Bluetooth hits the road.Several states across the U.S. have enacted bans on using cell phones while driving. If you've ever experienced a near-miss with a distracted dis·tract·ed adj. 1. Having the attention diverted. 2. Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught. dis·tract cell-phone-using driver, you probably think there's some sense to the bans. However, it would be nice to find some safe way of using a cell phone when on the road. The Acura TL The Acura TL is a mid-size luxury car from Honda's Acura brand. It was introduced in 1996 to supplant the Acura Vigor and was a rebadged Japan-market Honda Inspire sedan until the third-generation version. sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. makes it pretty easy, and possibly safer. This luxury car comes with a Bluetooth technology that senses a Bluetooth phone A cellphone that supports the Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free operation and data transfer. See Bluetooth. you configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: the car to recognize, and automatically establishes a link. When the system detects an incoming call, it automatically mutes the car's audio system. There's also a handy feature that lets you transfer on and off the car's system without interrupting your call in the process. Whether this makes for safer driving is unclear. Some research indicates phone-using drivers are distracted by the discussion as much as the manual process of making the call. The Acura TL also comes with several other high-tech features, such as a state-of-the art sound system, GPS, Satellite Radio, and Maintenance Minder system that monitors the vehicle for mechanical problems. |
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