What ever happened to freedom?

[Mark 42]

The same mentality that mandates safety measures may very well lead
to outright bans of the cars we love to drive.

Internal combustion engines could be outlawed in the interest of "The greater good"

How much horsepower does a person really need in order to travel?
If it can be shown that there lower horsepower to weight ratios
could result in fewer deaths and injuries, will you be okay with driving
a car with the acceleration of a 1980 VW Rabbit Diesel?

I'd be willing to bet that wearing helmets in cars could save lives.
But will people accept helmet laws for driving cars?

Ultimately, the question is where to draw the line. I prefer to draw it in a place that gives more room for freedom.

...say that in 20 years computers will be the only thing allowed to drive our cars, but realistically we all know that's bullcrap and we are all just over reacting.

http://santacruz.patch.com/blog_posts/humans-should-not-drive-cars

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/googles-schmidt-computers-not-humans-should-be-driving-cars/39769

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-were-driving-at.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/05/28/self-driving-cars-take-to-the-highways-in-europe/

[evandael]

no, it's not an /thread. i share the sentiment, but hopefully you realize that we are in the minority. to most, driving is an inconvenient necessity to get to where they need to be; lawmakers are just out to protect the interests of insurance co's, car companies, hospital and emergency care conglomerates, police forces, and lawyers. the manufacturers and their suppliers are eating this shit up, because for each new law or mandate, a new contract is signed by a supplier and cars can cost more and be sold to the masses as 'more advanced and safer'.


unless there is a fundamental shift in the public's respect of what it means to drive a car, nothing will happen.

however, i can't argue that if i must be involved in an accident, i'd much rather be in a 2011 camry than a 1991 bmw. at least then, i wouldn't be caught dead in a camry (see what i did there?)

[Mark 42]

... i wouldn't be caught dead in a camry (see what i did there?)

[10Toes]

What the fuck is wrong with you

[Mark 42]

What the fuck is wrong with you

[Rsully70sev]

[kway]

Blah blah blah blah... Ultimately, the question is where to draw the line. I prefer to draw it in a place that gives more room for freedom.

Way to be proactive; post up about a two decade old "issue" on a model specific message board, the members of which average in age of about oh, 22 and a half. What is your fucking point?

[audiquattrot]

how about the freedom of drinking a 20oz bottle of soda.

The mayor of NY (Bloomberg) is trying to pass a law where establishments that serve food, cannot sell any sodas/sugary substances in excess of 16oz. That doesn't stop you from getting two 12oz sodas. The logic? There is none.

Only reason i post this here, is b/c this country has become a joke. If NY passes this, rest assured its coming to a city near you.