Study Shows Two Thirds Of Drivers Turn Off Lane Departure Systems Rather Than Use Turn Signals

It’s easy to think that those older guys who garage their 7 Series and pull a classic car out of storage every weekend are just trying to relieve their youth. But in all reality they may just be trying to preserve their sanity. That’s because a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that some of the safety nannies present in modern cars are annoying and still worse, useless. As Automotive News reports, not all driver aids are annoying. Just ask those who’ve been saved by a forward collision warning system.
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MDarringer - 9/1/2016 8:41:06 AM

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While lane departure technology is a good technology. Having the car beep at you is annoying and a vibrating steering wheel is unsettling.

My solution is simple. Make technology that renders hand-held phone use and texting impossible when the car is in motion. Second idea: get rid of the infotainment screens that take attention away from driving and then pay attention while driving your damned car.

I see people weaving all over because they are texting or playing with screens.

I'm perfectly OK with natural selection killing these idiots and ridding society of their ilk, but when they die, they often kill others.