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Distracted driving debates, Porsche’s record profits and Jeremy Lin kicks Volvo’s tires in the Dash

Dodge Charger Nascar
Dodge Charger Nascar

What we're reading this morning in the Motoramic Dash about distracted driving's next debate, Porsche's SUV-sized profits and Jeremy Lin's next career move:

Carmakers to feds: Target all electronic devices [Detroit News] It's one thing for the government to urge drivers to pay less attention to electronics and more to the road for safety. It's quite another to write rules or guidelines that might force such changes, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is finding out. While NHTSA wants to issue voluntary limits on in-car electronics, automakers warn they'll produce no safety benefit — and could make distracted driving worse — if they simply push drivers to use handheld devices instead.