Also, probably not Tiger this week, but plenty of people are hammered drunk at 7am.
Yes, I didn't mean to imply that those were the only possibilities (thus the "or whatever" after those 3). I was just pointing out that IF it was an issue like that (and I have no idea and I'm not implying that it was) then I wouldn't mind if they just let the legalities slide (again, those injuries would be punishment enough). My main point was that the curiosity is understandable giving the information at hand. I did not mean to be insensitive in any way and I really hope he has a good recovery (and I'm a guy that roots against him when he's golfing).
Also, probably not Tiger this week, but plenty of people are hammered drunk at 7am.
Ok, so let's say I give you that JD Power is a sham (I have no idea). Though we are a very tiny corner of the internet, I still say it is irresponsible to posit that Genesis is in any way responsible for the crash. Worse than positing on Tiger's state behind the wheel, we at least have a bit of history there. I find absolutely no evidence of Genesis vehicles having a malfunction and suddenly careening across a wide median, through two lanes of traffic, and then barrel-rolling through many yards of trees and brush. For pete's sake, it probably didn't even have 200 miles on it.
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!
It’s a sub brand of Hyundai. The cars have been around for a decade plus. Originally Hyundai wanted to start it has their luxury division like Toyota did with Lexus. Market conditions said otherwise so they started selling it as a high end Hyundai (sans any Hyundai markings). When it was released with was by far the best bang for the buck luxury car but had no cachet. Eventually Hyundai separated from the main brand after it became established.
It’s looking likely this was a accident caused by driver error...speeding, fatigue or unfamiliarity with the road or some combination. It was lucky there wasn’t anyone else involved. It’s going to be a tough recovery.
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Are you trying to be cute with the golfing analogies? The first could be said about most any golfer not named Tiger. Last weekend was a joint Tiger/Genesis event. Playing out I should leave alone, because unfortunately Tiger is very likely done as a player (though I think he will remain a force in golf...he's that much bigger than the sport).
As tweeted by someone: I know more about Tiger Woods’ accident than where to find a vaccine for my parents.
I don't think sports analogies can be avoided (as my wife completely understands)...I just try to give my 110% every day, move the ball forward, I don't spike the ball prematurely.
Had Tiger been drinking (which he wasn't) we could have said he was in his cups I would imagine...
Anyway, pretty fortunate he didn't damage himself (or others) worse than he did, for that we can be grateful.
How useful would that information actually be though?
If he were actually making a regular phone call (which there would be records for), how would you know if it were hands-free or an actual contributing factor?
Now, most of the time people spend using their phones isn't for regular voice calls.
And if it weren't a phone call (again, for which there would be a specific record for with the carrier), how useful is knowing "data transmission activity" was occurring?
With all the apps and services running on our phone, that are constantly communicating out to the internet whether we are actively using our phone or not, is there actually any good way to tie data transmission timestamps and statistics to active user participation? I would think that would be nearly impossible, but perhaps I'm wrong.
A text without a context is a pretext.
I read (I'll see if I can find it) that the black box in the vehicle might have infrared measurements of his eye movements. How's that for freaky?
Edit: Couldn't immediately find the article, but it seems I didn't dream it up. There's other good info in this article about the things the black box might record.
https://www.boston.com/sports/golf/2...cause-of-wreckFor instance, cameras in some vehicles now monitor whether the driver is paying attention to the road
Apropos of nothing, I was thinking this morning what could cause me to do what Tiger did, so I could give him the benefit of the doubt. Going a little too fast on a curvy road...a spider crawling on my neck could do it. Or a bee in the car. Or a gecko up the leg. I don't think any of those things would show up on the black box.
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Everything is pretty well tracked. Calls are distinguishable from text and both are distinguishable from app data. I'm not sure how granular the data tracking gets at the carrier level, but I'd guess it would be relatively trivial at a minimum to determine which app is active at any given time, which by itself could potentially tell you quite a bit.
As for how useful the information would be, it depends on what result you want to achieve. I gather the police are not planning to pursue this line of inquiry at all, so we'll probably never know.
One last point, related to your second sentence: Hands-free use *is* a contributing factor. Newer studies do suggest that hands-free driving is safer than using a handheld, but it isn't as safe as not using a device at all. Phone + driving = bad.