Agent G Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Maybe they will come up with a version where you go around collecting animated muscle cars, Tri-Fives, 32 Fords, T-buckets, etc to bring in the older crowd.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 People who can't be bothered to FOCUS ON DRIVING WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING need to pull off the road, push their heads up their butts, and stay there.Their heads are already there, and that's why they can't focus on driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Crash on I-40 driver playing Pokeman Go http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Knoxville-police-Deadly-I-40-wreck-was-not-caused-by-a-video-game-387837192.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CometMan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I wonder if the Nintendo executives will end up doing the same thing the Ford executives did during the Pinto debacle years ago? Where they calculate how much they would have to pay out in lawsuit settlements for the injuries and deaths caused by being distracted by this game, compared to how much revenue they estimate they would lose if they changed, or pulled the game app altogether, essentially calculating how much a human life is "worth"?!! That would really be a sign of the times, wouldn't it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 G You know, I really shouldn't have laughed at that, current job and all........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Crash on I-40 driver playing Pokeman Go http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Knoxville-police-Deadly-I-40-wreck-was-not-caused-by-a-video-game-387837192.htmlThe report you linked says otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Totally stupid and useless. Let's find ways to cause MORE accidents in this world..... As if we don't have enough!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Totally stupid and useless. Let's find ways to cause MORE accidents in this world..... As if we don't have enough!!!!!!!!!!It is not about being nice - it is always about maximizing profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 It is not about being nice - it is always about maximizing profits.I get that, but they don't think of the repercussions they cause. They don't think of every aspect of what can and will happen. Saw a guy on the news re end a squad car that already had someone pulled over, what was he doing?? Pokemon Go... What if the officer was standing behind or in between the cars he hit? I get the whole profit game the companies play, but when it starts to interact with human life, there has to be a line to not cross!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) ooo Edited July 27, 2016 by DrKerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_G Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I get that, but they don't think of the repercussions they cause. They don't think of every aspect of what can and will happen. Saw a guy on the news re end a squad car that already had someone pulled over, what was he doing?? Pokemon Go... What if the officer was standing behind or in between the cars he hit? I get the whole profit game the companies play, but when it starts to interact with human life, there has to be a line to not cross!!!! I saw that video too- pretty gnarly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 They didn't create a driving hazard, they created a game. The people that value the video game more than the lives of others created the driving hazard. Blaming the company the made the game (Which is not Nintendo), for people getting in accidents is idiotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 They didn't create a driving hazard, they created a game. The people that value the video game more than the lives of others created the driving hazard. Blaming the company the made the game (Which is not Nintendo), for people getting in accidents is idiotic. Yes but "knowing" people are going to drive to where the stuff is they know people are going to do so... Regardless if they are idiots to do so stuff like this shouldn't be allowed if ya ask me.... Just my two cents.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 So businesses shouldn't be allowed to do business? That's like saying Xacto shouldn't be allowed to hobby knives because they know some people will eventually cut themselves with it. It's absurd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 So businesses shouldn't be allowed to do business? That's like saying Xacto shouldn't be allowed to hobby knives because they know some people will eventually cut themselves with it. It's absurdI agree with this thought entirely.Though I have no interest in playing the game and personally think it's a stupid waste of time, it's up to the individual's sense of taking responsibility for his or her actions, 24-7. Cars and guns are potentially deadly too...and don't anybody dare to try outlaw them for "our own protection".The problem isn't that there are possible distractions in the world. The problem is that people make poor choices about living from minute to minute. Somebody in this great land needs to stand up and remind people to think before they act, and to try to act like responsible adults. This simple concept seems to have been forgotten, and putting it out there as important could solve a LOT of problems.That said, I DO think it would make a lot of sense to disable the screens on smart-phones when they are in cars that are in gear. The tech would be EASY to implement, and it would simply remove the apparently irresistible temptation to text and use the net while driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I think spike strips may be in order.The author F.Paul Wilson has a fictional character named "Repairman Jack"; Jack is a bit of a libertarian Robin-hood type character who "fixes problems" for paying customers. One of the stories about this character involves Jack's youth and beginnings as a "fixer"; an elderly neighbor has problems with punks cutting across his lawn and running over a prized shrub on the corner. Jack's solution: mount thin steel bollards deep into the ground inside each small shrub.Of course, a person would be arrested for that in real life, unless they could successfully argue that those shrubs flop over if they aren't supported, and several feet of 3" OD pipe is the best solution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 ... those shrubs flop over if they aren't supported, and several feet of 3" OD pipe is the best solution... That's my story and I'm sticking to it...or maybe sharpened rebar punji sticks to hold up the poor little plants? Hmmmm...great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 That's my story and I'm sticking to it...or maybe sharpened rebar punji sticks to hold up the poor little plants? Hmmmm...great idea. A viable option............................. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 So businesses shouldn't be allowed to do business? That's like saying Xacto shouldn't be allowed to hobby knives because they know some people will eventually cut themselves with it. It's absurdI thoroughly agree with you as it is up to the PEOPLE to take responsibility when they buy games, guns, knives, and when they ride bicycles and drive cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_G Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 That's my story and I'm sticking to it...or maybe sharpened rebar punji sticks to hold up the poor little plants? Hmmmm...great idea. Many years ago we were having a problem with cats pooping in our flowerbed, so I got a bunch of bamboo skewers and planted them in the flowerbed like little punji sticks... we called it "kitty Cambodia" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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