I predict a spike in car accidents this week due to people who were just barely coordinated enough to safely drive while talking on their cell phones now fumbling to figure out their new-fangled “hands-free” accessory.
Stupid law; reckless driving is already illegal, and some people are perfectly capable of driving safely while talking on the phone.
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How do you answer your phone with headphones. Are they stereo bluetooth?
Yes, since my phone supports new-fangled features like A2DP stereo bluetooth (and copy+paste - sorry, had to get that iPhone jab in there), it will pause the player when a call comes in, let me talk, and then un-pause it when I hang up, and provide better quality than a normal bluetooth headset.
I like the particular bluetooth adapter I use because it allows me to plug my own headphones into it; it accepts any standard headphones with a normal 3.5mm jack.
PS - You might think that wearing both headphones is somehow unsafe, but it’s nothing compared to this:
Guy using his phone while lying down riding his motorcycle on a busy highway.
(Thanks to Jason for the link)
not only is wearing both headphones unsafe, it’s illegal.
Well, in that case, I officially don’t do it.
I obviously disagree on the safety issue, but would really rather not argue about it.
This is kind of a moot point now anyway, since I got my car stereo fixed so I can now just listen via that and not wear headphones at all.
I don’t understand how your bluetooth things works. Where’s the mic? Is the device a mic and then there’s headphones?
It’s funny that you praise A2DP but you’re using standard headphones that plug into a bluetooth adapter probably already close to your phone.
So, the rumor –which is probably false–, is that the iPhone 3g does support A2DP but they must be waiting on something, like the release of their own headsets. Anyways, I just use the car adapter and the headset (don’t worry nathan, just one ear) to answer and hang up calls and if I’m “not” driving in my car I sometimes just use the standard headphones with mic..
1. Yes, the device has a mic, although I think it also uses the one of the speakers of the headphones as a mic if you have regular headphones plugged in. You can also buy regular “headset” headphones where there is a separate mic input plus the ear pieces. That’s actually what it comes with, but I find other headphones more comfortable.
2. The reason the bluetooth adapter is preferable to a hard-wired connection is that the phone doesn’t have a standard input jack, so I’d have to plug in the headphones through an adapter, which is a bit clunky.
3. The reason for the A2DP (which I’m sure you’re probably aware) is better audio quality. I used to do the same thing with a normal bluetooth headset, which also worked fine, but the music quality wasn’t as good.
What about helmets? They cover both ears, and rather tightly from what I recall? Isn’t that unsafe?
as far as i know, helmets don’t have sound coming out of them. what about deaf people?
I guess if it’s the sound that’s an issue, then deaf people shouldn’t be allowed to drive at all, since they would certainly be able to hear less external noise than someone wearing headphones. But somehow they can. Hmm.
They also may as well disallow car stereos, since you could just as easily turn those up too loud to hear any external noise. Sure, you don’t have to, but earphones don’t block all external noise either. It just depends on the type and how loud you have them turned up.
The bottom line is that I think this law is ridiculous. I still haven’t heard any sensible arguments supporting it that wouldn’t also require other things to be outlawed.
it sounds like you’re saying that they should only have laws that make sense. you don’t seem very familiar with our country’s legal system.
Touché