While we're on this subject, I have no idea why modern vehicles have practically everything controlled by a central dash located touch screen interface. Talk about distracted driving issues, this should be primary on the list of shit to be banned.I must keep my car running for the rest of my life. 2009. Manual transmission, no ABS, no traction control, no cameras, no collision sensors, no infotainment system. Was in a fender-bender a couple years back and my former insurance company tried for months to total it. At first I was driving a rental and I hated all the garbage on it. It forces you to overthink simple, routine tasks like operating the radio or backing up.
One of the cameras on the front of my car is cracked (probably hit by a freaking pebble). A $3,200 pebble. On the plus side, I just spent 20 minutes in our hot tub (that I definitely don’t use often enough) and I don’t care anymore.
The rental I had had it up high enough that it was in your field of view while you were driving. So you're watching the road and all the sudden it does something and you involuntarily look down to see what the car wants.While we're on this subject, I have no idea why modern vehicles have practically everything controlled by a central dash located touch screen interface. Talk about distracted driving issues, this should be primary on the list of shit to be banned.
I 100% agree with that! I think the law in California states I can’t use my cell phone but I can use that big screen on my dash. I find it more distracting to use it than if I just pressed a contact number on my phone and then used the hands free speaker. In many cases it’s just like having my cell on a bigger screen but it’s definitely not easier to operate and in fact the opposite; requires more of my attention.While we're on this subject, I have no idea why modern vehicles have practically everything controlled by a central dash located touch screen interface. Talk about distracted driving issues, this should be primary on the list of shit to be banned.