I agree, but I also think the times were different 'back in the day'... No
massive SUV's or pick-ups on the road, no distractions such as cell
phones, in-dash navigation systems or PDA's, and I think less traffic in
general. People probably paid more attention to their driving because cars
weren't as automatic as they are today. I think the onset of an electronic
safety device for every possible type of potential road hazard also leads
to a less alert driver, as we figure, 'Hey, my car sends power from the
wheels that slip to the wheels that grip, so I don't need to be looking
ahead for black ice!'...
Of course, a group of kids romping around the interior of a car would
certainly be a distraction...
Dan
--- Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net> wrote:
> Inorance is bliss.
>
> Back in the 1950's we children rode in the front seat on Mother's lap,
> or even stood in the middle. Never thought anything about. No seat
> belts, no jumper seats, no sitting in the middle of the back seat, no
> collapsing steering columns, no ...
>
> Are people getting too worried about car accidents, too safety
> conscious, government protected from stupidity, paranoid, etc.? If that
> is the situation, all of us better leave our pre 1969 MG at home and
> drive the family bus.
>
> Blake
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