<VV> Today's cars

[moonpie8n at comcast.net]

Seth is 100% right, .... I got run off the road the other day by some kid with both hands at the top of the wheel holding a little black box [texting?] . Many people would rather do anything but drive , yet they refuse to use mass transit... I worked for the traffic administration in Maryland for 20 yrs. Believe me I have seen some goofy stuff........ 


Bob Isaac 
Moonpie Racing 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Sethracer at aol.com 
To: "tony underwood" <tony.underwood at cox.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org 
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 12:05:45 AM 
Subject: <VV> Today's cars 



In a message dated 12/25/2010 8:47:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
tony.underwood at cox.net writes: 

And, to exploit them to their best, the driver needs to KNOW HOW TO 
DRIVE. Cars today seem to be designed to remove that 
responsibility. Today's car owner has become a vehicle operator 
instead of a driver. Hell, cars today parallel-park 
themselves. How worthless is the "driver" who can't parallel 
park?? THAT is one of the requirements in Virginia that a driver 
MUST know how to do before the commonwealth will issue them a 
driver's license. They check for it in the parking lot at the DMV 
and grade you on it. 

Manufacturers today are removing the requirement for drivers to know 
how to drive their own cars. 


You are shopping at the wrong car stores! My drive (now 6 years old) has 
400HP, stick, no automatic parallel parking and, when I decide, no traction 
control or stability control. If the drivers demand those features, they 
will shop for them and buy them. If they demand to NOT have them, they will 
shop for appropriate cars as well. I do agree that driver education is at a 
low point today. Some people are so pleased about themselves that they enjoy 
their own ignorance. They even revel in it. 

Seth Emerson 
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