How big of a distraction are the driver facing cameras and warning systems ?

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  1. Rontonio

    Rontonio Road Train Member

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    Keeping this in mind,

    Can I get a case of pain in the ### prods ?
     
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  3. Mountainmanlikes beaches

    Mountainmanlikes beaches Bobtail Member

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    So find out what music the saftey person hates, mount a speaker real close and keep it on, then as you are climbing in, smack that device a hard one, dig for that golden one and smear it on the lens. Just do gross stuff so they get sick of watching you. Or get a Trump mask and always wear it.
     
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  4. SamuraiTater

    SamuraiTater Light Load Member

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    LOFL !!!
     
  5. Zeviander

    Zeviander Road Train Member

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    If you aren't doing things you aren't supposed to be doing while driving, why would it be a distraction?
     
  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    A good company wouldn't have these to begin with.
     
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  7. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Hi Mack, I can see at the orientation,,,student,," excuse me, what is that cattle prod for"? Recruiter," when it happens, you'll know",,,:biggrin_2556:
     
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  8. s0231198

    s0231198 Light Load Member

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    I have one in my company truck, it doesn't distract me at all. The thing that distracts me more often than not is the lane departure/ Collision thing, with the constant beeping bc it thinks you are too close to a vehicle in front of you, especially in the city, or when it hits the brakes after a car has already turned in front of you, bc of the little delay it has in the system. Or the lane departure thing where you can be driving down the center of the lane and it starts it's beeping bc it'll pick up a tar line or something in lane and go off. So I am constantly yelling at the thing to "Shut the f up!!"
     
  9. loudtom

    loudtom Road Train Member

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    Get a picture frame that displays short videos and mount it in front of the camera lens. Just create an endless loop of perfect driving for them to see.
     
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  10. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    But it is a big distraction, especially if anything over light braking sets it off.
    And it's a creepy feeling knowing you're being watched,
    Why don't they it so the camera only comes on when the brakes are released?
    Why does a driver have to talk to HR if he asks his female dispatcher to carry around a camera all day and night that he can watch at any moment?

    Even Swift turned off the inside camera.
     
  11. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    You can bet your ### Swift didn't turn that camera off for the drivers piece of mind.
     
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