[Sacajaweau]

Stuff on your mind is the biggest distraction.

The radio, kids, operation of accessories...act like white noise.

I don't like to talk to my kids when they're driving and normally say call me later. Always afraid of hearing something terrible happening.

[jiggyboy]

"Don't believe them, Michael. Haters gonna hate."

[Buckeye McFrog]

Damn straight! Almost ruined Jerry Van Dyke’s career.

[lowbridge]

Hello, car.

Its a nice day today. I hear it will rain tomorrow. Does this dress make me look fat, car?

[Slyfox]

It is not nice to tell your 1982 on it’s last leg Ford pickup that you f’n hate it’s guts, because it decides to quit the next time you get in it.

[moovova]

Who needs to text on a smartphone while driving...when you have that widescreen display on your dashboard and all that other cool stuff to fiddle with.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Talking to your car can be dangerous, studies say

So can talking to the person in the passenger seat, or listening too intently to a radio show, or trying to find the Slim Jim you just dropped on the floor.

Anything at all which reduces a driver's attention to the road conditions around him can be dangerous. Instead of singling out the latest technological sources of distraction for nanny-state bans, we'd be far better off greatly increasing the amount and quality of driver education needed to get a license.

[JimRed]

I use my car dashboard to call pretty frequently, mostly for saved numbers. If I want to call my brother I press one button and say “call Jack”. The system questions “call Jack **last name**? I answer yes, and it dials. I can also state a number for it to call, and it will confirm the number with me and call.

I don’t find it distracting at all; my eyes don’t have to leave the road. Your mileage may vary, though.

[RegulatorCountry]

Driving your car can be dangerous. I’m beginning to be suspicious of all these fear-mongering studies that eventually get backed up by restrictive laws.

But, then again, I don’t like using GPS I’d rather use a map, the voice is annoying and the instructions have you driving like an idiot. Just look for the street sign, it’s not that hard. I don’t talking on the phone in heavy traffic or anywhere there may be an abrupt need to stop or turn, either. One second of inattention is all it would take to have me piling into the rear of another car.

Still, it’s a campaign against driving itself. I do believe that.

[Gay State Conservative]

My car has those voice activated capabilities...I find them very helpful.Learning the correct commands is tough...for me at least.

[Fred Hayek]

What if the car talks back?

Along the lines of “I’m sorry Dave, I cannot do that”.

[Liberty Valance]

Siri - please give me directions to the Chappaquiddick bridge ...