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0 pointsPhillipharryt7y ago0 comments

How you do design for this consumer who is controlling while driving without encouraging the activity by making it easier?

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ehnto7y ago· 3 in thread

Remove the ability to control the screen while driving.

PhillipharrytOP7y ago

Well that's not really designing for those users then. Your original comment said there's no way to interface with a screen safely while driving, but the other user said designers need to design for those dangerous users. I was wondering how you could do that in a safe manner (I don't think you can personally, and agree with the no-control-while-moving idea).

dragonwriter7y ago

> but the other user said designers need to design for those dangerous users.

The other user said you had to design for what people will do; disabling all access and removing the choice to interact is exactly doing that. Disabling hands-on interaction above a certain speed but allowing voice controls might be another option.

ehnto7y ago

The best I can come up with is transparently overlaying small information cues on the glass of the windshield, and using sound cues. I think in general the systems available to a cars HUD should be pretty limited and the controls should be on the wheel.

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