tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post6019106772570121249..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: The car to drive when you really shouldn't be drivingJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-64851765138318542112012-09-30T17:00:16.899-07:002012-09-30T17:00:16.899-07:00True, there are a lot of job-related pressures whi...True, there are a lot of job-related pressures which are pushing people to do these things. Before, they'd just stay late and go home at some ungodly hour. Now, they can do the wrap up while en route, and they are probably too worried about losing their jobs to someone more ambitious (read: loyal to The Company) to not be in constant touch with work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-57212175890646965582012-09-30T10:07:14.269-07:002012-09-30T10:07:14.269-07:00I remember when car commercials focused on fuel ef...I remember when car commercials focused on fuel efficiency and actual safety issues (air bags, survivability in crash tests, etc.) Now they are all about having "fun" and continuing to do what you were doing before you got into the car (listening to music, texting, talking on your phone, etc.) with the actual driving rather incidental. Bad news for us innocent bystanders who still think that the main point of automobiles should be to get you from Point A to Point B as safely and efficiently as possible.<br /><br />This is also a result of more and more traffic, and constant connectivity- which combine to mean that not only do people spend more time in their cars than ever before, but they also are expected to continue to work while sitting in them. So the guy who just sideswiped you, or the woman who doesn't budge when the light turns green? Probably yakking away about the pending project for the 33rd time since leaving the office an hour ago.John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-70337760873784202692012-09-30T09:24:41.285-07:002012-09-30T09:24:41.285-07:00I really worry about all these automated systems t...I really worry about all these automated systems that have no purpose but to enable all the texters, talkers, and other idiots to keep paying attention to everything but the road. We've had all sorts of ways to let them do that for decades. Buses, trains, subways, taxis,...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com