Well in this country, driving whilst using a phone is against the law, so I'm assuming that pretty much nails it down, same as driving drunk. If they just plain crash on company business then that's different, I'd agree
---Blackberried -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Chenault <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:20:28 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>Subject: RE: Nah, you're not responsible while behind the wheel If Joe Salesman is driving his personal vehicle on company business and gets into a wreck a case could be made that holds the company responsible (irrelevant if a phone is involved). If Joe is driving a company vehicle there is no question the company is at fault. Yes, that is how it works. Don't have to like it, don't have to agree with it, but a few minutes spent talking to an insurance adjustor may help you understand. Daniel Chenault [email protected] [Description: Description: cid:[email protected]] From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Nah, you're not responsible while behind the wheel That's a crock. Would you perform other work-related duties while driving? You can't make a business responsible for an idiot who works for them, unless they are actually on-site and working. Does anyone's contract stipulate answering phone calls whilst driving, operating heavy machinery or cutting a tree down, etc? ---Blackberried ________________________________ From: Daniel Chenault <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:07:49 +0000 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: RE: Nah, you're not responsible while behind the wheel Absolutely not. As long as the engine is running and the transmission is in gear the driver's number 1 priority is piloting that 2-ton guided missile. Everything else is secondary, even a medical emergency since it would do the patient no good for the driver to get into an accident. Daniel Chenault [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [Description: Description: cid:[email protected]] From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Nah, you're not responsible while behind the wheel I attended a mobile device / BYOD webinar today and some of the discussion was about mobile devices and driving. They had polls during the meeting and one of them was: "Do you believe you company should be liable for injuries while driving and using a device?" (Yes\no) And while I don't know how many attended this webinar (might have been 20, might have been 200). 66% of the respondents said YES! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? In other words when you're driving you're not 100% responsible for your portable device distracting you? Put into the worst case, if I you are using some device while driving for my company and you hit my kid, it's *my* fault you don't have the capacity to pay attention to driving? If that's the case as a business owner I reserve the right to disable forward motion of the vehicle any time you want to use said corporate device. Is there some scenario I am overlooking where it's not the drivers' primary job to be in control of their vehicle? David Lum Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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