To: | "David Breneman" <david_breneman@yahoo.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net> |
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Subject: | Re: [Mgs] Seat Belts |
From: | "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk> |
Date: | Sun, 3 Jul 2011 15:01:22 +0100 |
But not any more. European car driving has been reduced to the level of watching TV on said couch/sofa and all the concentration that involves. Devices that warn of drifting out of your lane and that put the brakes on if you haven't seen the car in front slow down or even worse pull out in front of an oncoming vehicle don't help safe driving. ----- Original Message ----- > After the 1940s, the design idioms of the US and Europe > diverged. To Europeans, good car design meant that you > were better connected > to the experience of driving. In > America, good car design meant that you were > isolated > from the experience of driving. In an American car, > you sat on a > wide living room couch and turned a power- > numbed chrome wheel to make > suggestions to the car > where to go. _______________________________________________ Mgs@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums |
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