Comments on: ZoomSafer ? http://taoofchange.com/2009/08/04/zoomsafer/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:42:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Howard http://taoofchange.com/2009/08/04/zoomsafer/#comment-2060 Matt Howard Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:27:07 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/?p=667#comment-2060 My name is Matt Howard, founder of ZoomSafer. Thanks for the thoughtful post. You're 100% correct -- the empirical evidence clearly shows that locking your phone in the trunk of your car is the safest way to drive. That said, we know that members of modern society are fundamentally "hyper-connected-beings" and, whether we like it or not, they're going to use their phones to communicate with friends, family members, and co workers, even while driving. ZoomSafer might not be the perfect answer -- but we are providing innovative alternatives so people can use their voice (not their thumbs and eyeballs) to communicate more safely while driving. Thanks for the opportunity to post. Matt Howard matt@zoomsafer.com My name is Matt Howard, founder of ZoomSafer.

Thanks for the thoughtful post. You’re 100% correct — the empirical evidence clearly shows that locking your phone in the trunk of your car is the safest way to drive.

That said, we know that members of modern society are fundamentally “hyper-connected-beings” and, whether we like it or not, they’re going to use their phones to communicate with friends, family members, and co workers, even while driving.

ZoomSafer might not be the perfect answer — but we are providing innovative alternatives so people can use their voice (not their thumbs and eyeballs) to communicate more safely while driving.

Thanks for the opportunity to post.

Matt Howard
matt@zoomsafer.com

]]> By: Jolly ROger http://taoofchange.com/2009/08/04/zoomsafer/#comment-2059 Jolly ROger Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:21:42 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/?p=667#comment-2059 This is a no-brainer. If you have to talk on the phone, pull over and stop driving. I don't think any little conversation we have is important enough to risk live and limb of self or others. No excuses. You have control over your phone. just like TV. If you don't like it, turn it off. I challenge everyone to turn all their stuff off for a week. The REAL Issue of environmental change is the behavior and attitude of humans toward the Earth and the other inhabitants on it. All of our accomplishments and art and technology mean NOTHING to a tree. Please respond to firehorsewear@gmail.com to continue this conversation. This is a no-brainer. If you have to talk on the phone, pull over and stop driving. I don’t think any little conversation we have is important enough to risk live and limb of self or others. No excuses. You have control over your phone. just like TV. If you don’t like it, turn it off.
I challenge everyone to turn all their stuff off for a week.

The REAL Issue of environmental change is the behavior and attitude of humans toward the Earth and the other inhabitants on it. All of our accomplishments and art and technology mean NOTHING to a tree.

Please respond to firehorsewear@gmail.com to continue this conversation.

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