28-03-13, 02:22 PM
I have my phone on my person while riding but for a totally different reason. I have an Android handset and as such have three relatively important apps running whilst I'm riding.
The first is Maps - the phone is always in my pocket, but its nice to know that I can pull over and figure out where the hell I am if I end up list.
The second is latitude - this reports my GPS location to selected "friends" including my mother so that people know I am ok whilst riding.
The third is the most important - it uses the accelerometer in my phone to detect a crash / fall from my bike. If it does then it will send a text message to a designated contact including my GPS location and a link to Google Maps so that they can get help to me if necessary. My contact knows to check latitude first to see if I am still moving and if it is just a false reading.
In the car, my phone is with me, but I don't answer it. Just my it ringing I know that someone is trying to reach me so I find somewhere to pull over if necessary and call them back if it is important. Whereas on the bike, if someone calls, I'll find out when I stop and contact them back. I agree that the last thing I want when riding is for my sense of hearing to be impaired. I use it to help judge a lot of things including what's going on behind me and how the bike is behaving.
The first is Maps - the phone is always in my pocket, but its nice to know that I can pull over and figure out where the hell I am if I end up list.
The second is latitude - this reports my GPS location to selected "friends" including my mother so that people know I am ok whilst riding.
The third is the most important - it uses the accelerometer in my phone to detect a crash / fall from my bike. If it does then it will send a text message to a designated contact including my GPS location and a link to Google Maps so that they can get help to me if necessary. My contact knows to check latitude first to see if I am still moving and if it is just a false reading.
In the car, my phone is with me, but I don't answer it. Just my it ringing I know that someone is trying to reach me so I find somewhere to pull over if necessary and call them back if it is important. Whereas on the bike, if someone calls, I'll find out when I stop and contact them back. I agree that the last thing I want when riding is for my sense of hearing to be impaired. I use it to help judge a lot of things including what's going on behind me and how the bike is behaving.
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