Thu, Sep 14 2006

Stability?

The story that reports on a coming requirement for automakers to include stability control on cars made me wonder. Once we get to a point where this type of control becomes a standard feature in a few years will it mean the end of those spectacular vehicle stunt scenes in new movies and on new TV shows?

Of course, things could go another direction. There could be a whole new set of stunt drivers coming who will simply have the stability controls taken out of cars so they can do multiple rollovers to entertain crowds at live stunt shows, complete with a disclaimer that tells car owners with plain old stability-controlled cars not to attempt such things themselves. There's nothing like one human telling another human not to do something that makes an activity seem more attractive and enticing.

And don't you know that it will be only a matter of time until someone sues a car manufacturer because a loved one was injured or killed in a car crash in which it was determined that they would have been unhurt if the car had simply rolled out of the way of another moving hazard.

Some humans spend a great deal of time creating problems. Some fix problems. Some think up ways to get around the fixes for the problems. Yes, there is much need for stability control. Oh, and on cars, too, I suppose.

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