In-Car Navigation Systems Too Distracting?

Lam1969 writes "A survey released by an insurance company shows that drivers with in-car navigation systems are more likely to lose concentration than drivers who unfold a map while driving. From the article: 'One in 10 motorists with navigation systems set off on their journeys without bothering to program their route, and more than half admitted that they then had to take their eyes off the road to input the details while driving. Nearly one in eight did not even bother to check out a route they were unfamiliar with and simply relied on the technology to get them to their destination.'"

Comments

No they aren't

[Anonymous Coward]

In fact, I'm responding to this post on my in car computeY$#YKGRdsfgsm;sd;mgf.

Puh-leeze...

[cookiej]

I'll bet if you looked closer, you'd see that the idiots who "lose concentration" don't really know how to use the system. The nice thing about a map is that everyone understands how to use it. It's still massively dangerous. If you know how to use your nav system, it's easier than a map. The article should read:

"Study Finds Stupid People More Likely to Kill Others When Driving"

And this gem:

Nearly one in eight did not even bother to check out a route they were unfamiliar with and simply relied on the technology to get them to their destination.

Heavens! Relying on Technology! Burn them at the stake!

Ye, Gods.

The GPS Lady

[$RANDOMLUSER]

I hate it when you ignore the "turn left at the next light" and then they just start bitchin' at you:

"I should have been bought by that other guy"
"You never listen to me"
"My mother told me not to let you buy me"

On and on and on. It's enough to make ya crazy.