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From: Jason James on 13 Mar 2010 18:37 "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:hnh586$29i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Jason James wrote: >> >> >> "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD(a)connexus.net.au> wrote in car. >> > Here's a thought. How about a string wrapped around the fuel pump fuse. >> > 'Pull >> > this string in case of emergency' sticker. >> >> The beauty is in the simplicity.........:-) >> >> Jason > > Sounds like a Lada feature: good for the Explorer though by the sound of > it! Yeah,..Al has learnt a lot on automotive design, since owning the Lard-ah!! :-) Jason
From: Albm&ctd on 14 Mar 2010 09:04 In article <4b9cd364$0$66788$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, me(a)home.com says... > The fact that mobile phones seem to cause enough interference to actually > impact on the steering is incredibly bad. > So that's why people on the phone weave all over the road, not because they are distracted from the task of driving. Honestly officer, I wasn't me, the car did it. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: F Murtz on 14 Mar 2010 10:56 Albm&ctd wrote: > In article<4b9cd364$0$66788$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, me(a)home.com > says... >> The fact that mobile phones seem to cause enough interference to actually >> impact on the steering is incredibly bad. >> > So that's why people on the phone weave all over the road, not because they are > distracted from the task of driving. Honestly officer, I wasn't me, the car did > it. > > Al I would not have to weave all over the road if it were not for having to make sure there are no police about frantically turning it to speaker phone surreptitiously. PS Never had these troubles with company two way (still legal as far as I know)
From: F Murtz on 14 Mar 2010 10:57 F Murtz wrote: > Albm&ctd wrote: >> In article<4b9cd364$0$66788$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, me(a)home.com >> says... >>> The fact that mobile phones seem to cause enough interference to >>> actually >>> impact on the steering is incredibly bad. >>> >> So that's why people on the phone weave all over the road, not because >> they are >> distracted from the task of driving. Honestly officer, I wasn't me, >> the car did >> it. >> >> Al > I would not have to weave all over the road if it were not for having to > make sure there are no police about frantically turning it to speaker > phone surreptitiously. > PS Never had these troubles with company two way (still legal as far as > I know) missed a comma, the police were not frantically turning it to speaker phone surreptitiously.
From: Noddy on 14 Mar 2010 20:57
"hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:hnjoti$umd$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Which comes back to not only potential cost cutting based issues, but also > the entirely predictable problems we will see once most road users are > encouraged to be lowest-common-denominator-skilled appliance users - who > sadly believe that those skills will suffice for all contingencies - > rather than *drivers*. It's a real problem, and we're seeing some of that now which, in a way, links thread to the "what do we do to improve driver skills" one of a couple of weeks ago. -- Regards, Noddy. |