CNET’s early hands on with Google Glass prompted Republican Gary G. Howell to sponsor a bill banning such devices while driving in his state of West Virginia. I would expect to see more of these bills introduced in other areas since Google Glass and similar devices are likely to be a distraction for drivers. Howell stated the following:
“I actually like the idea of the product and I believe it is the future, but last legislature we worked long and hard on a no-texting-and-driving law. It is mostly the young that are the tech-savvy that try new things. They are also our most vulnerable and underskilled drivers. We heard of many crashes caused by texting and driving, most involving our youngest drivers. I see the Google Glass as an extension.”
The interesting thing is Google already has a solution to this…self driving cars. Unfortunately those won’t be around for another 5 years, while Glass should be available by the end of this year. So Google Glass might not be as emasculating as smartphones, but it doesn’t appear to be any less distracting. Do you agree with this bill?
source: TechCrunch
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