Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ...
by uoaei on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @05:39PM
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> We will all be driving around in tanks before long.
Car doors are close to a foot thick now. The cars are getting huge which means more space is occupied by the streets (increased lane width and space in intersections for larger turning radius), the parking lots (larger parking spots and wider spaces to drive between them), etc. The mental isolation between driver and environment is growing and does not seem to be decelerating. I'm convinced that maybe 10% of all drivers (in my area, suburban SV) pay any attention to what's happening behind them. They don't have to care, so they don't!
Cars are devouring mobility.
True, and another facet of the same problem is that blind spots are getting bigger by the model year, as automakers take the cheap way out and raise their belt lines to meet side-impact regulations.
We will all be driving around in tanks before long. I guess that's supposed to be a good thing.