Re: Sudden Acceleration (Or lack of)

["Mike" <lerb@redrose.net>]

I have seen this about 30 times...you need to goto more Stereo comps. Does
look good tho...I have even seen a 12" tv in the console!
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Willey <mwilley@logical123.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Sudden Acceleration (Or lack of)


>    Hey, what can I say.  I am currently working on installing my car
>computer.  Should be the first Scirocco with a 6" LCD color screen.  I
won't
>read my mail while I drive though, just for you...  Later..
>
>Matt
>'84 Scirocco
>'88 Mustang 'Vert
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Carlyle Fitzgerald <clfitz@inetone.net>
>To: Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
>Cc: scirocco mail list <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 10:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Sudden Acceleration (Or lack of)
>
>
>>Brian Honnold wrote:
>>>
>>> That is precisly why I got a headset for my cell phone.
>>
>>Now, *that's* an idea.  I didn't even know there was such a thing.
>>
>>I remember that some automaker a few years ago had a cell phone in the
>>driver's sun visor.  Pretty good idea, I suppose, but I don't think it
>>went over too well.  That was a while ago, though, and I suppose the
>>technology hadn't evolved to the point where it worked very well.
>>
>>Heh!  Somebody's putting computers in cars now.  Just wait 'till
>>somebody starts reading his/her e-mail while driving...And Mercedes has
>>installed a warning light in the dash of one of their new cars, to alert
>>the driver that he/she needs to take action of some sort.  It's part of
>>their cruise control system, I think.
>>
>>Scenario:  Cruise control set on 80, car approaches leading vehicle.
>>Warning light comes on; driver, awakened from stupor induced by reading
>>e-mail, thinks, "OH, SHIT!  I better hit my brakes!  Now, which pedal
>>was that...?"  <CRASH!!!!>  One dead mother with kid, one living (and
>>rich) idiot with too much isolation from the world.  Sickening.
>>
>>Carlyle
>>
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