Posted on 06/16/2014 12:41:11 PM PDT by Star Traveler
Getting directions on the road from Google Maps and other smartphone apps is a popular alternative to the expensive navigation aids included in some cars. The apps are also a gray area when it comes to laws banning the use of cellphones or texting while driving.
The Transportation Department wants to enter the argument.
The department is intensifying its battle against distracted driving by seeking explicit authority from Congress to regulate navigation aids of all types, including apps on smartphones.
The measure, included in the Obama administration’s proposed transportation bill, would specify that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the authority to set restrictions on the apps and later order changes if they are deemed dangerous, much the way it currently regulates mechanical features of cars.
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a CHP bagman for Jerry Brown
xlnt
I still didn’t say anything about the Fedgov dealing with the problem.
And its not the seeing people yap that is the problem, its the very real swerving into my lane that is the problem.
I want laws and courts to deal with the matter, not lynch mobs as some here would seem to prefer.
Who wants lynch mobs?
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