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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by justinpombrio on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:12PM (#20205099)
It's not up for debate; we have evidence that it's dangerous. The NHTSA says:

"The available research indicates that cell phone use while driving, whether it is a hands-free or hand-held device, degrades a driver’s performance. The driver is more likely to miss key visual and audio cues needed to avoid a crash. Hand-held devices may be slightly worse, but hands-free devices are not risk-free."

Though it doesn't link to any studies and I'm too lazy to go searching, so if you want a primary source you'll have to find it yourself...

https://one.nhtsa.gov/Driving-Safety/Distracted/Policy-State...

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by filoleg on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:25PM (#20205261)
>It's not up for debate; we have evidence that it's dangerous.

Just like talking to other people in the car or doing anything else other than driving. I know that I will take a driver getting their messages read out to them over a driver who takes their eyes off the road and glances at the phone. Good is the enemy of the perfect, and I would rather take an attainable good over an unattainable perfect.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by 725686 on Monday June 17, 2019 @02:51PM (#20206156)
... perfect is the enemy of good
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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by filoleg on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:47PM (#20206624)
Thanks for correcting, I actually appreciate it, no sarcasm. I mentioned it before in one of my HN comments on a thread about language learning, but as a non-native english speaker, it helps me a lot when people correct my mistakes. No matter how small or insignificant the mistakes are, because little by little, they add up.
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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by gerbilly on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:38PM (#20205405)
> Just like talking to other people in the car

No that's not true, talking to other people int he car is not associated with reduced safety.

Probably because the other people in the car are also partially watching the road.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by viraptor on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:54PM (#20206676)
Apparent yes, it is. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2018/03/10/Talking-while-dri...
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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by MereInterest on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:49PM (#20206636)
Exactly. If I am in the passenger seat talking to the driver, I know when to shut up and let them drive. If I am on the phone talking to a driver, there is no indication of them, say, approaching a difficult merge.
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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by CamperBob2 on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:55PM (#20206687)
Too bad. People are going to do it anyway, and yes, they want touchscreens to make it happen, not just voice.

Mazda will walk this decision back as soon as they realize how much money it will cost them... which is a lot.

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