What to Kow About Heads Up Displays

Screens are a ubiquitous part of our lives.  In the past 24 hours, you have probably given your attention to a computer, a phone, a tablet, and a television.  If you are young enough that laptops have always been the default kind of work computer, then perhaps you divide your attention among multiple screens; old school film buffs often complain about how young people cannot sit through a movie without simultaneously scrolling through their phones or playing video games, when the Kubricks and Scorseses of the world imbue every frame with meaning.  Be honest, now.  How many screens have you looked at in the past 24 hours while driving a car?  New cars have adapted to our screen-obsessed world; we see the rear-facing camera on a screen, which at other times shows our GPS navigation routes.  Some geniuses out there want to add even more screens to our drive, or even turn our windshield into a distracting screen.  If digital distractions contributed to the accident that caused your injuries, contact a Fort Lauderdale auto accident attorney.

The Last Thing Any Driver Needs Is More Screens

Leave it to capitalism to persuade people to pay top dollar for products that advertisers promise will keep consumers safe, when these products end up creating new dangers.  Heads Up devices (HUDs) display purportedly useful information in places where drivers can presumably see them without taking their eyes off the road.  Some HUDs are a device mounted on the dashboard with a screen that is above your car’s infotainment screen but closer to your eye level.  Others project their helpful information directly onto your windshield.  The information they display includes updates about your speed, the road conditions ahead, or the weather.

So far so good, but you can easily find out most of this information from your car’s infotainment screen, and if you cannot, you do not urgently need to know it.  HUDs just add more visual clutter, at a price that exceeds the balance of most people’s emergency funds.  If you are thinking of dropping a few hundred dollars on a HUD, allow Andrew Collins of Jalopnik to talk you down from your folly.

Distracted Driving Is Not Always About Cell Phones

Even if you manage to resist the urge to buy a HUD, or at least to keep it on your ecommerce wish list for the time being, the road contains plenty of distractions, and so do the technologically advanced cars that travel on it.  From smartphone alerts to overactive driver assist technology, you can never be sure that the other drivers are giving the road their undivided attention.  If one of these distracted drivers collided with your car or was transporting you as a passenger, you may be entitled to compensation.

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A personal injury lawyer can help you if you suffered a serious injury due to a distracted driver.  Contact Boone & Davis in Fort Lauderdale, Florida or call 954-566-919 to explore your potential recovery options today.

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jalopnik.com/heres-why-heads-up-displays-are-bad-1825934240