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> While driving the most I might want to do is adjust the temperature, and since it's not safety critical I can choose a convenient time. That is good reasonin
by generic92034 3y ago
> While driving the most I might want to do is adjust the temperature, and since it's not safety critical I can choose a convenient time.
That is good reasoning, but are you sure a high number of drivers are also waiting with adjustments, instead of fumbling on the screen while continuing to drive?
- otherme123 3y agoA lot of people send and read phone messages while driving. I highly doubt that same people gives a second thought before playing with the screen while driving, unless they are under a real stressing situation (pouring and twisted road at 2 AM).
- generic92034 3y agoExactly. That is why physical buttons you can use without looking are so much better. For the perfect driver it does not matter so much, but that is a rare species.
- RHSeeger 3y agoIf the choice is between 1. Physical controls that you can interact with without the need to take your eyes off the road 2. Touch screen that you need to look almost every time, much of the time while actually interacting with it. But you can mitigate that by using it more responsibly, waiting until you are at a stop, our out of range of anything you might need to react to (which might not happen for 10 minutes or even longer) Then #1 is clearly the winner. Because 2 is more dangerous for everyone on the road (not just you with your own behavior, but everyone else that might act irresponsibly and hit you). We specifically craft laws to make people interact with their phones less (hands free only, etc) because "people must act more responsibly" is not a reliable solution.