Video while driving

I got a funny story. I have four tv's in my car I was always worried about driving while watching. So when the movies were playing I would not look at it while i was driving. THe irony in my story is that one day I was behind a guy with tvs and I was looking at his rear headrest tv's when for one second that I looked while the guy was turing left I hit a center meadian and popped my side airbag and bent my rim . My point is it the measures that other companys are doing should be enough it in the end is ultimately the responsiblity of the driver. THere are a million things that could distract a driver.

I think Hornshockey is right on viewing DVD's by passengers. The primary purpose of preventing the driver from viewing DVD's while driving is to prevent accidents. There was a case up in Alaska not too long ago where a driver who was viewing a DVD while his Bronco was in motion nearly got held liable for killing a family when he drove over a median. The prosecution said that he did so because he wasn't paying attention, but watching his movie. It's the same problem with people who use cell phones while driving. The hands-free kit's don't help by freeing up a hand; you're still distracted. That's the purpose behind Pioneer's push for this new component to the AVIC. Also, if Pioneer makes it easy for such an accident to happen again by allowing a driver to watch DVD's while driving, and the driver doesn't get held liable, the manufacturer can be because they're the ones who made it easy for the accident to happen in the first place. I for one am in agreeance with Pioneer's attempt to make it safer for drivers and others on the road, and I think their way of going about it is not only innovative, but still allowing entertainment for rear-seat passengers is pretty cool too. I know that not everyone agrees with me on this, but the safer it is for me on the road, the happier I am. I've got kids to worry about now, and I definately don't want someone coming across the road straight at me because they're watching The Fifth Element on the way to Waterworld, talking on their new hands-free car kit they just installed. My only hope is that other manufacturers follow Pioneer's example. I don't have a problem using the navigation. In fact, I kinda like it. I still spend a lot on maps, but sometimes there's no replacement for GPS, especially when you're really lost. Maps don't help too much when you're scared and stranded on the bad side of town, and plugging in the address, pressing start, and going sure does help alleviate the tension! With the amount of driving I do, the GPS has helped me save a little money on maps, but I still make sure to get a map when I get into a new area, more often than not just to familiarize myself with the roads, and supplement that with the GPS to speed things up. The turn-by-turn directions sure do help.

Everyone brings up the point that there are a million things that could distract a driver cellphone, babies, etc. But should that be an excuse to add one more distraction? Why make it a million and one when we can just keep it at a million? Isn't it common sense that if something can be prevented we should prevent it? I'm a kid of the electronics age just like everyone else in here. And I love the gizmos and gadjets just as much as the next guy. But it's safety we're talking about. Like I said before; it's not about how safely you drive with your indash, it's about how safely the guy behind you is. And I'll be damned if I trust any of you driving your SUV's with your indashes. Heck, chances are I've probably fliped some of you off in traffic. Bottom line; I trust myself having an indash monitor, I don't trust anyone else.Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

You are an idiot if you can't see the difference between having a movie playing in front of you and seeing a monitor in another car. I see them all the time, but big deal I have seen thousands and I don't care to watch what the kids in the back seat are watching.Certified Security Specialist

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auex, I kinda agree with rtcarlin. If the soccer mom in front of you is playing Baby Einstien for the kids I don't care to watch, hell I see enough of it here at home. But if the guy in Denali is rolling around with a 15" drop down playing porn, I might glance over...and don't say you wouldn't because we already agreed we have that little thing in common. That is a real touchy area. While I am for RSP watching videos, I think there should be a law about what is being played on any visible monitor.

In some states there are laws against it, being that it is technically in the public. Certified Security Specialist

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auex wrote: You are an idiot if you can't see the difference between having a movie playing in front of you and seeing a monitor in another car. I see them all the time, but big deal I have seen thousands and I don't care to watch what the kids in the back seat are watching.

So you're saying it's not a distraction?  I suppose that the majority of us out here aren't on your obviously superrior level of intellect as you are.  If the general public is as stupid as you consistantly play them off to be, then I don't see why us "idiots" wouldn't try to watch what's going on in the car next to us.  Especially if it includes a couple of double D's and some areobic action. 

Look, there's laws regarding external lighting being a distraction.... Loud exhaust is considered a distraction... But in any case... This whole argument comes down to a matter of opinon.  You just seem to feel the need to interject your opinon in every post on this board that contains "AVIC" in the title.  Do us a favor and shut the hell up unless you have something constructive to say.  All these 4 page long threads that end up way off topic are generally caused by you bitching about workarounds for the N1/N2.  If you would leave your .02 out of it, the thread would die soon enough.  We don't need to hear you preaching in every thread.

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