Dan DiBiase SEZ -
> I agree, but I also think the times were different 'back in the day'... No
> massive SUV's or pick-ups on the road,
Well, not *as many* pickups on the road, but a whole bunch of Impalas,
Coupe deVilles, Galaxie 500s, Roadmasters, Lincolns, etc.
> I think the onset of an electronic
> safety device for every possible type of potential road hazard also leads
> to a less alert driver, as we figure, 'Hey, my car sends power from the
> wheels that slip to the wheels that grip, so I don't need to be looking
> ahead for black ice!'...
Agreed. You don't need to know how to drive a car anymore, just
steer it around. And, of course, if you do out-dumb the car's systems,
there are a half dozen airbags which will save you (or kill you).
> Of course, a group of kids romping around the interior of a car would
> certainly be a distraction...
We always used to stand up on the floor behind the front seat in
my parents 58 Chev Belair. That was also the first car I ever drove,
when I was six.
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