I can remember as 5 or 6 yr old in the late 50s seeing a huge sign put up at a car showroom in Accrington as we passed on the bus from Huncoat - "Self-drive cars for hire" - and wondering how they knew which way to go.
We also had frost on the inside of windows so it was cod liver oil and rose hip syrup every winter.
There were still bomb sites along the main road from Manchester centre to Withington as late as the mid 60s and in Salford into the early 70s.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I frankly wouldnt trust them, there will come a point when they cause a massive acident, and wont be overriden, like some of these fancy planes, then will come the great insurance debate, I worked as a motor insurance clerk, and people REALLY did fill in claims forms saying this tree came out of no-where and hit them, so in the future people will say it wasnt them it was the car!
I think dash cams will become obligatory by the time I need a clever car. They're already proving useful in many insurance claims where some oik denies driving like a hooligan. There are already insurance companies reducing premiums for drivers who have one as they help settle claims more quickly and reduce fraud.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Hubby has one as he has a commute round trip of 80 miles, and some of the things we see on there!!, had a near miss last night, folk come off A22 are in the right hand lane, but actually wanting to go left or sstraight on, 2 lanes then clearly marked left and straight on and right arrorw on road, people go down the outerside, then pull in at the traffic lights at the last moment, just lucky he has his eye on the ball it was very wet, the previous day was icey. I dont know what they dont make cars complete with forward and rear camera, mind you a lot of people I know are horrified at the fact the camera records EVERYTHING you do as well, Hubby has been in the motor trade since leaving school at 15, and I keep asking him why at least 2 cars out of 3 dont have indicators on them its weird! I went to local shop at 5 yesterday, there is a slip road a few yards away where our garage is in a block, bloke in transit pulled up on left to let out someone to go to the shops no indication, car behind the indicated right, but the car on the otherside of the road didnt then know whether they were over taking or going right into the slip road.
Thats one way of getting rid of it I suppose, I love dogs have had them since I was a kid but rage about the folk that dont do the pick up, its difgusting, on the beach and paths.
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I can remember as 5 or 6 yr old in the late 50s seeing a huge sign put up at a car showroom in Accrington as we passed on the bus from Huncoat - "Self-drive cars for hire" - and wondering how they knew which way to go.
We also had frost on the inside of windows so it was cod liver oil and rose hip syrup every winter.
There were still bomb sites along the main road from Manchester centre to Withington as late as the mid 60s and in Salford into the early 70s.
well of course Obelixx aparently now they do!!
Yep. I'm banking on having a clever car to let me keep my independence when I'm too old to drive one safely myself.
All we need now are golf balls with homing signals so OH and co don't spend half their time looking for lost causes.
I frankly wouldnt trust them, there will come a point when they cause a massive acident, and wont be overriden, like some of these fancy planes, then will come the great insurance debate, I worked as a motor insurance clerk, and people REALLY did fill in claims forms saying this tree came out of no-where and hit them, so in the future people will say it wasnt them it was the car!
I think dash cams will become obligatory by the time I need a clever car. They're already proving useful in many insurance claims where some oik denies driving like a hooligan. There are already insurance companies reducing premiums for drivers who have one as they help settle claims more quickly and reduce fraud.
Hubby has one as he has a commute round trip of 80 miles, and some of the things we see on there!!, had a near miss last night, folk come off A22 are in the right hand lane, but actually wanting to go left or sstraight on, 2 lanes then clearly marked left and straight on and right arrorw on road, people go down the outerside, then pull in at the traffic lights at the last moment, just lucky he has his eye on the ball it was very wet, the previous day was icey. I dont know what they dont make cars complete with forward and rear camera, mind you a lot of people I know are horrified at the fact the camera records EVERYTHING you do as well, Hubby has been in the motor trade since leaving school at 15, and I keep asking him why at least 2 cars out of 3 dont have indicators on them its weird! I went to local shop at 5 yesterday, there is a slip road a few yards away where our garage is in a block, bloke in transit pulled up on left to let out someone to go to the shops no indication, car behind the indicated right, but the car on the otherside of the road didnt then know whether they were over taking or going right into the slip road.
Thats one way of getting rid of it I suppose, I love dogs have had them since I was a kid but rage about the folk that dont do the pick up, its difgusting, on the beach and paths.
Sounds like one of those barrels of sawdust that you can fossick about in at a fair. But the booby prize seems a bit unpleasant