Cell phones and driving: What if....

vipor

cell phone triangulation is good enough that I've known someone who got in a wreck and the 911 operator was able to tell pretty much which tree they had run into.

probably like satellites, just limit the non-state/gov users.

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theDreamer

For emergency use it is, but for public use it currently only allows for cell phone triangulation. Unless you have a GPS equipped phone and use it you will get a large circle.

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dad

I never use the cell phone when driving, (except911) period! If I get an in-coming call, I'll return the call when I park!

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MightyBobo

Besides, that's dependent on there actually being at minimum, 3 cell towers within range. 2 people outside of Omaha, NE died in the middle of a winter due to their car dying during a bad snow storm, and they tried to walk. They even called 911, but couldn't tell their location. Ended up freezing to death, in the end, of course.

Granted, they were high as a kite at the time, but none the less, it raised eyebrows and made people in the area realize that they couldn't find them due to sparse cell towers.

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