Guidelines seek to end distractions, social media while driving
The U.S. Department of Transportationdoesn’t want you tweeting on Twitter, poking on Facebook, or giving a “thumbs up” to new music on Pandora when you’re behind the wheel -- unless your car is parked.
And to that end, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Thursday the “first-ever federally proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices.”
Translated, LaHood and the Transportation Department are calling for an end to distractions caused by our in-car infotainment systems, which are increasingly relying on touch screens to operate and bringing navigation, music and even social networking apps into the cabin of our rides.
The proposed guidelines for automakers are Phase I of what will probably end up being a three-phase effort to cut down on distracted driving.
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-- Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Los Angeles Times