GPS CAN BE DANGEROUS Published July 25, 2010 By Maria Vincent Chicago Via e-mail -- I'm embarrassed to say, I am one of the people who needed to read "Recalculating Route" in your March/April 2010 issue (page 7). I've used a global positioning system in my car for some time now; and unfortunately, I often adjusted it while driving. My distracted driving finally caught up to me last summer when I was on vacation. I looked at my GPS to make an adjustment, and in that same instant, the driver in front of me slammed on his brakes. Thankfully, I'd been following at a relatively safe distance, so the result was only a minor fender bender. But I still learned my lesson. If I need to make adjustments now, I simply pull over. It's not always convenient, but it's certainly less time consuming (and less expensive) than waiting for the police to arrive, filling out an incident report, filing an insurance claim, paying a deductible, and having your vehicle repaired ... and that's just the lucky people. This can be a fatal mistake. Anyway, thank you for an informative article that is right on the mark; hopefully, your readers will take heed. GPS is great to have, but if not used properly, it can be dangerous.