As if to prove the point, I stumbled across this article while looking for something else:

Older drivers distracted 8 seconds longer by in-car tech, AAA finds

Just in case there are some youthful readers sneering at that headline, it's important to remember that the same study indicates those in a younger age bracket also spend a dangerous amount of time fooling around with their audio systems -  at least 18 seconds on average. That's an accident waiting to happen. 

The article tries to provide advice about this, none of it very helpful, including, "avoiding vehicles that require use of a center console controller when using the infotainment system. These kinds of systems are especially distracting, and potentially dangerous."

Good luck finding a new car on the market without one. They literally don't make them like that any more.