semitone wrote:
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It would seem that the apparent distraction of a satnav may be less of a problem than the distraction of trying navigate in unfamiliar surroundings.
The distraction caused by being lost completely swamps the miniscule distraction of sat nav. I drive a lot in unfamilier places and have used maps+signs as well as sat nav over the years. Maps are fine until a road you intended to use is closed or you miss a turning, then things get interesting in unfamiliar places.
Interesting, I have not used satnav myself so good to get some user confirmation.
I have to rely on WifeNav, though generally this is when we are on holiday so occasionally getting lost is part of the fun. She has an interactive voice command system so no glances at the screen or pressing of buttons is required, there is a minor firmware glitch that occasionally reverses left and right though. Upgrading to a new model would be ruinessly expensive and besides I have become quite attached to her.
Are there any other examples of systems which are identifiable as reducing safety but in actual fact are better than the alternative? Something equivalent to the distraction vs distraction above which is potentially testable rather than speed cameras vs speeding. It may be speed cameras can be addressed at some point but I am trying to think of cases that could be tested by comparison better than the difference between doing something or not doing it.
A few of the other recent threads such as the 'representation' one have been bouncing around in my thoughts recently and I have been trying to think of ways of getting quantifiable results to help link things together.
Sorry I think I have just rambled completely off topic.