The fact of cars having touch screen controls is not a defense for using them while in motion, especially if they require direct attention to operate them.
It's just a personal opinion but controls like that have no business being in a motor vehicle, and explains why so many drivers can't operate without the crutch of backup cameras, adaptive cruise, lane departure warnings, blind spot notifications, and other driving aids. The act of driving has taken a back seat to all the toys, which is quite sad.
Crutch? You sound defensive (about your driving skills), but you really only come across to me as sad. ANYTHING that can help save lives is a useful tool, not a "crutch". I've been driving for over 23 years and for 21 of those years I had a stick shift. I don't "need" a backup camera, but they are DAMN NICE, especially on taller vehicles or those with blocked rear views (whether someone sitting in the middle rear spot blocking the window or an RV or whatever where you can't see anything anyway). If some kid runs behind my car now, I can see him (even the best mirrors have blind spots). Call technology a "crutch" if you want, but crap happens and if one of those devices saves even one person from the horror of injuring or causing the death of someone, then they're a godsend, not a crutch. Do you call those round mirrors you put on side mirrors to help eliminate blind spots "crutches" also? Yes, you can adjust most mirrors to do the job (most have no clue exactly where to put them; I showed my mother and she HATES having the driver side mirror all the way out to the left because she wants to see the side of the car as a reference, but then that leaves a massive blind spot; the round mirror helps). Personally, I despise lane departure warnings because they're annoying (every on-ramp, they beep beep beep; I want to listen to the stereo in peace not hear pointless indications that I'm merging). But other people appreciate them. To each their own.