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rsync on July 11, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Toyota ad hijacks Siri to switch off iPhones while...

"I ended up in a river because of switching a Spotify playlist."

That is a profound level of incompetence along a number of dimensions. Obligatory: ThisIsWhyWeCan'tHaveNiceThings.

Houshalter on July 11, 2015 [–]

Tons of people have gotten in accidents doing things like adjusting the radio or air conditioning. Your car travels 88 feet blind every second you are distracted.

code_duck on July 11, 2015 | [–]

Sometimes I drive at speeds other than 60 mph.

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