Modern Cars.
This follows on in a way from Artangel's thread about automatic cars.
Was out for the day with friends yesterday. They have an expensive new car - please, don't ask me what - it is a silver grey metal box with a wheel at each corner. If it were mine - it would drive me insane because - it never stopped arguing!
One long bleeep = too near the curb.
Two short bleeps = too near the white line in the centre of the road.
Three short bleeps = going too fast.
In the car parks it was even worse - it whistled!!
One long whistle = too near the car beside you - not enough room to open your door.
Two long whistles = approaching an obstacle/bollard/another car etc.,
Three long whistles = same as above but moving in reverse.
The windscreen wipers start working at the merest hint of rain. The headlights dip themselves whenever another car approaches.
It doesn't need keys - either to lock it or to start it - and it parrots ' fasten seat belt' until everyone has done!
Surely this cannot be wholly good?
It is taking all the skill out of driving and does little to keep the driver's reflexes working as they should.
What do you think?