Satellite navigation devices designed to guide drivers could prove even more dangerous distractions than using mobile phones at the wheel, according to a report in The Age.
Road safety experts are urging motorists to use the devices with caution, warning that they could distract drivers and increase the risk of crashes.
I’ve been surprised on my last couple of visits to Melbourne how many people are using these satellite maps. I think every taxi has one now.
In my experience it didn’t seem to assist the tax drivers at all. The first one went in the wrong direction!
The second driver pulled off the road to key an address into the GPS device, but couldn’t get it to work. I finished up finding the street for him in a good old-fashioned map book.
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