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What about touchscreens in the car itself? I’m sure they’re not as much distracting, but they still require more attention than they should.

by thih9 5y ago

cromka 5y ago
That's too far. Console switches existed long before that and good luck switching something on/off on a 2000's Volvo dashboard without looking at it. The point is to sop people holding phones in their hands or on their laps and spending too more time looking at them than a spit of a second, checking social media etc.
Nursie 5y ago
I'd object, to a law outlawing the use of those. Many of them are used to control car functions like climate control etc, and it's never been a particular problem before to allow people to (for instance) change radio station or skip a track on the CD. With the rise of carplay and android auto, they present simplified, low-distraction interfaces.
- jonathanlydall 5y ago
  My 2019 Honda Jazz doesn't use a touch screen for climate control, but it has a "touch based" interface for it and I way preferred the physical knobs on my previous car. Newer Hondas have switched back to physical knobs so I guess the general sentiment was that touch is not great for climate control. As for changing radio station or tracks. Both my cars I've owned for the last 10 years has steering wheel controls which can do this. I never really need to touch my actual radio. The only time I would ever want to touch my car's or phone's screen is before I start a trip to turn on navigation software or start up Spotify.
- squiggleblaz 5y ago
  I think the problem here is that a car with physical buttons is safer to use than one that does not have physical buttons. This is because you have to actually look at the screen to know where tap and to determine whether you have effectively pressed. In the olden days, you could simply turn a knob to change the climate control or in an earlier time, there were radio buttons to change to another radio station (hence the name). Now, it seems there's various things I can't do in a modern car without stopping first.
Dah00n 5y ago
>I’m sure they’re not as much distracting Well... https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-campaigns/infotainment https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-cam...

What about touchscreens in the car itself? I’m sure they’re not as much distracting, but they still require more attention than they should.

by thih9 5y ago

What about touchscreens in the car itself? I’m sure they’re not as much distracting, but they still require more attention than they should.

cromka 5y ago

That's too far. Console switches existed long before that and good luck switching something on/off on a 2000's Volvo dashboard without looking at it. The point is to sop people holding phones in their hands or on their laps and spending too more time looking at them than a spit of a second, checking social media etc.

Nursie 5y ago

I'd object, to a law outlawing the use of those. Many of them are used to control car functions like climate control etc, and it's never been a particular problem before to allow people to (for instance) change radio station or skip a track on the CD. With the rise of carplay and android auto, they present simplified, low-distraction interfaces.

jonathanlydall 5y ago
My 2019 Honda Jazz doesn't use a touch screen for climate control, but it has a "touch based" interface for it and I way preferred the physical knobs on my previous car. Newer Hondas have switched back to physical knobs so I guess the general sentiment was that touch is not great for climate control. As for changing radio station or tracks. Both my cars I've owned for the last 10 years has steering wheel controls which can do this. I never really need to touch my actual radio. The only time I would ever want to touch my car's or phone's screen is before I start a trip to turn on navigation software or start up Spotify.
squiggleblaz 5y ago
I think the problem here is that a car with physical buttons is safer to use than one that does not have physical buttons. This is because you have to actually look at the screen to know where tap and to determine whether you have effectively pressed. In the olden days, you could simply turn a knob to change the climate control or in an earlier time, there were radio buttons to change to another radio station (hence the name). Now, it seems there's various things I can't do in a modern car without stopping first.

Dah00n 5y ago

>I’m sure they’re not as much distracting Well... https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-campaigns/infotainment https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-cam...