This message suddenly popped up this morning oh my dash. Never saw it before.
Guys: Take her for a ride in your Lexus, and you will stay awake!
We have a 2019 Lexus NX SUV. It was a bright clear morning, and I was driving at 35 mph on a back road in Ocean Township. The road has some curves, and I felt fine. I had coffee and no medications. I had just left Monmouth Rd. and turned into Interlaken. That road curves back and forth at 25 mph. Suddenly this warning appeared on the dash.
I pulled over and sat for a few minutes. The warning was gone after I continued on my way.
It turns out that Lexus has a sway sensor for someone who is perhaps sleepy and drifting. It’s a nice idea, but there obviously are some false positives. When will our devices stop telling us what to do?
Have any of you been handed an iPad at a doctor’s office where the device demands that you complete every question. Sometimes they will give you a break, for example, if you don’t want to tell them which pronoun you prefer. Also they want to know if you have an active sex life even if you are there to deal with a stuffed nose.
I will have more to say about the communications deluge wasting my time, and the text message barrage emanating from medical offices these days.
Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor Blogfinger.net
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