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eggplant

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1. And heads up displays?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 PM

Yesterday

These exist already and serve the same purposes.

I'm not advocating for the use of smart glasses while driving, or even smart glasses at all. I think they are a terrible idea. But if the problem is the distraction, then ban all of it.

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Illinois Could Become the First State to Ban Drivers From Wearing Smart Glasses [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

And heads up displays? eggplant Yesterday #1

I can see how they can pull you over if your holding a phone in your hand ToxMarz Yesterday #2

How about black tint windshields? purr-rat beauty Yesterday #3

I hate tinted car windows... skypilot Yesterday #11

At the same time, new cars have a screen you have to look at in order to operate the car. It's nuts. Vinca Yesterday #4

I would like to ask my glasses ... JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #8

I bet they'll be showing ads on that screen in a heartbeat FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #13

The real problem is the dumb people wearing them mdbl Yesterday #5

This seems to be a form of "heads up" display.... reACTIONary Yesterday #6

I wish Matthew28 Yesterday #7

Probably in another twenty or thirty years there will be artificial vision to help those blind or going blind. cstanleytech Yesterday #9

By then, self-driving cars may be mandatory Polybius 21 hrs ago #15

These should be banned PERIOD. Nothing but a gift for stalkers, pedos, and the surveillance state. There are so Karasu Yesterday #10

Does anyone know anyone who knows how to convert a WW2 M4 Sherman tank to a passenger car? twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #12

Dumb proposal Polybius 21 hrs ago #14