Morning TV on my MFD during commute to work

We are not really interested in your safety, but I am sure the innocent folk your rear end while watching TV should have our sympathies.

Just listen to the audio, ONLY!

This is an really BAD idea!!!!

KK6PD

 

:crazy:

 

Obviously not, or you wouldn't be doing it.

 

I understand that you want to break the monotony of your morning commute, but I feel that it is a bad idea as well. I know you say that you "know" the risk, but do you really? What about if you are running on electric, kids playing down the road cannot hear you, you are watching a weather update, unaware of child, then hit the child. I don't know of any PriusChat members that want to help you be reckless. If you do get the t.v. installed, please warn us all of your daily route.

 

this: http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-modifications/15943-what-s-jack.html
+ inverter + vcr + antenna?

for all you nay-sayers, at least it'll have the "check surroundings for safety" text above it.

 

car-puter with TV-tuner card installed...do not know what everyone is poopoo-ing your question, people watch those tires rotate and all the arrows going to and from the "engines" like they are playing a real life video game might as well get your weather and traffic report while your at it!

 

there are distractions everywhere, i say bring on the TV, let me know how it goes, i may want to do the same to mine

thanx

 

Well said. Too many parents on in here :madgrin: Geez.

 

I'll take the side of the parents. You kids need to realize that all the other MFD functions can be used with a quick glance for 1/2 second, similar to a quick glance at the rear view mirror or spedometer. Even if you plan to just glance at the TV, the temptation to have somthing catch your eye is too great. I guess we should be releaved you don't want to remove the air bag and mount a video screen in the middle of the steering wheel.

 

Tuning radio, adjusting climate, checking energy: 1 second distraction
Watching Fox & Friends: 3 hour distraction

NOT THE SAME!

 

As a Prius owner for only one month, I found the MFD extremely distracting at first. On the ride home from the dealer I almost went through a red light or two. As many of you have pointed out a quick glance is all it takes for any accident to occur. But no matter how we try, we do use the MFD like a video game trying to beat the MPG score. I have the lockpick 3 installed in my car but the only time I have used the video part is watching a movie at the drive-in before the drive-in movie was to start. I'm sure there will be a time when I might use it on the road on long trips for the family. I have used it to dial a number on the bluetooth because I find it easier then fumbling for my phone and trying to dial a number on it. This was one of the main reasons I bought the lockpick to begin with. The video input is a nice add-on but like the MFD we have to learn to use it responsibly.

Jon

 

I don't think Pulse and Glide is really comparable to watching TV. Once you've been doing P&G for awhile you have enough muscle memory built up to *know* where to put the accelerator pedal in order to be in a no-arrows glide without looking at the screen.

 

Chris,

Here is someone (Premier Mc Guinty) who agrees with your stmt above:

McGuinty Mulls Banning Drivers From Using Cellphones, Electronic ...

TORONTO -Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday he is ... legislation" that would outlaw cellphones and other electronics that also cause driver ...
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St. Catharines Standard - Ontario, CA

... cellphone ban; Premier open to outlawing distracting electronic devices ... Dalton McGuinty: a Premier Disappointment. Dalton McGuinty should be ashamed ...
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Province mulls drivers' cellphone ban; Premier open to outlawing distracting electronic devices

Posted By Keith Leslie

Posted 4 days ago

Ontario is considering legislation to stop drivers from using cellphones, BlackBerrys and all other electronic devices while behind the wheel, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Monday.
In the past, McGuinty had always rejected the idea of prohibiting Ontario motorists from using cellphones because police have told him the devices were just one of many distractions for drivers.
But following a recent spate of fatal accidents in which drivers were suspected of being on the phone, McGuinty said Monday he is open to a ban on cellphones and any other electronic device that can takes a driver's eyes off the road.
"What about people who are tapping on the GPS system? What about the next gadget that they haven't invented yet?" he asked.
"Some people are text-messaging. What about all those kinds of things?"
McGuinty said he has asked Transportation Minister Jim Bradley to look at "next-generation legislation" that would be broad enough to cover cellphones, GPS screens, BlackBerrys and electronic devices that haven't even been invented yet.
"I know what they've done in other provinces and other states: they've just dealt with one item, the cellphone," the premier said. "I talk to the police and they say you could deal with one item, but there's more than just one item (distracting drivers).
"I've asked Bradley to take a look to see if there's something we might do, which deals with distractors generally, and I think in particular electronic distractors."
McGuinty said he's always followed the advice of police when it comes to ways to make Ontario's roads safer, and noted the province's highways are already rated the second-safest in North America behind the Northwest Territories.
Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province so far to legislate a ban on the use of hand-held phones while driving, although similar legislation has been introduced recently in Nova Scotia and Quebec. A private member's bill to ban hand-held cellphones for drivers was also introduced in the Alberta legislature, but Premier Ed Stelmach quickly spoke out against it, and his government put out a study saying a ban would not reduce the number of accidents.

 

so i guess drinking a beer and getting some head while driving is not as good as i thought....crap