P.s. I think that in 10-15 years time we'll be seeing moves to make it illegal
for humans to drive cars.
When self-driving cars start appearing on our roads they will be so much safer
than human-driven ones that it will be difficult to argue against. For example,
why would a boy-racer ever give way to a self-driving ('automobile'!) car,
knowing that it will always give way?
I don't think the few petrol-heads who'll be left will be too bothered about it
either. Half the fun of current cars comes from the sound of the engine, and
the direct relationship between the controls and movement of the car. As
drive-by-wire and silent, or artificial sound, cars come along that direct
connection is lost along with the feelings of control and exercise of skill
that makes driving so much fun.
>From the point of view of cities this will be a good thing. We'll be able to
>get rid of most of the street signs and similar car-related street furniture
>that is so disfiguring of beautiful architecture, and it will reduce
>congestion.
If you think digital cameras have been revolutionary, you ain't seen nothin'
yet.
B
> On 31 Aug 2015, at 05:48, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I like driving. The last car I owned was an MG B Roadster, but the times I
> got to actually enjoy it were so few and far between that the hassles
> massively outweighed the pleasures. Utility driving - which is probably 99%
> of car use for most people - is just a huge pain in the arse.
>
> And as for the countryside, it is of course mass car use that is destroying
> it - the pleasure of driving in it has a high cost. I get far more enjoyment
> from cycling and walking in the countryside than I ever did from driving in it
>
> B
>
>
>> On 31 Aug 2015, at 01:00, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I find driving a car, especially a well handling, responsive car, to be
>> almost therapeutic and a great way to relax and enjoy the countryside -
>> can't put a dollar value on that.
>>
>> Kenneth Waller
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W-PDML" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: OT: Woo Hoo!
>>
>>
>>>> On 30 Aug 2015, at 10:52, Malcolm Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Bob W wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> And then there are all the other costs that car ownership entails.
>>>>>
>>>>> Owning a car is a modern form of slavery. Getting rid of mine was on a
>>>>> par with giving up smoking as far as feeling liberated is concerned.
>>>>
>>>> [...]t the
>>>> practical truth is it is quicker to go from A to B on most local trips by
>>>> cycling rather than car (although I need very little persuasion to take the
>>>> cycle!). You can spend as long finding a parking place as it did to drive
>>>> there - pointless. [...]
>>>
>>> People can get a very warped perception of the so-called benefits of using
>>> a car. I've often been with people who've chosen to drive somewhere when
>>> I've decided to walk or ride, starting from the same place, and I've
>>> arrived there long before they have. This can sometimes be over distances
>>> of several miles, but because the other people have lost the very idea of
>>> leaving the car behind they have also lost the idea of how much it has
>>> crippled them.
>>>
>>> My normal commute to work, for example, is 8 miles each way, and cycling it
>>> is quicker than all other forms of transport.
>>>
>>> B
>>
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