"Drivers have never had so many distractions tempting them to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel" Bill Vlasic. Automakers are now making their latest models into living rooms on the road. Some drivers are now packing their interiors with navigation systems and DVD players and LCD screens everywhere including in the drivers view. Mr. Marcellino sponsored a bill last year to ban all display generating devices in the drivers view in New York. Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic and distracting moving family rooms. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 80% of vehicle crashes and 65 % of close calls are caused in part by driver distraction. The biggest culprit in most accidents are hand held wireless devices along with the act of dialing phone numbers or writing text messages. Some automakers say they are improving safety by offering more hands-free phones systems by simplifying voiced activated technologies.
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