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The in-dash DVD units are equipped with a lead that "must" be connected to
the emergency brake switch before they will display a picture. There are
now models with navigation systems built in... how distracting is that?
All research indicates that cell phone use in vehicles is quite a bit down
the list of accident causes. Of course, NHTSA has never let the facts cloud
their vision in the past...
PoD
P.S. - my spell-check wanted to correct NHTSA to NUTS...
"David S" <dwstreeter@spamisnaughty.att.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:17:19 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee
> <ghost@general.lee> chose to add this to the great equation of life, the
> universe, and everything:
>
> >And I saw a nice new distraction today coming soon to a driver near
> >you; dash mounted CD/DVD players with flip out screens. If mounted in
> >place of the standard stereo, the screen is in clear view of the
> >driver. I don't know how they can legally dash mount those things.
>
> Heh, a few months ago I caught myself trying to watch the movie playing on
> the ceiling-mounted screen of an SUV I happened to be following. I quit
> when I realized how stupid I was being. But it led me to believe that
those
> things should be put on seat backs, not ceilings.
>
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