Popular Car Accessories And Gadgets
The majority of drivers love gadgets and accessories and the chances are that, if you have a car, you do as well. Drivers love accessories and gadgets from the humble dashboard compass or radio to the on board satellite navigation system and the sophisticated CD or even DVD player. They augment the pleasure that you derive from your driving experience and help turn your car into a replica of the comforts that you enjoy at home.
If you travel a great deal, driving can become boring and so some accessories and gadgets are designed to assuage that boredom although they should never divert the driver’s attention from the primary job in hand, which is getting safely from A to B. I have listed a couple of the most popular, non attention-diverting accessories and gadgets below so that you can see how many of them you already possess.
The number one, all-time favourite is the car radio, although this was long ago upgraded to the car CD , DVD or even MP3 player. Hardly any drivers would be without their car stereo. The car stereo can be a very useful tool as well, because you can regulate it so that, even if you are playing CD’s, the radio will cut in if there is a serious road traffic announcement that will or could have an effect on you. This can be priceless information, especially if you do not have the next device.
The next most popular modern gadget is satellite navigation, frequently called sat nav or GPS, which stands for ‘global positioning service’. Sat nav can take the place of the radio announcement cut-ins and even go two steps further by suggesting an alternative route in order to avoid the impediment and giving you instructions how to do it.
An essential piece of equipment that every driver should have in the boot is jump leads. Fan belts slacken, batteries short out, all sorts of things can happen, but if you want to get on the road again quickly, the best thing you can have if you have a flat battery is your own set of jump leads. It is no good relying on someone to stop and help you get your car started hoping that they will have jump leads. Get your own, they only cost a few dollars.
If you have children that are a pain in the neck on long journeys, why not get them an in-car entertainment system? Strapped or cut into the rear of the front seats, the screens can display video games or films – a bit like aircraft seats, but more so.
If you like to drive fast but are cheesed off with speed cameras, why not fit a speed camera detector? They are not that expensive and can be installed by yourself do-it-yourself. It could save you hundreds in fines and even your license.
In truth, there are far too many car accessories and gadgets to be listed here and I am sure that you could cite a dozen that I have left out, but the point is merely that car accessories and gadgets can enhance your driving experience and that is what it is all about at the end of the day.
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