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The story of turning the car into an interactive home theatre is a recurring story in this page.
It is true that there is a considerable and measurable radio audience.
Despite this, I keep iterating that too many distractions such as the interactve responding to quizzes and now song lyrics are a distraction from the task of the motorist concentrate driving on the road.
I fear that too many distractions may provoke fatalities.
Already motorists have been caught operating mobile phones while driving because the distraction of phone use has been proven to be fatal.
Similarly, videos from mp4 files and dvds don't operate while the car is in motion. This is by design by virtue of the Australian state regulations.
So too must operating an infotainment system be regulated against operation to stop operating while the car is in motion.
I hope and implore that there are pro active road safety authorities, police and legislators reading this comment.
Permitting another form of distraction to the motorist must be stopped before it becimes acceptable.
Thank you,
Anthony, don't let novelty get in the way of safety, Belfield, in the land of Wangal and Darug Peoples of the Eora Nation