On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 22:49:17 -0700, "John Gardner" said:
> > In my own personal, non-objective observation over several decades,
> unless the vehicle stops, fifty percent of the drivers in my household
> will not notice any dashboard warning indicator, and continue to drive.
> Speedometer and fuel might as well be the only gauges. Everything else
> is completely ignored, including the red light that indicates the
> parking brake is on.
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> There it is.
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> The fact is, the large majority of drivers are incompetent.
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> Your personal tolerance for this interesting fact will vary, according to
> your
> perception of your place in line, in the barrel...

Tolerance? Interesting choice of words. Would YOU forbid your wife to
drive? My marriage vows did not include the word "obey" :)

Thankfully new cars are very reliable.

And the importance of looking at the gauges is miniscule compared to
looking out the windshield.

This is the U.S., there is basically no other form of transportation.
Although "driving is a privilege", in practice everyone gets to drive.
For heaven's sake, people are allowed to use cellphones while driving!
It's obvious to me that safety isn't very important.

Cheerful regards,

Bob




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