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Date: 1998-12-16
Banzai: Crash durch Auto/Navigation-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Navigationssysteme Automobilisten auf Crash-Kurs bringen wurde nunmehr in Japan aktenkundig: Zuviele Informationen auf einem zu bunten Display. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- December 15, 1998 (TOKYO) About 30 percent of drivers using car navigation systems believe that the devices are potentially dangerous, according to the Transport Ministry. The ministry's announcement is based on results of a recent survey. Japan's car navigation industry, which is enjoying brisk growth, was shaken up by the announcement. ... (1) About 30 percent of drivers who operate a car navigation system while driving said such devices are "dangerous." (2) Drivers should look at car navigation screens for no more than a second to avoid getting into a precarious situation. ... The National Police Agency said that of the traffic accidents in the April through September period, 59 cases involved use of car navigation systems. However, this figure is believed to be only the tip of an iceberg. That's because, according to officials at a casualty insurance company, admitting to having been looking at a car navigation screen at the time of an accident would virtually mean admitting fault. ... The significance of the ministry's announcement is that for the first time, an official organization pointed out the inherent dangers of car navigation systems. Such dangers had not been openly discussed in the public sector. ... Japan's car navigation market succeeded in spreading the system with the map method, but the longer time required for looking at the screen presents a definite problem in terms of safety. ... Use of DVD devices capable of storing a large volume of data gave an impetus to the competition, and encouraged manufacturers to make the screens larger, more colorful and more entertaining ... full text http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/articles/98121508.html -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1998-12-16 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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