Should the use of Google Glass behind the wheel be legal?

I believe that wearing and using Google Glass while driving is just a variation on Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) that the automotive industry has been experimenting with for years now. Google Glass is just one of the first deployments of just such technology in any quantity, and those that are jumping to ban it probably haven't tried it nor understand its uses.

I have a friend that got their hands on a Google Glass and let me borrow it for two weeks. I wore it while driving, walking and cycling and it did not impair my vision or divert my attention and in fact, kept my eyes on the road constantly where they should be. I have a late model GM car with Blue Tooth and I use the hands free cell phone feature all the time. Talking on the phone like that is no different than talking to someone sitting in the passenger seat and is actually less distracting. There are thousands of people out there behind the wheel that have no business driving under any circumstances and they are the ones causing the majority of auto accidents not people using technology. Driving while texting, under the influence of prescription drugs and alcohol those are the ones causing accidents. I even saw a guy with a magazine over the steering wheel and reading while driving! Our government agencies will put the blame on anything new and not enforce the old reasons for things going wrong.

Why are people so obsessed with making driving more dangerous than it needs to be? It's not purely about vision, it is equally about concentration and anything to distract from driving is an added danger which is unnecessary! If people really can't drive a car without filling their heads and eyes with distractions, they need medication and to take a re-test, not an added hazard to keep their short attention spans happy at the expense of safety!

To say 'just let them get on with it and make the penalty harsher' is a bizarre suggestion - clearly those who think that are not going to be the ones informing the relatives of pile up victims that their spouses/children etc are dead! Just drive the blooming car and save the swanky gadgets for when on foot!

One thing that the glasses do is to provide a visual message or picture to the user. This is worse than reaching for a soda or drinking because if the message is of any interest at all, you will take almost all of your attention away from driving and concentrate on the glass image.

The other thing is the reduced visibility on the right side of your driving requirements. This lends to visions of running over a pedestrian, hitting a bike rider, or not seeing the car that runs the stop sign and your passenger is killed while YOU are driving.

This is a bad idea waiting to happen and should be stopped before the epidemic begins. I too like my tech when it makes sense. Google glasses and driving have no practical application except to be a subject of a wrongful death suit.

Everyone has an opinion, but I think the experts, such as Consumer Product Testing Company or other impartial entity fully test Glass during driving. Measuring such things as driver reaction time under various simple and difficult situations would go a long way in settling the argument on how much or how little Glass affects the driver. Then our elected officials can start the rule making based on the results of full testing.

I agree that using Google Glass is the way to go. Whoever disagrees are just jealous that they do not have this method in their cars. WHY? They can't stand it that they do not have this method in their automobiles. Let's live and forget about what others have. xceo37