October 18, 2006

• Moving forward

  I was driving home from work the other day, and something
  occurred to me. If a vehicle has earned a five-star crash-test rating, should
  that mean that it is completely impossible to die even if you struck the side
  of a cliff while traveling in the triple digit miles per hour? Ha ha, I’m only
  kidding of course. If it worked like that, then the car companies would not be
  allowed to purchase the crash-test ratings. Naturally, this is not actually
  what this post is going to be about. This post will be about a unique idea I
  had a little later in the same drive (I don’t pay much attention to the road).
  What new cars need to have is another blinker. It would be like a turn signal,
  except that it will indicate when a car is going forward. This would allow the
  driver behind to know that this is not a lazy person who did not activate a
  turn signal, and actually intends to go forward. Shortly after I thought of
  this, I decided to scrap it. First off, most people do not use blinkers in the
  first place, so it would be of little use anyway. Next, there would need to be
  another light to use as the actual blinker. I first thought of the obligatory
  third brake light, but it is probably too small and insignificant to be of much
  value. Another problem would be where to put the switch. Dashboards are messy
  enough as it is. What with all of the radio controls, wiper controls, light
  controls, cigarette controls, window controls, vent controls, and
  missile-launch controls (generally not included), it would be difficult to find
  room for even the smallest button or lever. In general the whole idea would be
  unfeasible, and generally silly. Now if I could put some nitrous-oxide
  canisters in my station wagon, I would be in business.

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