MonacoMike
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CNET reports that NHTSA has released new driver distraction guidelines:
"The section, which deals with photographs or videos, says that static or near-static maps for the purpose of driving directions are acceptable. Near static is defined as being updated every few seconds.Every current installed navigation system uses thecar as a fixed point, and shows the map moving around it. NHTSA wants that changed so as to keep the map fixed. Even showing the position of the car moving on the map could be considered a dynamic image. The recommendation seems to suggest that the position of the car could only be updated every couple of seconds. Likewise, the map could be refreshed once the car has left the currently displayed area.
This recommendation would essentially make navigation unusable. The system could still give an auditory warning for the next turn, but without being able to glance down at the map and see how close the next street is would likely lead to a lot of missed turns and resultant frustration."
A typical XM type display would also be illegal:
"The NHTSA guidelines also conclude that drivers can not comprehend more than 30 characters of text with a quick glance. Here is an example of 30 characters of text: "The new NHTSA guidelines make navig".
Along with recommending that in-vehicle electronics display no more than 30 text characters at a time, the guidelines also take a position against scrolling text, so you could not read the rest of that sentence by having it roll on by."
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_...traction-guidelines-make-navigation-unusable/
https://www.federalregister.gov/art...-guidelines-for-in-vehicle-electronic-devices
"The section, which deals with photographs or videos, says that static or near-static maps for the purpose of driving directions are acceptable. Near static is defined as being updated every few seconds.Every current installed navigation system uses thecar as a fixed point, and shows the map moving around it. NHTSA wants that changed so as to keep the map fixed. Even showing the position of the car moving on the map could be considered a dynamic image. The recommendation seems to suggest that the position of the car could only be updated every couple of seconds. Likewise, the map could be refreshed once the car has left the currently displayed area.
This recommendation would essentially make navigation unusable. The system could still give an auditory warning for the next turn, but without being able to glance down at the map and see how close the next street is would likely lead to a lot of missed turns and resultant frustration."
A typical XM type display would also be illegal:
"The NHTSA guidelines also conclude that drivers can not comprehend more than 30 characters of text with a quick glance. Here is an example of 30 characters of text: "The new NHTSA guidelines make navig".
Along with recommending that in-vehicle electronics display no more than 30 text characters at a time, the guidelines also take a position against scrolling text, so you could not read the rest of that sentence by having it roll on by."
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_...traction-guidelines-make-navigation-unusable/
https://www.federalregister.gov/art...-guidelines-for-in-vehicle-electronic-devices
. There are people who can't walk and chew gum at the same time. I don't know where this will end. Whats next, putting decibel levels on stereos so drivers can hear approaching emergency vehicles better? Perhaps isolating the dirver in a sound proof enclosure with one way glass, so passengers can't distract them? 