Increase in Productivity with Hands Free
While Austria is still failing to ban smoking in closed public places (like restaurants, bars, etc.), California state law already restricts smokers. Probably for the first time, Austria came first in banning something that CA had allowed until July 1, 2008: Driving and Talking (on a cellphone) or Talking (on a cellphone) and Driving.
Have you ever driven down an US American highway or an inner-city street? What do you get to see there? Is your answer “People driving gas-guzzling old tuck-taped cars?” Wrong, I have to disappoint you. You see people doing everything behind (I see the relativity aspect, right there) the wheel but driving gas-guzzling old tuck-taped cars. It’s the American approach to Germanized productivity and efficiency. Number 1 activity when cruising the streets is, independent from time, location and profession, talking to someone on cellphone. Close second is skimming the newspaper accompanied by a drive-thru Starbucks Latte and a cream-cheese bagel. Don’t miss the attached video, hilarious!
California law now bans cellphones unless on speaker (say via Bluetooth) for the driver of the car. Hands Free. The catchy slogan of this initiative, that is. So what now, California drivers will be forced to actually pay attention to what’s happening on the roads? Wrong. With Hands Free a whole new horizon of opportunities and things you will be able to get done was enabled. Check out the attached video for all the chores you’ll take care while talking to someone on the bluetooth cellphone set and driving. Consider, that the order of importance has been applied already. First comes taking care of the wedding invitations (1), doing the homework for the calligraphy class (2), taking a call (3) and last and least driving. Safety on our roads is overrated anyway.
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- Date · July 13th, 2008
- Categories · All Posts, Traveling the US
- Tags · austria, bagel, ban, bluetooth, california, comedy, driving, efficiency, law, starbucks, video
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- WSK 2005 on flickr.com (Photo of Uncle Sam's famous catch phrase "I want you" - digitally altered to I want to you to stop talking on your cell and start driving · license)
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I thought it was hilarious to share in here.
Here’s another thing we’ve done first: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072502308.html?hpid=sec-health
Bad trans-fat, although I didn’t even know we were considering it till now.
Anything similar in Austria, or are you guys just naturally more health conscious?
Yes, we are “naturally more health conscious” and more aware of the things we eat. You Americans with your daily burgers, tisk, tisk. You are what you eat. Austrians then are Wiener Schnitzel (health conscious. NOT! Austrians eat way too much pork that is loaded with bad bad stuff for your body) Germans Sauerkraut (thickens your blood!) and French frogs (no comment on that)… Hint hint, I am using stereotypes.
I don’t need my government to tell me what I can eat and what not, but obviously there is a economic reason for using trans-fats (bad bad trans fats) because they have longer “shelf life.” Ahh, now I see why they are so popular in restaurants and baked products.
Ontario is trying to pass the same legislation. I only talk on my cell while driving if it’s extremely important - especially given that I have a standard transmission car.. so I need to change gears too.. :P
But the law isn’t really going to change much… just because it’s hands free doesn’t mean that people pay anymore attention to the road!!
But the video was awesome.. I see a lot of girls putting on makeup while doing 120km/hr on the highways…
To be honest, I’d rather know when the person is on a cell phone so I can either quickly pass them, or stay 30m behind them. If everyone start using blue-tooth then you can’t tell if they are talking to themselves, singing with the radio, talking the passenger or on the phone.