On 5/30/14, 4:46 PM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2014 15:06:42 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


So, what happens when you are in unfamiliar territory, in busy traffic,
paying attention to the GPS as you approach an important turnoff and ...

Your phone rings?


It doesn't matter, you are not supposed to answer the phone in the car
anyway. That does beg the question, why is it OK to be screwing around
with a GPS while you are driving?

In real life that applies to everything on the "smart dash" of a
modern car.
Years ago they came up with the push button radio so you did not have
the distraction of trying to find a station, then they replaced it
with one of the most attention distracting pieces of equipment in the
car.

You can answer the phone in all states I know, as long as it is hands free.
My truck has the built in blue tooth in the Nav system. But you are
correct in the map goes away and the voice guidance pauses while in a phone
mode. As to paper maps, great for suit ting somewhere and planning where
to go, but trying to read a paper map or Thomas guide while driving is
dangerous.



There are several ways to shut down the "phone function" on an iphone
without shutting down its data functions.

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