Voitures Anciennes

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Hotrodder
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#1111 Post by Hotrodder »

I have always believed that most "accidents" are the result of either inexperience or just a lack of paying attention to what is going on around you. The effort to get people to stop the phone zombies using their phones while driving would indicate that someone else thinks the same. So why are manufacturers allowed to put large distracting elements on the dash (including controls) that require taking your eyes off the road ahead? So much is wrong today, including the people with the power to make it right.
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#1112 Post by Spectrum »

A lot of manufactures are now taking things off the screens and using physical switches and buttons, as the screens are to big and to distracting, also flush electric door handles are getting banned as well, in some cases after a crash the doors could not be opened from the outside. I have a new car and its full of safety aids not much on the screen fortunately, but I am able to turn them off, the life saver for us is the automatic SOS system should we be rendered unconscious after an accident, should be compulsory on all new vehicles imho.

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#1113 Post by Hotrodder »

I still ponder why with all the clever techno-crap they are adding to cars they are still unable to prevent car theft.
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#1114 Post by RobertArthur »

Six years ago, the Covid virus struck with relentless force, bringing international travel to a standstill. For the first time, we didn’t head to our maison secondaire in the Nièvre in early spring; instead, we took a short holiday at home. Fortunately, the virus didn’t affect classic cars, which means we’ve still managed to snap some lovely photos – a 1966 Volvo.



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