10 auto accessories that will help you drive safer and easier

[boingboingshop]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/05/29/10-auto-accessories-that-will.html

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[woolfhound]

You have gadgets for mounting your cell phone so you can look it while driving and the headline says that these are things to help you drive “safer.”

Um, no

[spetrovits]

Safer than holding the cell phone in your hand, but I get what you’re saying.

[woolfhound]

Also safer than lighting yourself on fire!

[spetrovits]

OK, well, I don’t agree that having a cell phone in your eye line in your car is necessarily unsafe. If you’re texting on it, or watching streaming video, then yes, stop that. But if you’re using it for music, or GPS, and you’re only interacting with it when the car isn’t moving, or when you’re not actively maneuvering or something (you know, any time you would reach over to manipulate the radio or climate controls), it’s fine.

[FGD135]

… if you know what I mean.

The gravity thingy is nice and clever, though.

[GilbertWham]

I don’t see ‘advanced driving course’ on there.