<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Jim Philips <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:briarpatch.jim@gmail.com">briarpatch.jim@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br></blockquote><br></div>Well, I would be hard pressed to find a good argument for MORE traffic. But I think technological solutions are on the way:<br>
<br>1. networked traffic management based on GPS<br>2. an increasing array of "auto-pilot" features in cars.<br>
3. and not least: cars that pollute less<br><br></blockquote></div>I'm a big advocate of removing the "operator nut" from cars. Most accidents are caused by driver error. To provide adequate safety, cars are heavy. Heavy cars use more fuel. Get rid of the steering wheel for all but the most rural, desolate areas so the cars can be far lighter and pollute less (of all tailpipe outputs). Even better still, make them so they can "train" together and only have to push the air out of the way for the first car.<br>
<br>If my car could drive itself home I could spend more time at the pub! It would be boost to the local economy!<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br>Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness <br>
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