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Using an in-car GPS is dangerous
February 21, 2006
A survey by Privilege Insurance has polled 2000 drivers and come up with some scary findings.
First, they found that 19% of drivers who use an in-car GPS lost concentration while driving, compared to 17% who read maps. It also seems that motorists that use GPS would take their eyes off the road for 10 seconds when traveling at 60 MPH, which equates to driving the length of two football pitches without paying attention to the road.
One in 10 motorists with GPS set off on journeys without bothering to programme their route into the GPS while and more than half admitted they had then had to take their eyes off the road to input the details while driving.
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Posted by Kathie on February 21, 2006 7:30 PM.
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