Sentences with phrase «eyes off the road»

I always think it's a little like taking your eyes off the road when driving because you're busy changing the radio station.

While manufacturers of these systems have put a heavy emphasis on the use of voice interaction, shortcomings in the technology can still result in drivers taking their eyes off the road and focusing them on the fun stuff in the dashboard.

The biggest risk for most business owners is that they'll be so busy running their companies they'll take their eye off the road — and end up in a head - on financial collision before they ever knew what hit them.

When we are excitedly awaiting the arrival of someone or something which will give us joy and pleasure we can not take our eyes off the road which will bring them.

He looks levelly at you for a moment, his eyes off the road.

I took my eyes off the road and sneaked a look in the backseat.

However, the passenger's seat side allows the driver to check back occasionally without taking his or her eyes off the road for too long.

To help drive home the message of the dangers of distracted driving, visitors were able to test drive AT&T's new virtual reality «It Can Wait» simulators at the Auto Bureau, which allow users to experience, in 3D, firsthand how dangerous it can be when you drive and take your eyes off the road to look at your smartphone.

Last month, however, the department released voluntary guidelines calling for stakeholders to disable video calling, social media and Web browsing features unless the vehicle is in park and to limit the time drivers must take their eyes off the road to 2 seconds at a time and 12 seconds total per task.

A 2006 study in Australia found that texting quadrupled the time that young drivers took their eyes off the road, leading to swerving and other poor driving.

This effect occurred even though the tasks didn't require the drivers to take their eyes off the road.

That, for sure, is partly why people took their eyes off the road — when using Android, they had to.

Drivers didn't have to listen for voice instructions or take their eyes off the road to look at a visual display.

Of course they took their eyes off the road; they were simultaneously texting, driving and learning how to use the phones!

Drivers eat, reach for the phone, text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a study using video technology and in - vehicle sensors.

«Anything that takes a driver's eyes off the road can be dangerous,» said study co-author Bruce Simons - Morton, Ed.D., M.P.H., of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the NIH institute where the study was conducted.

When the icon appears, press the system's button on the steering wheel and the dash icon (which frankly, takes your eyes off the road to find it) goes green.

Climate control switches are standard Mercedes - Benz types but are located so low on the center console that you have to stretch and take your eyes off the road to reach them.

Mom and dad can use the minivan's public address system to tell them «to stop messing around or I'm going to turn this thing around» and other important messages without taking their eyes off the road.

The buttons and knobs that operate nearly every aspect of the climate control and infotainment seem to be in all the right places, so there's little need for the driver to take their eyes off the road to make adjustments to their ecosystem.

It's of course even worse for right - hand drive cars, in that most people will be poking at glass with their non-dominant hand - meaning they have to take their eyes off the road to do so.

The phone and music integration isn't bad but having to twirl an antiquated click wheel to enter a postcode isn't my idea of new technology - it constantly means taking eyes off the road.

It's not overly complicated but requires taking your eyes off the road for longer than should be necessary.

A new menu structure requires that you take your eyes off the road more often than before, and with two sets of buttons surrounding the circular MMI controller, both arranged in the same square (one in each corner), it's easy for your fingers to aim for the wrong button.

The voice module is superb and you can do most things like dial a number, set a destination, climate setting or radio station without taking your eyes off the road.

But as good as everything looks, the fact that most controls in the MKZ are flat - panel and touch sensitive creates problems: Not only does it require taking your eyes off the road to operate (every time), but it also provides zero tactile feedback.

The infotainment system is a cruel joke, but if you program your favorite radio stations into it, the steering wheel - mounted buttons make it easy to change channels without taking your eyes off the road.

Changing a radio station really requires that you take your eyes off the road for a moment, and navigating the music stored on a SD card requires more than a moment.

The Thrill of Letting the car drive itself but at the same time unable to actually take my eyes off the road in case it misses something whilst trying to pretend this is in some way useful.

Like all of your better hypocrites, I nodded knowingly as the instructors told a coeducational room full of young folk with feeble beard stubble and excessive eye makeup how a car traveling 60 mph will go 88 feet in the second you've taken your eyes off the road.

The Thrill of Letting the car drive itself but at the same time unable to actually take my eyes off the road in case it misses something whilst trying to pretend this is in some way progress.

It might be considered laziness or a need for instant gratification, but I like only having to take my eyes off the road for a moment to see how fast I am going.

The available Uconnect ® 3 NAV features a full - color 5 - inch touchscreen with Voice Command, Bluetooth ® Streaming Audio and integrated steering wheel controls, so you can control your music without taking your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road.

A touch - screen is mounted high in the instrument panel so the driver spends less time taking their eyes off the road.

Access many of your iPhone's Siri features without taking your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road.

The center display screen is perched high on the instrument panel in the driver's line of sight where it should be, to prevent the driver from taking eyes off the road.

In the end, I didn't find that it helped with the amount of time I took my eyes off the road compared to a center screen or anything like that, but just look how clean the dash layout is.

You don't have to take your eyes off the road fumbling for switches to use most of the accessories.

The interior is nicely built, but I'm not feeling the mouse control — too much time with eyes off the road.

With the available Hands - Free Text Messaging Assistant (part of NissanConnectSM), drivers can manage incoming text messages via voice control without taking their hands from the wheel or eyes off the road.

They can also make and receive phone calls, access text messages and listen to music, without ever taking their eyes off the road.

The oversized knobs that control the air conditioner are so easy to use that you can change the fan speed or temperature without taking your eyes off the road.

The motorist can view driving directions on Maps, make and receive phone calls, access text messages and listen to music, never once taking their eyes off the road.

Mazda active driving display is also standard on the Grand Touring model, which places important information such as vehicle speed and navigation prompts directly in front of the driver to limit taking eyes off the road ahead.

A small army of knobs and buttons might be more direct and, we dare say, intuitive but would pull the driver's eyes off the road more often.

Plus, the unit is compatible with your iPhone, so drivers can utilize many of their phone's basic capabilities without taking their eyes off the road.

You can make an adjustment without having to take your eyes off the road for more than a second or two.

The switches and controls are well - lighted and easy to use, and they don't require the driver to take his or her eyes off the road for more than a second or two.

The recommendations urge that OEMs seek to prevent any in - car technologies that require drivers to use both hands or take their eyes off the road for more than two seconds.

This helps reduce the time you take eyes off the road.