Comment Re:The disconnect from reality is the real danger (Score 1) 805
I've been saying, for more years that I care to remember, that we should remove all the driving aids (ABS; ASC; HDC; TSC; ABC; 123; Power this, that, & the other; seat belts; form-fitting seats; and so on) and replace them with a stainless steel spike (about 8 inches long) in the center of the steering wheel.
It won't take long for speeds to reduce dramatically, and for bigger gaps to appear between cars.
It's not that cars are safer, it's that drivers have to push harder to get the same "buzz" from driving: I cruise the highways at *cough* in my Saab, and half that in my '49 classic car[1]. Not because one is better than the other, but because those are the speeds I get the "involvement" buzz...
So, ditch all the high-tech, and make driving a car dangerous. When it hurts, you'll take care.
[1]: Think on this: if my TCS/ABS/ASC stuff allow me to drive my Saab into a corner at 80mph, yet my classic can only do the same corner at 45mph - which is going to hurt more when I discover that some farmer has dropped a pile of pig-sh*t on the road and I've suddenly not got the grip I thought I had?
It won't take long for speeds to reduce dramatically, and for bigger gaps to appear between cars.
It's not that cars are safer, it's that drivers have to push harder to get the same "buzz" from driving: I cruise the highways at *cough* in my Saab, and half that in my '49 classic car[1]. Not because one is better than the other, but because those are the speeds I get the "involvement" buzz...
So, ditch all the high-tech, and make driving a car dangerous. When it hurts, you'll take care.
[1]: Think on this: if my TCS/ABS/ASC stuff allow me to drive my Saab into a corner at 80mph, yet my classic can only do the same corner at 45mph - which is going to hurt more when I discover that some farmer has dropped a pile of pig-sh*t on the road and I've suddenly not got the grip I thought I had?
