Honestly it cant be more distracting then looking at any other gauge in the car... i had my gps mounted up in my windshield next to my mirror and had at one point the radar in the upper left corner and then a triple gauge pillar made me feel like i was in a cockpit of a fighter jet.... now i have just a dual pillar pod w/ a wideband and an open spot for the dashdaq i still have the gps mounted in the same spot and the radar moved down to the front of the windshield above the auto headlight sensor...