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Comment by everdrive | Hacker News Reader

There are a multitude of issues:

  - poor visibility in modern cars due to rollover protection

  - touch screens and touch controls in cars

  - general proliferation of controls in cars

  - smart phones & smart phone addictions

  - higher vehicle belt lines are better for vehicle --> vehicle impacts but worse for vehicle --> pedestrian impacts

  - poor pedestrian infrastructure, sidewalks, crosswalks, etc.

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But why only in the USA? Cars and phones are the same in all the countries listed in the OP and it's not SUVs vs sedans. So are we left with your last point, different infrastructure?

Different people.

I hung onto a Blackberry way longer than I should have simply because I wanted physical keys. I'm trying to hang onto cars with physical controls as well. It seems like automakers are finally get the hint that people want physical controls again.

How have touchscreens had such a free pass compared to mobile phones?!

Just kidding I know the answer is lobbying

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