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Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?

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238 points Brajeshwar | 2 comments | 20 Sep 25 15:57 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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turkishdelight ◴[20 Sep 25 16:48 UTC] No.45314963[source]▶
It isn't just the touch aspect, but also the "ruin your night vision" aspect. Most pedestrians don't carry lights around, or even wear light-colored clothing at night.
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1. Zanni ◴[20 Sep 25 17:00 UTC] No.45315079[source]▶
Tesla screens switch to dark mode at night.
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2. qball ◴[20 Sep 25 19:45 UTC] No.45316694[source]▶
All screens (that aren't OLED ones, which aren't generally suitable for cars due to their shorter lifespan) still glow when displaying black.

So it's still a glowing thing in your field of vision. Of course, you're already going to be flash-blinded by retards leaving their LED high-beams on as they pass you, so maybe none of this matters.