Wow, I'm really surprised by the level of Ludditry on a tech-related forum. There is nothing inherently unsafe about using an iPad in a car. Yes, if you watch a movie while driving down the highway, that's crazy. But, taking a quick glance at a gps, changing a song, having something for the passenger(s) to search on the Internet or for entertainment, is all fine. I think it's much safer than talking on a cellphone in your hand, which people have been doing-and im sure most of the people on this board have done-for years. Even FaceTime is just like taking a call over Bluetooth, you're really just using it for sound, except the other person can see you driving-no big deal. And, if you use Siri-which with the jailbreak you can-then its even a more convenient and safer option in the car. Voice-activated systems in-car have been around for years and are becoming the norm.
Lol don't worry about them. They just love to over-react and be self-righteous.
Assuming you don't have the hand eye-coordination of an 80 year old, its quite normal to do things while driving and not realistically endanger yourself or anyone else driving on the road with you.
To them, if you do anything that might increase the probability of POTENTIALLY making a mistake = you've just murdered someone.
Accidents happen because people make mistakes and have mental lapses in controlling their car, not because they checked their phone. I can drive on the freeway with one knee holding the wheel and am writing a whole paragraph via text to someone while music is blasting in the background and I am changing tracks, looking at the road only once every 5 seconds. AND I NEVER EVEN GOT CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT. You can't explain that...
The truth is its not up to you to say just how skilled and capable of a multi-tasker and driver the said person is. If I had to make a blanket rule, I would probably err on the side of caution, because determining who can and can't do what, is impossible. But I don't illogically go over-board and act like no human on earth is fit or in control of his motor functions enough to handle the multi-tasking dynamics of driving and also doing something at the same time.
Driving is not that challenging guys. You're in a lane and you stay in it and you go straight. Once in a while you make a right or left turn.
People get in car accidents without being drunk or texting at the wheel all the time. (You can't refute that piece of evidence.) Over-reacting like its the end of the world is just illogical. People go whole lifetimes while doing stuff in their cars so spare me the safety-freak holier-than-thou drama and realize the world continues to exist without your "rules."
