Oh..This is just Great! (From ABC News)

[BlueJazz]

Next year Ford will offer a touchscreen located where a radio usually goes.
You'll be able to surf the web,,call friends..use assorted programs and all kinds of fun stuff.

Unfortunately ..I'LL BE IN FRONT OF THESE ..ah.. PEOPLE.

Christ...1/2 the population can hardly walk and chew gum at the same time and they're suppose to drive with MORE distractions.

I'm fed up with this crap! :mad: Pay attention and Drive..damnit

[doc03]

1. Oh wow I can surf my porn sites while driving

now.

[rug]

15. You won't have any hands left to steer.

[Booster]

19. Good one. LOL

[MindPilot]

23. That's what your left knee is for. n/t

[notesdev]

17. Puts "Sudden Acceleration Syndrome" in a whole new light...

[seabeyond]

21. geeez, if you are that fuckin desperate.... nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. That could definitely be a problem.

[monmouth]

3. I was almost hit the other day. I had the light, gal on phone not

paying attention was making her turn and I just knew she didn't know I was there. She was very animated, maybe angry on the phone. She finally saw me and got this shocked look on her face. I gave her one damned dirty look and she just shook her head and drove on. I guess it was my fault as a pedestrian that I got in her way...LOL.

[NYC_SKP]

4. I have a touchscreen operated radio, climate control, navigation, etc.

The system prevents you from entering coordinates while the car is in motion (except by voice command).

I anticipate there will be a lock out like this for websurfing and other distracting activities.

BUT:

Now people will be screwing with stuff at stop lights and not see when the light turns green.

And they'll sit there, like people do on cellphones, and expect you to wait until they're done.

So, yeah, maybe a BAD idea!!!

[Atman]

5. Can't use a cell phone while driving in CT, but I'll be able to surf the web?

Holy shit...what drugs are these people on? I can't wait for the first lawsuit from the family who loses a loved one because he was downloading YouTube videos of dancing kittens while driving on I-95 through NY.

.

[Kerrytravelers]

6. Things like this make me never want to leave the house.

[virgogal]

7. Some areas have banned texting while driving and Ford is going

to do this?
Insanity!

[depakid]

16. Impressive, isn't it?

People already fiddle around with their stupid GPS's -not paying attention to where they're going.

[renate]

8. how does this not open Ford up to the possibility of being a codefendent

If there were an accident due to the driver being distracted, I would certainly sue them as well as the driver. I suppose the (flimsy) case could be made that access to the Web etc is for the benefit of the person in the passenger seat, not the driver, but juries and judges aren't completely stupid. I mean, the liability due to having this in a CAR, which has only one purpose, is different from that of a cell phone's being used while a person is driving (which, btw, I absolutely oppose as well), since a cell phone can be used any time and the Car Internet is basically only used while the car is in motion.

[BlueJazz]

10. Yeah...I was thinking the same thing. Who came up with THIS stuff.

You know...it's just Socially irresponsible.

[seabeyond]

20. it wont let you do many of the programs while the car is in drive. nt

[mrcheerful]

9. The car will fail the safety tests after production and Ford will lose billions of

dollars in revenue causing the government to have to bail them out again next year, or so hopes Fords CEO's. Got to love those free corporate government hand outs. or what he said above, same result though. edited to add that.

[Jane Austin]

14. I thought Ford didn't get a bailout.

Am I misremembering things again?

[seabeyond]

22. ford didnt take or need handout. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

11. By Ford!

[skorpo]

12. A good friend was injured in an accident...

The driver in the other car was using his new GPS and not concentrating on driving. Many things cause distraction and people don't know that they're driving while distracted.

[dysfunctional press]

13. what about laws against tv screens being in view of the driver...?

and laws against texting...it seems like these would be illegal to start with in most places.

[seabeyond]

18. i have it in my mks now. it doesnt allow certain programs while driving

but it is great. i can punch in the weather map, check out storm coming in, see if any tornados around. love it.

[tallahasseedem]

24. I have...

a built in navigation system in my car that wont let you use it unless the car is stopped. Maybe they could work that in somehow.