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To: RegulatorCountry
My son and I went to the Tour d'Elegance in Carmel, CA last Thursday and we were prognosticating what automobiles will be like 50 to 100 years from now. At the Tour, were were enjoying cars from 50 to 100 years in the past. I suggested that 50 to 100 years from now you won't be allowed to drive an automobile. They will all be self-driving and show up at your house on command (he'll be 74 in 50 years). No more accidents. Sedate acceleration and cornering. No injuries. Low insurance rates. No jerks flipping you off. The only time you will be able to drive your old sports cars will be at special events like the Tour (if anybody remembers how to actually drive a car). He didn't care for that glimpse of the future at all.


17 posted on 08/16/2015 6:41:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Statists despise the freedom allowed by personal vehicles.
So it makes sense that we would be pushed toward a system as you describe.


18 posted on 08/16/2015 6:44:02 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Ever hear the one about the drunk who wrecked his car into a tree, and fell half-way out the open driver's side door?

A police officer comes along, asks; "have a little accident?"

The drunk answers, "no thank you occifer, just [hic] had one".

Got it covered. Don't need a computer to do it for me. Sometimes I worry I'll get pulled over because they may think I'm drunk. Drive too slow, whenever I can get away with it...

No problem. Don't have any (recently, for a long while).

Already had one too, officer. Motorcycle riders=only two kinds=those who have gone down, and those that are going to. If I decide to donate more skin to the pavement, what's it to you? Would it hurt your feelings?

HA! Dream on. Like that's ever going to happen. You can keep your doctor, too.

Change the way you do things, quit driving like a [.......] and you won't (get flipped the bird).

Lucky for the [blanks] I don't have one of those James Bomb cars I've long had a hankering for.

Maybe Microsoft will produce one to compete with that other computer making selling outfit.

That would be nice.

19 posted on 08/16/2015 7:34:54 PM PDT by BlueDragon (If I had a rocket launcher...)
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