, if for some reason they can, what application is being used. So actual enforcement of the law in regards to glass should not be up to the officer to decide that it was being used for non-navigational purposes based on a guess. Which is why this portion of the ticket should most definitely be thrown out.

[QUOTE=Bradyns;42702717]This is a distraction I don't mind; it's essentially a HUD. Give it a few years, and there will be car interfacing to allow on-screen speed. It's less dangerous than those asshats that turn their heads to have a conversation with passengers.[/QUOTE] I've had this idea for years. Get your fucking dash embed on the windshield. Safer. Easier to read.

[QUOTE=areolop;42703327]I've had this idea for years. Get your fucking dash embed on the windshield. Safer. Easier to read.[/QUOTE] Haven't they started this already? Albeit in smaller forms. I remember seeing a newer model Camaro that had a small but functional HUD reflecting off the windshield.

[QUOTE=CubeManv2;42702832]You know what I have an idea, Going for a drive with glass.[/QUOTE] It's been an hour, he hasn't updated and is offline RIP Cubeman

Surely moving your eyes or head to glance at a GPS is more distracting than having a map in view and focus? I really hope they don't ban the use of Google Glass for GPS while driving, that would be stupid. I'm pretty sure Google are smart enough to make the size of the HUD non-distracting. How many of you play GTA (or any racing game) and crash because of the HUD? You don't, because they are designed not to be distracting, I'd assume Google did the same...

[QUOTE=Bradyns;42702717]This is a distraction I don't mind; it's essentially a HUD. Give it a few years, and there will be car interfacing to allow on-screen speed. It's less dangerous than those asshats that turn their heads to have a conversation with passengers.[/QUOTE] Don't you have to look slightly up to clearly see what's in the screen? Driving is a constantly changing environment, one lapse from fiddling around with your Glass could be dangerous. But then again, there are SatNavs and worst things that could distract you. I just hope Glass isn't being used to read the news while driving then it would be just as bad as using a phone while driving.

[QUOTE=Mastermind of42;42703798]Don't you have to look slightly up to clearly see what's in the screen? Driving is a constantly changing environment, one lapse from fiddling around with your Glass could be dangerous. But then again, there are SatNavs and worst things that could distract you. I just hope Glass isn't being used to read the news while driving then it would be just as bad as using a phone while driving.[/QUOTE] You have to look up to activate it.

I can see this setting a bad precedent. Sure, if someone is checking their facebook feed or watching youtube while driving they should get a ticket, but the law already allows for things like GPS units. If a device is capable of being used as a navigator AND an entertainment device (like google glass is), what does this mean for cell phones which are the same? Is it going to become illegal to mount your cell phone on the dash for navigation purposes just because it can also browse Facepunch?

[QUOTE=danielmm8888;42703856]You have to look up to activate it.[/QUOTE] Or just touch your temple.

[QUOTE=Bradyns;42702717]This is a distraction I don't mind; it's essentially a HUD. Give it a few years, and there will be car interfacing to allow on-screen speed. It's less dangerous than those asshats that turn their heads to have a conversation with passengers.[/QUOTE] It doesn't even need to interface with the car to get the speed all it needs is access to your phones gps

[QUOTE=Rika-chan;42703941]It doesn't even need to interface with the car to get the speed all it needs is access to your phones gps[/QUOTE] Yeah. And if you want car information (rpm, load, etc) you can just get a Bluetooth OBD Adapter for like 15usd. Access all the sensors the car computer has access to. And it would work for any car made in the last decade.

Say you watch a video with Google glass while driving, and it is legal to use the GPS on Google Glass but illegal to do anything else, is there any way an officer could actually prove you were watching a video and not the GPS if you quickly switch it?

I still want laser vision.

[QUOTE=Water-Marine;42703554]Haven't they started this already? Albeit in smaller forms. I remember seeing a newer model Camaro that had a small but functional HUD reflecting off the windshield.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=thejjokerr;42704112]This does something like that: [url]https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-road/apps/head-up-display-hud-/prod134348.html[/url][/QUOTE] I still sometimes use my cell phone as a HUD using an app, it works pretty well. I don't need to look too far down to see my speed, and it also works as a GPS. [img]http://cdn.mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/parts/000/004/866/948/4866948/p1.jpg?ct=2adbdc2d3680[/img]

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;42702740]Also GG makes it easier and less distracting to use GPS since your eyes face the road more than having to look around wherever you have it mounted[/QUOTE] [I]"But officer, I was just checking my minimap!"[/I]