Carmakers should design potentially distracting dashboard technology so it's automatically disabled while the vehicle is in motion, U.S. government safety officials said today. In recent years automakers have been loading high-end cars with an array of built-in gadgets that enable drivers to multi-task behind the wheel — equipment that enables text-messaging, Internet browsing, satellite navigation and phone dialing. But this technological advance has raised concerns that drivers' attention will be diverted from the road. Currently, 35 states and the U.S. capital enclave ban texting while driving, while nine states and Washington bar hand-held cellphone use. Thirty states ban all cellphone use for beginning drivers. But enforcement is generally not a high priority, and no states ban the use of hands-free devices for all drivers.
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