The Risks Digest

[Thorin]

Anyone ever see The Risks Digest before?

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/21.10.html

I especially like this one: http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/21.10.html#subj5

I crashed because my phone was ringing
"Gregory, Scott" <Scott.Gregory@CIBC.CA>
Mon, 23 Oct 2000 13:44:00 -0400

On Yahoo news today, they carried this message from the Reuters feed
"Smart Tires to Warn Drivers Via Mobile Messages".
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001023/tc/tires_phones_dc_1.html

It details impending tire developments from Finland to put Bluetooth enabled
chips in their product.  The tire will phone the driver if the pressure
drops too low.  Future developments include detection of wear, as well as
hydro-planing (tire losing contact with the road due to water).

Standard security type risks, which phone gets the message?

Even better, timing and distraction risks.  Like the fighter pilot with so
much information that they cannot cope, the modern driver may soon have a
phone ringing that they are losing control of the car.

"Really officer, it was an important call from my car that I had to answer.
And see, I did hit the tree it told me I was going to."

Reading my analog speedometer.  sdg

[Lazybones]

LOL