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MP> [in 2013, I leased a vehicle that had a touchscreen.  In 2016, I requested
  >one that had the more "spartan" controls.  They are a lot less distracting,
  >and are a lot less likely to malfunction!  -- Mike]

MP>Shock, horror! In-car touchscreens are way more distracting than we first
  >thought, says new study

I'm not even sure if my Escape has touch on the screens. If so I obviously
don't use it much. (Some models have it depending on option packages.)

That said, I'm not sure it's a whole lot better if you are using
arrow buttons to work the screens instead of touching the screen.

Mine has very few of the super high-end options on it. Probably more
than I'd prefer but a lot less than most people. Only the one backup
camera and no heated seats and such and it won't steer the car for
me or hit the brakes for me if I'm not paying attention and the
traffic stops in front of me. I use cruise control more than most
of the other toys and have recently left it set to turn the lights
on and off dependant on how dark it is just so I don't forget to do
it since the daytime driving lights are so bright a couple of times
I drove home with my lights off in the dark. I could see fine but
that means I had no taillights on..  If it's raining or super cloudy
it does sometimes turn the lights on during the day..

I ignore the car complaining that my phone isn't synced to the
car speaker system as I don't really use my phone while driving.

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