tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post3749733724332797415..comments2023-06-18T11:06:27.891+02:00Comments on Musings of an I.T. Girl: DrivingStacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-44943677069652755592013-05-27T20:07:52.417+02:002013-05-27T20:07:52.417+02:00Absolutely! It still astounds me the stupidity tha...Absolutely! It still astounds me the stupidity that you see on the road. Today I saw an Aston driver clinging his phone to his eye as he went around the corner. I know that it's not the reason, but surely if you can afford an Aston then you can afford a hands free!<br /><br />I think the problem here is in a very tiny space there are millions of people. As such all of the roads are clogged - motorways or back roads. But, yes, when I find an empty road it's stunning! :)<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-45677686225722555302013-05-27T12:27:00.516+02:002013-05-27T12:27:00.516+02:00Hell is other drivers!
I have just had a marvello...Hell is other drivers!<br /><br />I have just had a marvellous trip across France, first north on empty national routes occasionally catching sight of crowded motorways in the distance and I picked a late afternoon start to drive through the mountainous centre on the free empty sweeping motorway with a full moon lighting the way. It has reminded me that driving, even a van like thing, can be fun...Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-21983882761521596942013-05-26T09:00:25.987+02:002013-05-26T09:00:25.987+02:00The mind boggles doesn't it? Just how do thes...The mind boggles doesn't it? Just how do these people think that this is an OK thing to do (OK thinking is possibly something they can't do!). And then to complain be cause the movie has been interrupted! Beggars belief!<br /><br />Stace Stacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-56866247487570903662013-05-25T22:38:32.674+02:002013-05-25T22:38:32.674+02:00Stace, my brother saw *exactly* the same thing - a...Stace, my brother saw *exactly* the same thing - a guy watching a movie while motoring down the highway nearly 20MPH over the speed limit - all while meandering between lanes, of course, forcing other cars to swerve suddenly. <br /><br />He was irritated when my brother pulled him over - because he interrupted the movie. (No, I am not kidding.) My brother says they should give people a driver's test *and* an IQ test. There would be about six cars on the road, he jokes, and he isn't far from the truth in these parts, unfortunately.<br /><br />Did I ever tell you the nickname for Boston drivers in the rest of the country? <br /><br />Massholes. :c)<br /><br />== Cass<br />Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765803435751308973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-76574872698973887552013-05-25T19:22:37.001+02:002013-05-25T19:22:37.001+02:00I regularly see people calling (in very expensive ...I regularly see people calling (in very expensive cars as well - if you can afford the car you can afford the hands free kit!), texting, reading documents on the steering wheel. Or maps. Or, as you say, do make up (I have to ask, how???).<br /><br />The worst that I have seen must be the guy with what looked like a 15" laptop stuck on top of the dashboard watching movies.<br /><br />Unreal!<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-23336625269514635472013-05-25T19:20:38.153+02:002013-05-25T19:20:38.153+02:00Like I say, I love driving, and with the Volvo the...Like I say, I love driving, and with the Volvo there are a couple of places on the way home from work (when I need fuel) when I love the manual mode to have fun when it's quiet.<br /><br />But even I can see the advantage :) Either from the sleep point of view, or the safety point!<br /><br />On a long trip Mrs Stace and I swap every 4 hours of so, but even then it's getting to the point in life when it takes 2 days to do the 1000+ miles to see my folks and takes a day to get over it!<br /><br />A self driving car would be great for that trip!<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-67100453476214235462013-05-25T02:35:50.597+02:002013-05-25T02:35:50.597+02:00Can we make it so that the idiots who insist on ta...Can we make it so that the idiots who insist on talking on the phone/eating breakfast/applying make-up/shaving/reading the newspaper/watching TV have to buy one? That was the rest of us don't have to drive their car for them, as we do now. Just a thought! :c)<br /><br />==Cass<br /><br />BTW, those are all things that my father and brother - both police officers - have seen. Often in combinations, if you can believe it...<br /><br />Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765803435751308973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-48542462595336504892013-05-24T23:27:41.148+02:002013-05-24T23:27:41.148+02:00A self driving car? Yes please!
Mrs J does most o...A self driving car? Yes please!<br /><br />Mrs J does most of the driving and I'm fine with that. But the idea of a car that would drive me to work.... and I could have a kip in on the way. Sign me up! :-)Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.com