Wonderful new inventions…
Posted: October 15th, 2009 | Author: dixwell | Filed under: Musings |I love electric cars, I kind of like the idea of cars which are really quiet.. I also agree that might be rather dangerous given how little I trust the intelect and judgement of America. Either way.. the ending of this article on electric cars really stood out for me. I couldn’t tell if I was reading sarcasm or not.
Mr. Scott, vice president of the advocacy group Plug In America, said he would prefer giving drivers control over whether the motor makes noise, unlike, say, the Fisker Karma, which will make its warning noise automatically.
“Quiet cars need to stay quiet — we worked so hard to make them that way,” he said. “It’s the driver’s responsibility not to hit somebody.”
Mr. Scott has already warmed up to the idea of a car ring tone.
“It should be a manually operated noisemaker, a button on the steering wheel triggering a recording of your choice,” he said. “It could play ‘In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,’ or anything you like.”
Two things. Frist, cars have horns. Second, what kind of person, who values quietness and serenity, would want to allow your average public citizen the ability to choose their own noise for a horn, let alone a song.
Also concerned about the hazards of driving after sunset, Mr. Scott proposed another novel addition to today’s cars:
“It would be a lever or a dial, and when you pull it or turn it, a bulb on the front of the car would illuminate, casting light onto the road and any potential obstacles.”
He added: “The driver could set it to be as dim as a candle, or brighter than a thousand suns. It would be their choice, their discretion.”