1. A driver information device comprising: a map display, special objects being represented on the map display by special object symbols, a common indicator symbol in the map display indicating a presence of corresponding multiple special objects one of (a) in one location and (b) within a preselected radius of a location, a selection of the common indicator symbol enabling a display of a selection menu containing information about the corresponding multiple special objects, wherein the selection menu is displayed on the map display; wherein during the display of the selection menu, the common indicator symbol is displayed at a same location on the map where it was displayed before the display of the selection menu, embedded in the selection menu.