On 02/28/2010 11:57 AM, Ross Sauer -> PETER COGGON wrote:
 RS> "PETER COGGON -> ROSS SAUER"  wrote in
 RS> news:20452$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 PC>> Keep cycling there Ross.... I will I hope get my new bike
 PC>> my wife wants me to, and then I can cycle again on the road
 PC>> we have that goes beside the lake...barring ot course the
 PC>> motorized idiots who haven't got a clue about the Highway
 PC>> Traffic Act here....

 PC>> "Keep on Peddling..."
 PC>> Pete

 RS> The thing is, our "car culture" was pretty much created
during the 1950's,
 RS> where car makers sold fantasies, not reality.

Really?

 RS> They looked at the average car buyer as a kid in a pedal car going
"Vroom
 RS> vroom."

You're an idiot.

 RS> Cars make you sexy.

 RS> Cars make you glamourous.

 RS> Etc...

That's how they sell everything, moron.

 RS> The sales pitches nowadays have changed, mostly for the better.

They have?

 RS> They emphasize safety far more.

Safety was emphasized back then, too.

 RS> But just watch the average TV ad for a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
 RS> The vehicle is barreling through snowdrifts.

What 4WD ads are you watching?

 RS> In reality that's a good way to run into something far more solid. 

 RS> The one thing that still pisses me off about cars today, is the number of
 RS> electronic gadgets being pushed.

Why does it piss you off?

 RS> GPS maps are one thing, accessing the Internet or watching a DVD while
 RS> driving is just plain stupid.

Internet connectivity and video screens are NOT available to the driver.
The screens are only viewable by the passengers.

Ed

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