It seems that automobile crashes (and fatalities) caused by smart phone distractions are increasing. Out on the road (in mid US), I notice a lot of people on phones, and I find it alarming. There are multiple local news articles every month for car crashes.
Do you think that there are realistic actions that can be taken by every day people to help spread awareness, or better yet make impactful differences?
My ChatGPT subscription is expiring soon, and I wanted to try to use it for something useful. So I used deep research to generate an informative article related to this, and I broke into smaller web pages. You can see it here - https://no-more-distractions.info/
It’s decently written, although true, it is probably AI slop. Even so, I think it highlights some interesting information (maybe important even), and is worth skimming through at the very least.
Make it harder to get a driver’s licenses and easier to lose 'em.
I remember like 10 years ago all the boomers would talk shit about texting and driving and all the ad campaigns telling you not to do it. Now I see old farts scrolling on their phone behind the wheel and nobody gives a shit anymore.
The vast majority of people suck at driving and seem to hate it, even if they don’t realize they do.
Would be great if they gtfo the roads, but public transportation is shit so we’re stuck.