Have you seen the latest car ads touting the newest "safety" features?
There's a guy driving his BMW fast on a rainslicked mountain road, but he's ok because his brakes sense when they're wet and apply a little pressure to keep the discs dry so when he comes up on a washed out section of the road he can stop in time.
No, don't slow down! You can drive as fast as you want! The car will stop in time. Honest!
The other ones are from Volvo. A lady's papers fall off the center console onto the floor as she's coming up behind stopped traffic and she reaches down to get them. But she's ok because the warning signal and the flashing red light on the windshield will tell her that she's about to raise her insurance rates. No! You don't have to pay attention while you're driving! The CAR will tell you you're about to send someone to the emergency room.
The one that gets me the most is the Volvo ad that says the idiot in the car is about to kill the motorcyclist in the lane next to him but the blind spot warning indicator will tell him that he's about to have his side view mirror removed by an irate motorcyclist. No! Don't turn your head and look over your shoulder like you're supposed to! The CAR will tell you there's someone there.
The audio signals should sound like this:
Hey! Stupid! You're about to hit someone from behind!
and Hey! Dumbass! Look over your shoulder!
And another car maker is designing cars that are "pedestrian" friendly...get this...so if you hit someone in the crosswalk, you won't kill them. You'll knock them off their feet and up on to the hood of your CAR!
Drivers don't know how to DRIVE anymore. They have antilock brakes and air bags and sensors to save them.
So they drive too fast, follow too close, and change lanes with no turn signals. But they'll be ok, the CAR will save them.
There's a guy driving his BMW fast on a rainslicked mountain road, but he's ok because his brakes sense when they're wet and apply a little pressure to keep the discs dry so when he comes up on a washed out section of the road he can stop in time.
No, don't slow down! You can drive as fast as you want! The car will stop in time. Honest!
The other ones are from Volvo. A lady's papers fall off the center console onto the floor as she's coming up behind stopped traffic and she reaches down to get them. But she's ok because the warning signal and the flashing red light on the windshield will tell her that she's about to raise her insurance rates. No! You don't have to pay attention while you're driving! The CAR will tell you you're about to send someone to the emergency room.
The one that gets me the most is the Volvo ad that says the idiot in the car is about to kill the motorcyclist in the lane next to him but the blind spot warning indicator will tell him that he's about to have his side view mirror removed by an irate motorcyclist. No! Don't turn your head and look over your shoulder like you're supposed to! The CAR will tell you there's someone there.
The audio signals should sound like this:
Hey! Stupid! You're about to hit someone from behind!
and Hey! Dumbass! Look over your shoulder!
And another car maker is designing cars that are "pedestrian" friendly...get this...so if you hit someone in the crosswalk, you won't kill them. You'll knock them off their feet and up on to the hood of your CAR!
Drivers don't know how to DRIVE anymore. They have antilock brakes and air bags and sensors to save them.
So they drive too fast, follow too close, and change lanes with no turn signals. But they'll be ok, the CAR will save them.
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