Good article from USA Today, Car distractions, about an important, but overlooked driver distraction: text on car dashboards.
From the article:
- "Some text on car dashboards distract more than others."
- "Text size and type font used in dashboard displays may be overlooked culprits in distracted driving."
- "Of the nearly 900,000 crashes involving distracted driving reported to police in 2010, 26,000 involved adjusting devices or controls in a car, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)."
- "NHTSA's proposed guidelines require all dashboard functions to be possible with one or more two-second glances away from the road."
Good article from GigaOm, The connected car: How to design compelling apps without causing accidents — Tech News and Analysis, about the the challenges for automakers and app makers to try and keep a driver focused on driving safely while trying to satisfy a driver's desire to remain "connected."
Article quote:
People are addicted to their mobile phones and tablets. But what happens when they want to go truly mobile in an automobile? Robert Acker, general manager of Aha by Harman, argues that the challenge is to deliver the mobile apps and services that consumers want in a way that makes safety the top priority.
Lapin Law Offices has blogged about the dangers of distracted driving. Some of our posts include:
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