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Originally Posted by GMTool
I think I know the reasons they have to make cars safer these days. Safer as far as more likely to survive a crash.
It's because you are more likely to be in a crash. There are so many buttons to push. Buttons on the mirror, on the steering wheel, all over the radio area, people texting and using cell phones, places to plug devices into, screens to watch for directions. This is all crazy.
Murphy's Law kicks my ass all the time. I can drive for miles and never take my eyes off the road, then the moment I look down at a button, a drive shaft or a deer or something will be in the road for me to run over. Nothing like that has happened to me lately. But I am just saying, I just want to drive and don't need all these buttons. Just the basic needed ones. Why do they keep adding distractions.
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Thats one of the reasons why I hate the proliferation of touch screens in cars.
Buttons & knobs are reasonably easy to navigate by feel, once you become familiar with the car at least -and as long as they don't go overboard on the centre stack. But a touch screen? You have no choice but to look at it as you use it so that your finger is guided to the proper spot, then to confirm that you're in the right menu & so forth.
Also, I have 0 issue with steering wheel mounted controls for things. Actually, I like the fact that I can control my radio or cruise control with just my thumbs: it keeps my eyes on the road & my hands on the wheel.