Chrysler’s new ad men are doing a bang-up job. And no, I don’t care that the cars in the ad were actually made in Canada.
Posts Tagged ‘driving’
MI Governor to sign texting ban on the Oprah Show
As if we needed any more proof that the push for cell phone bans is driven emotion and fear more than rational debate. But I guess since the main effect of this legislation is to appease stay-at-home moms and technophobic seniors, signing the bill on the Oparh show is probably a good stunt.
WNEM has the [...]
Chicken Little Safety Experts [cartoon]
An excellent editorial cartoon from last Sunday’s Detroit News.
Roads safer than ever before but the NYT still wants to ban cell phones
If you read all of the scary stories about how distracting cell phones are to drivers, you’d probably think that our roads are becoming a more dangerous place. After all, how could they not be? The ‘safety experts’ keep telling us that talking using cell phones while driving is as dangerous than driving drunk! And [...]
Now the New York Times says EMS computers are dangerous [distracted driving]
First they wanted to ban texting while driving.
Then they said talking on a cell phone is distracting to drivers as well.
Then they informed us that using a hands-free phone is also dangerous, because the conversation itself can be distracting to a driver.
Then they vilified cell phone companies for inventing and promoting the product in the first place.
Then [...]
Texting ban moves forward in Michigan [cell phones]
Free Refills reader John sent in word the other day that the Michigan legislature is moving ahead with a texting-while-driving ban. This is despite the fact that a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that such bans have no impact whatsoever on safety.
Here is the rundown, courtesy of MIRS.
Texting a message [...]
Cell phones aren’t dangerous, toddlers are.
For months I’ve been saying that when it comes to distracted driving, passengers—crying children, in particular—pose a greater accident risk than cell phones. That is why I proposed banning carpooling.
It seems that others are finally catching on. Today the Consumer Reports blog ran a post about how dangerous diving with kids can be and the [...]
This is where I draw the line [distracted driving]
Regular readers of this blog know that I am very skeptical of schemes to ban the use of cell phones in cars. After all, there is little reason to believe that using a cell phone while driving is any more distracting than, say, adjusting confusing radio controls or driving around with a car full of [...]
Give it cupholders and I’ll take it [Americanization]
America, they say, is a melting pot. We welcome foreign people and products to our shores with open arms (particularly if they are sleek, Asian-manufactured electronic products).
But is America really ready to embrace a $3,000 Indian “People Car” which gives new meaning to the terms “sub-compact” and “bare bones?” TBM’s Matthew DeBord thinks so—provided that [...]
#22 The Steering Wheel Desk
An American’s car is his castle.
And while that castle comes nicely equipped with leather seats, air-conditioning, a sound system and ample cup-holders, until now it has always lacked a critical feature: a table.
But thanks to the American innovative spirit, that problem has been solved.
Introducing the Steering Wheel Desk.
It is an easy-to-use desk that simply attaches [...]
