On Sep 19, 10:30?am, Vic Smith
wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:34:59 -0700, Chuck Gould

wrote:

My specific concerns with the extension of GPS plotters to cars are
the inclusion of an additional driving distraction and in some cases
additionally impaired visibility from the driver's seat.

I don't put anything on the glass except required stickers in the
corner, but a low-profile dash mount shouldn't restrict any view of
the road. I've driven cars with fuzz busters that were unobtrusive.
Since I usually drive with a navigator, she's the one who will absorb
the distractions.
Ever open or look at a map while you were driving?


Yes, after pulling into a rest area or a parking lot. I'd never try to
read a map while on the road.




Seems to me GPS should be a net winner in the distraction arena,
but I used to lunch with a guy who would look down at console mounted
GPS as we drove to lunch. Unnecessary, since we were going to
well-known local eateries. I should have asked him why he was doing
that. That can be a problem with "toys."

--Vic

Exactly. People can get so caught up in playing with something that
they can forget their primary responsibility to themselves and others-
safe and accident free driving.