CPSC:WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, USING THE GOOGLE MAPS IPHONE APP FOR DIRECTIONS, THE APP FREQUENTLY DIRECTS ME TO MAKE AN UNPROTECTED LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES. *DT *JS *DT IN ALMOST EVERY CASE, TAKING A VERY SLIGHTLY LONGER ROUTE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED ME TO MAKE A SAFE LEFT TURN WITH THE PROTECTION OF A STOP LIGHT, OR TO AVOID THE LEFT TURN ALTOGETHER. THIS OPERATION OF THE APP IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AN UNPROTECTED LEFT TURN MAY RESULT IN DEATH. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT GOOGLE MAPS AND ALL OF THE OTHER ROUTE GUIDANCE APPS DIRECT DRIVERS TO MAKE THESE HAZARDOUS MANEUVERS, CERTAINLY MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND PERMANENTLY MAIMED BY THIS UNSAFE PRODUCT. THE SAFETY OF ROUTE GUIDANCE APPS COULD BE GREATLY INCREASED BY FORCING THEM TO PROVIDE THE OPTION TO AVOID UNPROTECTED LEFT TURNS ACROSS TRAFFIC AND OTHER HAZARDOUS DRIVING MANEUVERS (UTURNS, ETC.). NO VIN AVAILABLE*JB