Friday, 8 February 2008

Let's kill carcasts.

OK, I'm going to stick my neck out here and talk about something which has been bothering me for quite a while.

The problem is carcasts - comments to podcasts which are recorded while driving.

I don't like them.

No, I'll be honest - I really don't like them.

Before I get into an unholy row, let me be clear: I am not questioning the safety of any individual's driving on any occasion in the past. I appreciate there are a dozen reasons why a hands-free recording on your own in the car is not the same as holding a two-way conversation while holding a phone to your ear, and I don't know what steps each commenter has taken to make him or herself safe before sending their comment in.

My concern is simply that when I hear one, I think of adverts like this:

For me, that means I am so distracted - like watching an episode of Casualty waiting for disaster to strike - that I don't listen to a word the 'carcaster' is saying.

Surely, if a comment is worth making, it's worth taking a few moments when you're not at the wheel to record it.

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1 comments:

topgold said...

I listen to many podcasts that I download ving while driving my car and agree it's really difficult to hear a comment called into a show from a moving car.