Rant: Current car commercials

Lloydy · 10-19-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

One of the main commercials which has set me to write this post is a Mercedes commercial. They have 4 or 5 people talking about how they were falling asleep, drifting lanes, person in front of them stopped short. Why is Mercedes having to fix a human error or not provide better stopping abilities in their cars. Instead they want to develop nanny controls which stop for you or pull you back into your lane to correct your drift.

Saw this add last night and totally agree. Are people really that bad at driving now, that it's become acceptable to admit "well yeah I was half asleep/not concentrating while I was driving, but thank goodness I was in a Mercedes, so now I can carry on not concentrating/sleeping or whatever I was doing, cos my car will just save me every time"

theDreamer · 10-19-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Lloydy

Saw this add last night and totally agree. Are people really that bad at driving now, that it's become acceptable to admit "well yeah I was half asleep/not concentrating while I was driving, but thank goodness I was in a Mercedes, so now I can carry on not concentrating/sleeping or whatever I was doing, cos my car will just save me every time"

Exactly, I am all for the lane changer warning light or proximity sensors, but when my car is starting to drive for me because I fail to perform the duties required of me I need to get off the road.

Jeffblue · 10-19-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lloydy

Saw this add last night and totally agree. Are people really that bad at driving now, that it's become acceptable to admit "well yeah I was half asleep/not concentrating while I was driving, but thank goodness I was in a Mercedes, so now I can carry on not concentrating/sleeping or whatever I was doing, cos my car will just save me every time"

"I had just polished off a bottle of jimmy bean on my way home from the bar. I was totally wasted, but thankfully, my Mercedes Benz wasn't."

"I had just snorted 5 xanyx before leaving my friends house. On the way home, i looked down to load some meth into my pipe, and i didn't realize that the truck in front of me had stopped. I was about to take a hit of meth, but thankfully my mercedes benz wasn't"

theDreamer · 10-19-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

"I had just polished off a bottle of jimmy bean on my way home from the bar. I was totally wasted, but thankfully, my Mercedes Benz wasn't."

"I had just snorted 5 xanyx before leaving my friends house. On the way home, i looked down to load some meth into my pipe, and i didn't realize that the truck in front of me had stopped. I was about to take a hit of meth, but thankfully my mercedes benz wasn't"

We need to make this commercial right now!

ThoriumHotdog · 10-19-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

"I had just polished off a bottle of jimmy bean on my way home from the bar. I was totally wasted, but thankfully, my Mercedes Benz wasn't."

"I had just snorted 5 xanyx before leaving my friends house. On the way home, i looked down to load some meth into my pipe, and i didn't realize that the truck in front of me had stopped. I was about to take a hit of meth, but thankfully my mercedes benz wasn't"

The worst drivers I see are the texters.. I'd rather have some tweaked out meth addict or some coke snorting douche in traffic than a stupid teenybopper texting messages.

WarmAndSCSI · 10-19-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

The worst drivers I see are the texters.. I'd rather have some tweaked out meth addict or some coke snorting douche in traffic than a stupid teenybopper texting messages.

I'd rather have any of the above than ANY teenager driving on the same roads as I. I haven't been exposed to how poorly this age group drives until recently, but it's just horrendous. I have no idea why they let some people drive to begin with. It ought to be an even more exclusive "privilege."

shadoquad · 10-19-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

I'd rather have any of the above than ANY teenager driving on the same roads as I. I haven't been exposed to how poorly this age group drives until recently, but it's just horrendous. I have no idea why they let some people drive to begin with. It ought to be an even more exclusive "privilege."

We all had to start somewhere, though.

Texters are a huge problem, BUT, the real problem is that people don't pay attention to the road. It's been an issue since well before MMS. Road maps, lipstick, hamburgers, coffee, laptops, passengers...

MD legislation is in order right now that states that holding a phone to your ear while driving is against the law. However, it's ok to use a wireless head set. What this has effectively done is drive the market up for bluetooth headsets while doing nothing to fix the problem. Whether you hold the phone to your ear, talk over bluetooth, or hold a conversation with the passengers sitting next to and behind you, it doesn't f*cking matter. The problem is that you should be focused on the road. So the State of MD officially endorses spending excess money on a bluetooth gismo that you don't f*cking need, while the accident rate stays the same.

ThoriumHotdog · 10-19-2010, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

I'd rather have any of the above than ANY teenager driving on the same roads as I. I haven't been exposed to how poorly this age group drives until recently, but it's just horrendous. I have no idea why they let some people drive to begin with. It ought to be an even more exclusive "privilege."

Yes. An intelligence test for all drivers would be nice. All others can have nanny-mobiles without steering wheels.

Then there are the really really old ladies behind the wheel of a car and they can barely see over the dash. Now, that sounds like a cliche but I was almost killed by one in a pristine Cadillac. Perhaps a annual driving test should be required for the elderly.

