Unity wrote:Well, that would be useful -- a GPS that doesn't tell you when to turn.
--John
If that were true, it would be pretty dumb. Fortunately, that's not the case. From the press release:
The proposed Phase I distraction guidelines include recommendations to:
Reduce complexity and task length required by the device;
Limit device operation to one hand only (leaving the other hand to remain on the steering wheel to control the vehicle);
Limit individual off-road glances required for device operation to no more than two seconds in duration;
Limit unnecessary visual information in the driver’s field of view;
Limit the amount of manual inputs required for device operation.
The proposed guidelines would also recommend the disabling of the following operations by in-vehicle electronic devices while driving, unless the devices are intended for use by passengers and cannot reasonably be accessed or seen by the driver, or unless the vehicle is stopped and the transmission shift lever is in park.
Visual-manual text messaging;
Visual-manual internet browsing;
Visual-manual social media browsing;
Visual-manual navigation system destination entry by address;
Visual-manual 10-digit phone dialing;
Displaying to the driver more than 30 characters of text unrelated to the driving task.
Looks to me like they want to minimize the chances of someone text-messaging, fumbling around with two hands, or staring at a screen for a long period of time. It also looks like this would affect built-in systems only, as opposed to the add-on units most of us use on our bikes. Seems pretty sensible.