For the driver already juggling a cell phone and a burger as he’s heading down the highway, it’s the next big thing: An Internet-connected dashboard computer. The perfect front-seat addition, eh?
Not according to 87% of Americans, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds. That’s the number who oppose allowing people to use an Internet-connected computer while they are driving.Just six percent (6%) believe people should be allowed to go online while driving, even as automakers prepare to debut the front-seat computers this year.
That’s because 93% of adults say it is at least somewhat likely that the use of Internet-connected computers by drivers will increase the number of traffic accidents. Of that number, 80% say more accidents are Very Likely.Women are even more strongly opposed than men to allowing people to go online while driving. But both overwhelmingly agree that front-seat computer use will cause more traffic accidents.Perhaps not surprisingly the adults most likely to be text-messaging behind the wheel – those ages 18 to 29 – are the age group least opposed to front-seat computers. But they, too, strongly predict more traffic accidents from their usage.
In fact, as the overall findings make clear, opposition to front-seat computers and the expectation that they will lead to more accidents is very high across all demographic groups.Most Americans, however, are reacting to the concept rather than the actual product itself. Just 23% of adults say they have been following news reports about the new Internet-connected, front-seat computers. Seventy-five percent (75%) say they haven’t been following reports of this latest vehicle accessory very closely or at all.But then 91% of adults say people should not be allowed to text message on a cell phone while driving. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say drivers should not be permitted to talk on a cell phone, but adults are evenly divided about eating and driving.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of adults say Americans are becoming ruder and less civilized. Thirty-two percent (32%) think the United States should have a law that punishes individuals for verbal and psychological abuse of their spouses.source
So are you for Internet-connected dashboard computer, so you can visit and write comments on bf2s while you are driving or are you against it? Where do you stand?
Not according to 87% of Americans, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds. That’s the number who oppose allowing people to use an Internet-connected computer while they are driving.Just six percent (6%) believe people should be allowed to go online while driving, even as automakers prepare to debut the front-seat computers this year.
That’s because 93% of adults say it is at least somewhat likely that the use of Internet-connected computers by drivers will increase the number of traffic accidents. Of that number, 80% say more accidents are Very Likely.Women are even more strongly opposed than men to allowing people to go online while driving. But both overwhelmingly agree that front-seat computer use will cause more traffic accidents.Perhaps not surprisingly the adults most likely to be text-messaging behind the wheel – those ages 18 to 29 – are the age group least opposed to front-seat computers. But they, too, strongly predict more traffic accidents from their usage.
In fact, as the overall findings make clear, opposition to front-seat computers and the expectation that they will lead to more accidents is very high across all demographic groups.Most Americans, however, are reacting to the concept rather than the actual product itself. Just 23% of adults say they have been following news reports about the new Internet-connected, front-seat computers. Seventy-five percent (75%) say they haven’t been following reports of this latest vehicle accessory very closely or at all.But then 91% of adults say people should not be allowed to text message on a cell phone while driving. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say drivers should not be permitted to talk on a cell phone, but adults are evenly divided about eating and driving.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of adults say Americans are becoming ruder and less civilized. Thirty-two percent (32%) think the United States should have a law that punishes individuals for verbal and psychological abuse of their spouses.source
So are you for Internet-connected dashboard computer, so you can visit and write comments on bf2s while you are driving or are you against it? Where do you stand?