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From: Conor on 17 Mar 2010 14:00 On 17/03/2010 17:22, Ret. wrote: >>> This is abuse of the system. The system allows for parking on yellow >>> lines (in certain circumstances) and in disabled bays, for the >>> benefit of the disabled person so that he/she does not have to walk >>> so far to get where they are going. If they are not getting out of >>> the car - then you are abusing the system. >> >> Not according to the handbook that came with the badge. > > What does your handbook say then? > In mine.. Page 8, paragraph 2: Do not allow other people to use your badge to do something on your behalf such as shopping or collecting something for you, UNLESS YOU ARE TRAVELLING WITH THEM. So as long as you are travelling with the driver, they can use the concession, even if you don't get out of the vehicle. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Albert T Cone on 18 Mar 2010 06:43 Ret. wrote: > Conor wrote: > > Have a go at this: > > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/technology/20090719-driving-game.html > > > And then tell us honestly how you got on... first time through - 0.15 seconds slower/ 6% more gates missed second time through - 0.12 seconds slower/ 6% more gates missed third time through - 0.11 seconds slower/ 5% more gates missed At this point I was very bored with the game, but it doesn't seem to be conclusive proof that you couldn't get much better at it...
From: Albert T Cone on 18 Mar 2010 06:57 Ret. wrote: > Conor wrote: >> On 17/03/2010 10:10, Ret. wrote: >> >> >>> It has nothing to do with intelligence Conor - it has everything to >>> do with the biological limitations of the human brain. >> >> Rubbish. I can put a RJ45 connector on CAT6 in about 15 seconds, >> almost without thought. I expect it'd take you a good few minutes >> concentrating extremely hard. > > Sorry Conor, you cannot escape from the simple fact that the human brain > is useless at multi-tasking: > snip report summaries < The study of the physiological operation of the brain is very much in it's infancy - it is not a mature science, and there are no good models of how the brain operates. The papers you cite are fitting models to observed data, but I'm pretty sure that the authors would not claim those models to be an accurate representation of what is really happening. Moreover those studies specifically do not tackle the ability of the brain to automate tasks - even decision making tasks - despite the fact that this is one of the primary functions it performs. You can walk down the street, navigate around objects and select routes, all without conscious thought[1], entirely because you have spent a lot of time doing exactly that. the more you do something slightly repetetive, the more automated that task becomes. Extrapolating slightly, it would seem logical then that those people who drive more will require less conscious thought to deal with those driving situations which are commonplace, quite possibly including hazard avoidance. I'm not making an argument in favour of using a mobile phone whilst driving, but I can see that it may affect some people more than others, and as Adrian has previously said, I think that the logical thing to do is to prosecute with a DWDCAA if it is merited.
From: Conor on 18 Mar 2010 12:16 On 17/03/2010 19:02, Ret. wrote: > OK, we'll just have to accept that you are Superman - or just abnormal. Not abnormal at all. When you've been driving down the road, have you sung along to a song on the radio? Have you retuned the radio? Did you crash as a result? No. Why? Because it was a non event. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 18 Mar 2010 12:18
On 17/03/2010 19:17, Ret. wrote: > I have been driving for 46 years and was a Grade 1 Advanced police > driver. I would never ever claim to be able to drive safely on > auto-pilot whilst giving my driving little attention. > Who mentioned anything about driving on autopilot? As a Police driver, I take it there were many times you managed to use your PMR whilst driving, probably at speed as well, having to give very detailed information to control? And how many accidents did you have whilst being on the radio when driving? -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally. |