Gadgets in emergency vehicles seen as peril
New York Times
They are the most wired vehicles on the road, with dashboard computers, sophisticated radios, navigation systems and cellphones.
While such gadgets are widely seen as distractions to be avoided behind the wheel, there are hundreds of thousands of drivers -- police officers and paramedics -- who are required to use them, sometimes at high speeds, while weaving through traffic, sirens blaring.
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