The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hills—money.

  • Majorllama
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    12 days ago

    How fascinating. I have ADHD and I find the music helps me stay awake and focused. If I’m in a silent car I just want to take a nap lol.

    • Possibly linux
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      12 days ago

      Autism means that I don’t have a natural filter to remove irrelevant sensory input. I can tune things out but it takes mental effort.

      I still listen to the radio some but I’m always careful not to let it interfere with my focus on driving. It is mostly for the red lights that take forever.

      • Majorllama
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        12 days ago

        You might like a motorcycle. Those require 110% focus on the act of riding. It really helped with my inability to focus on one thing at a time.

        Now obviously super dangerous and no matter how careful you are you can still die from someone else not paying attention but I do really enjoy motorcycles. I just don’t trust other drivers. So I stick to the occasional dirt biking now.