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> He does say 'Wouldn’t you think you’d get a notification on your Apple Watch, allowing you to dismiss the crash alert'.

As you lift up one hand to look at the watch, and the other to dismiss the alert, suddenly you are completely unable to control your motorcycle and then really have a crash!

Doesn’t seem to be that great!

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You can stop the vehicle. Which (hypothetically) also serves to have you closer to the phone that may be findable and/or salvageable (if the phone can ring). Chances are not high, obviously.

If you go over 100 kmh, that means ~30 meters per second. Even with instant reaction time to the watch ringing, then you having a look at it and start breaking in a safe manner, you are already way out 100+ meters.

A lot of people will walk more than 100 meters to have an ice cream worth $3. A phone worth $1k+ (stupid), might be worth a stroll. That of course depends on the road and safety etc, I only mention this last point to save you using it as a empty retort.

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