I have mine set to go to Airplane mode when it pairs to my car’s Bluetooth.
It stops me being distracted by calls but allows me to listen to my music.
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naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year agoMmm you can definitely do stuff with pairing to a car disabling notifications etc.
if you want to send a text unpair as a passenger.
Shaping behaviour isn’t about being flawless, it’s about raising the barriers to antisocial behaviour.
The fact of the matter is that if we want to use heavy machinery we need to be willing to accept some restrictions for safety. you can’t wear thongs in a machine shop and maybe you can’t browse the web with your phone paired to the car.
ComradeBunnie@aussie.zone 1 year ago
zurohki@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Your airplane mode keeps running the Bluetooth radio?
ComradeBunnie@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Yep, if it connects to an external audio device first - sometimes it does connect but then disconnect, but usually it works without issue!
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I absolutely agree, but I think there are different kinds of flaws. If it creates a mere 2% increase in safety, that’s perhaps worthwhile. But if it’s restricting people who shouldn’t be restricted, that’s a hard no from me. If it’s something as simple as clicking a button that says “I’m not driving”, I’m okay with that. But if it can’t be avoided at all as a passenger, it’s a complete non-starter. If it requires unpairing from the car, that’s a bit of a grey zone, but I’d personally lean towards “no”. Why can’t a passenger be the one to control the music? Surely that’s increasing safety compared to if the driver is trying to do it?
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Dude that’s fucking nonsense.
Just lay out what you’re saying and like really think through the consequences.
unpairing for a second to check a fact on Wikipedia or whatever isn’t a massive imposition. I’m not even attached to that, it’s just an example. It’s not like passengers wouldn’t control music and drivers would if you had to unpair to Google the year a song came out.
Anyway setting imaginary specifics aside your argument, taken at face value, would imply all sorts of regulations nobody actually wants rolled back except teenaged libertarians (no shade, I was also stupid once. it happens.).
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Dude chill the fuck out. No, it’s not. Your position is so extreme it’s going to result in zero compliance, because yes, it is a pretty big imposition. It’s a ridiculous idea. Like seriously.
Lay out what you’re saying and like really think through the consequences. Imagine how ridiculous it would be if a passenger had to unpair their phone every single time they want to send a text message or Google something. It’s a laughable idea.
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
it’s a button press.
WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 1 year ago
If I'm a passenger when my brother's driving, I'm probably on my phone most of the time and using my phone for the car's music, for example. Such a restriction would simply mean my brother would be doing the music while driving.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 year ago
please keep it polite.
I expect cars in the future will have driver monitoring checking if the driver is sleepy, distracted, etc and will sound a warning.
I think android/ios should do a better job at making distraction free car-modes that only shows navigation and reads out text messages, etc.
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Don’t come the raw prawn I’m being plenty polite. At least by Aussie standards. What they said is nonsense, not them. I’m sure they’re a reasonable person afk. We all get a bit of brain damage once we start typing haha.
I expect cars of the future to not exist given they’re poisoning the world, killing us, and destroying our urban environments but I admit to being an eternal optimist. I like driving, well riding anyway (before I became too crippled), but it’s not something we’re very good at and cars are ludicrious machines for what they’re used for. Like driving a tank to pin up a poster haha.
ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My car requires you to be in park to pair /unpair at least initially. It’s several steps to pair /unpair after that. Because it’s complicated, if I’m driving a passenger, I end up doing it for them even though I’m driving. Maybe you’re thinking of a whole new system, but calling op stupid and unthinking is short-sighted on your part.
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Just turn Bluetooth on your phone off?