Another Car Question

[doctorwayne]

...newer cars are safer. There have been tremendous improvements in safety in the last ten years, so maybe he is just looking out for you.

I dunno about that one either... air bags? Anti lock brakes? Anti skid control? Hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em.

Me too. The idea of driving around with an explosion waiting to go off in my face is unnerving and skid control just makes poor drivers think that they're not. Anti-lock brakes work okay, but when they don't, they're more expensive to fix. A lot of so-called safety features simply lull people into thinking that they're more competent behind the wheel than they really are, leading them to do stupid stuff, resulting in accidents. Fortunately for them, many of those other safety features allow them to survive, but unfortunately for the rest of us, these features negate the old rule of "survival of the fittest (most capable)", and our civilisation becomes less capable with each passing day. Counting on car drivers to cull themselves from the gene pool may become a thing of the past, and we'll have to rely on the druggies, gang members and snowmobilers to carry on with that task.

I could also do with a lot less of those so-called creature comforts they keep loading onto cars these days - power locks, power windows, sun roofs (powered, of course), etc., etc. My Mazda 3 weighs almost two tons, and while it handles great, it could be so much more if it lost about a ton of excess baggage.

Oh, and one other thing - who on earth cursed us with those damned remote entry devices - now you not only have to carry the key, but also lug around a device that serves no useful purpose. I don't use mine.

Wayne