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On 5/30/17 11:56 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/30/2017 11:33 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 30 May 2017 09:26:19 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I am discovering more interesting (but pretty much useless) features on
the Pathfinder. The display is a touch screen and if you select "Apps"
several displays come up that you can select. The first is a graphical
display of fuel economy, fuel flow rate and miles to empty. The next
page is a vertical graph and a pointer showing how hard you are steering
and in what direction in turns and maps a history of the turns you make
by how severe they were. The next page shows a large circle with
graduations within and a small, solid ball in the center. It displays G
forces during acceleration, de-acceleration, and lateral G forces in
turns. Stupid, but sorta fun to watch as long as I don't hit a tree
while mesmerized by the stupid display.

There's another display mode that scores your driving habits, measuring
how fast you accelerate, braking habits and some other factors. It
constantly updates and gives you a score from 0-100. It also keeps a
memory of past scores that you can compare to.

I think it is amazing that they have laws about talking on a cell
phone and then sell cars with this kind of distraction right on the
dash. The whole reason why they had pushbutton radios was so you would
not be distracted by turning a dial. Now they have entertainment
centers that take your full time and attention, just to turn on and
get to the input you want. Nothing can be done with muscle memory, you
have to look. I still prefer my old PC based MP3 players with a 10 key
numeric pad interface. If you can run a 10 key you never had to take
your eyes off the road.
The rest of those displays are just a wreck waiting to happen. At
least your family will know the g force of the wreck that killed you

I figured you of all people would get a kick out of this stuff. :-)

I agree, most of it is useless but the display, being a touch screen, is
not any more complicated to use than dials, if not easier for making
changes in just about anything. Your post about the guy backing into a
tree limb is surprising because the backup camera gives a wide view,
both horizontal and vertical. Anything that
would hit my rear window or roof is clearly visible. Maybe his camera
only looked at the ground behind the car.

If I drop the tailgate, I have a clear view of the pavement underneath
it.