WarmAndSCSI · 10-19-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

Yes. An intelligence test for all drivers would be nice. All others can have nanny-mobiles without steering wheels.

Then there are the really really old ladies behind the wheel of a car and they can barely see over the dash. Now, that sounds like a cliche but I was almost killed by one in a pristine Cadillac. Perhaps a annual driving test should be required for the elderly.

Yes and yes.

Problem is, we live in a Politically Correct society and people start yelling at you as though you're the next Hitler every time you mention something that excludes people who are less intelligent or less enabled.

Jeffblue · 10-19-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

Yes and yes.

Problem is, we live in a Politically Correct society and people start yelling at you as though you're the next Hitler every time you mention something that excludes people who are less intelligent or less enabled.

yea seriously, we need to stop the suffering of women.

shadoquad · 10-19-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog

Yes. An intelligence test for all drivers would be nice. All others can have nanny-mobiles without steering wheels.

Then there are the really really old ladies behind the wheel of a car and they can barely see over the dash. Now, that sounds like a cliche but I was almost killed by one in a pristine Cadillac. Perhaps a annual driving test should be required for the elderly.

But what can we expect from a society that cannot control it's own drunk driving problem?

nuTinmuch · 10-20-2010, 10:40 PM

The thing I think a lot of the people are missing in this thread (tbh I only read the last few pages) is that the large majority of people consider driving a huge chore.

Most of my friends who are not big into cars don't care what they drive as long as it is "safe" and gets them from point A to B. If given the choice, they would probably automate the entire process in a heartbeat.

The "nannies" that we are seeing are just a result of that. I don't really think anyone is realistically going into a car with a "lane departure warning" or a "holy **** you're tired" thing and thinking that they are perfectly safe. I think most people jump for these things because it makes them think their car is "safer."

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F*cked up as it may be, this is the mentality that bothers me the most in modern society. Let the government or some large corporation do the thinking for the sheep. Take the responsibility off of the consumer, as we assume that he/she is lowest common denominator. And our academic institutions should lower their standards, and the driving test shouldn't be hard, because you know, morons need to graduate/drive, too.

What we really need to do is completely model ourselves after Finland in that department. Until kids learn to power slide during driving class, we aren't doing it right.

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Problem is, we live in a politically correct society and people start yelling at you as though you're the next hitler every time you mention something that excludes people who are less intelligent or less enabled.

Godwin aide, that's because exclusion can quickly become a dangerous game.

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But what can we expect from a society that cannot control it's own drunk driving problem?

As long as we live in a society that glorifies drinking (and to some cases, drinking and driving), this will continue.

WestCo Scott · 10-19-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

"I had just polished off a bottle of jimmy bean on my way home from the bar. I was totally wasted, but thankfully, my Mercedes Benz wasn't."

"I had just snorted 5 xanyx before leaving my friends house. On the way home, i looked down to load some meth into my pipe, and i didn't realize that the truck in front of me had stopped. I was about to take a hit of meth, but thankfully my mercedes benz wasn't"

haha. Though I do dislike how the worlds machines are loosing most of the direct metal to man feel it does make me feel a bit more safe as we all know the average driver is terrifying at the least.

Cars have gotten the best of me and I have gotten a few scares on the road in the past that I know if I didn't have any motorsport background I would have not been here. With this, the average joe who went to the DMV and got a piece of plastic is putting everyone at risk with a 3000+ pound machine.

The modern automobile maker is trying to prevent accidents in a way of aiding the inexperienced. Sure we can make brakes better, but if you do not know how to use them they are good as useless. Things like ABS, traction control, and new technologies are coming to aid the typical highway driver to a 'safer' road experience.

I do wish there was more R&D on the parts that most of us here enjoy such as brakes, tires, etc. but the masses don't agree- they are still trying to figure our what that vdc button does!

Maybe a gutted option of the safety features.. that is cheaper is the way to go..

-Scott

shadoquad · 10-19-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WestCo Scott

it does make me feel a bit more safe as we all know the average driver is terrifying at the least.

F*cked up as it may be, this is the mentality that bothers me the most in modern society. Let the government or some large corporation do the thinking for the sheep. Take the responsibility off of the consumer, as we assume that he/she is lowest common denominator. And our academic institutions should lower their standards, and the driving test shouldn't be hard, because you know, morons need to graduate/drive, too.

If you want a real rant, I could provide one.

I know it's not PC, and it won't win me too many friends.

Jeffblue · 10-19-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

F*cked up as it may be, this is the mentality that bothers me the most in modern society. Let the government or some large corporation do the thinking for the sheep. Take the responsibility off of the consumer, as we assume that he/she is lowest common denominator. And our academic institutions should lower their standards, and the driving test shouldn't be hard, because you know, morons need to graduate/drive, too.

If you want a real rant, I could provide one.

I know it's not PC, and it won't win me too many friends.

i vote for a shado rant.

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