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Subject: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/13 at 7:31 am
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70820000/jpg/_70820160_018028376-1.jpg
The smart spectacles are controlled by touch and voice
A Californian woman has been issued with a traffic ticket for driving while wearing Google Glass.
On 30 October, Cecilia Abadie was pulled over and issued with a ticket for speeding and wearing the smart spectacles while driving.
Ms Abadie was cited for breaking a Californian law which prohibits people from watching TV while driving.
She is now considering whether to take legal action to fight the ticket on the grounds that the device was turned off.
Ms Abadie used her page on the Google+ social network to document her experience and share a picture of the ticket that was issued to her.
On that document, the policeman cited Ms Abadie for driving at 80mph (128km/h) in a 65mph zone on Interstate 15 in San Diego and because she was "driving with monitor visible to driver (Google Glass)". When contacted by the BBC, a spokesman for the Californian Highway Patrol said this was in violation of state vehicle code 27602.
In her comments on Google+, Ms Abadie said the officer who stopped her said wearing the smart spectacles was a danger because they could obscure her view of the road and other vehicles.
In her defence, she said she regularly drove while wearing the gadget but never turned it on. Google Glass is a wearable computer controlled by voice and touch that projects information on to a lens and in the eyeline of the owner.
Many of those who posted comments to her page said Google Glass might be covered by exceptions in the 27602 code that let a driver view a display if it shows maps, GPS or can help "enhance or supplement the driver's view".
In addition, some offered to curate a fund that would help pay for any legal representation Ms Abadie needed to fight the ticket.
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: danootaandme on 10/31/13 at 1:10 pm
She doesn't think she was doing anything wrong. What dream world is she in????
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Howard on 10/31/13 at 2:22 pm
She doesn't think she was doing anything wrong. What dream world is she in????
You always have to look at the road at all times. She deserved to get a ticket.
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/13 at 3:14 pm
Simple, het vision was impaired, book Danno!
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Katluver on 11/01/13 at 3:08 pm
I probably sound like an old biddy, but what is the world coming to?! Really, who needs that dorky looking device? I just see it as another prop to further destroy human communication...
(hoping that Google Glass won't catch on)
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Howard on 11/01/13 at 4:03 pm
I probably sound like an old biddy, but what is the world coming to?! Really, who needs that dorky looking device? I just see it as another prop to further destroy human communication...
(hoping that Google Glass won't catch on)
I agree, that's why most people own computers at home, Why would I need Google Glass? for what purpose would it serve me?
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/13 at 4:13 pm
I agree, that's why most people own computers at home, Why would I need Google Glass? for what purpose would it serve me?
I go outside (for a walk) to get away from the computer.
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Howard on 11/01/13 at 4:53 pm
I go outside (for a walk) to get away from the computer.
I do that sometimes.
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: LyricBoy on 11/01/13 at 5:50 pm
I agree, that's why most people own computers at home, Why would I need Google Glass? for what purpose would it serve me?
Porn on the go. ;D
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/01/13 at 10:26 pm
Porn on the go. ;D
You can even watch porn while...you're watching porn!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: whistledog on 11/01/13 at 10:40 pm
People want Google Glass because it's cool technology. Just cause it's cool, doesn't make it good. Why can't people just focus on the road only when driving?
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/13 at 11:48 pm
People want Google Glass because it's cool technology. Just cause it's cool, doesn't make it good. Why can't people just focus on the road only when driving?
...and wait till they get home!
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Howard on 11/02/13 at 6:52 am
Porn on the go. ;D
that's one good idea. ::)
Subject: Re: Ticket issued to driver wearing Google Glass
Written By: Howard on 11/02/13 at 6:53 am
Why can't people just focus on the road only when driving?
cause they're idiots. ::)