In the UK eating or drinking while driving is an offense.


>>>I clicked on a banner ad for the new Dodge Avenger because I couldn't believe what they considered the most important feature of their new vehicle:
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>>>http://www.dodge.com/en/avenger/features/interior.html?feature=cool_ideas
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>>Almost a year ago, when I was in the market for a new vehicle, I saw the Dodge Caliber and it already had that feature.
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>It's sad that with a minimum of thought one can predict one result of this "cool idea":
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>- With "regular" cupholders, coffee gets cold and pop gets warm so the driver is less likely to want to finish the drink after a while
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>- The "new and improved" cupholders mean that the driver is more likely to completely finish the beverage and/or take more and smaller sips because she doesn't have to finish it while it's hot/cold
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>- The act of reaching for a beverage and drinking is a driver distraction
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>- Therefore "New & Improved" cupholders increase driver distractions, which lead to increased injuries and deaths
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>The effect may be small, but multiply by literally millions of vehicles and it becomes real.