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DISTRACTED DRIVERS * USA
Are cars to blame for distracted driving?
(Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./USA TODAY: A recent distracted driver in Long Beach, Calif., near Los Angeles)
Washington,DC,USA -USA TODAY, by Jayne O'Donnell -12 March 2012: -- Automakers plan to testify today that smartphone and portable GPS makers should be included in new federal efforts to combat technology-related driver distraction... Proposed federal guidelines for in-car technology, the subject of the Transportation Department hearing, require automakers to block drivers from plugging addresses into navigation systems or browsing the Web. But devices drivers bring into their cars aren't addressed... Baloga and other auto industry spokesmen argue some drivers will turn to their mobile devices for information they can't get from their cars. For example, GPS devices that drivers can put anywhere they want could be used freely while driving, while built-in navigation systems would have strict limitations...Labels: driver distraction
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