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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:02 PM Original message |
The driving controls in cars should be standardized for safety |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Fuck that - the "standard" that evolved would probably be the worst of the lot - like a Toyota. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The W3C's so-called "standard" for web programming |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You have no idea what you're talking about. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Since you do know what you're talking about |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Just one example: play video without using crappier resource hogger flash. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. That "crappy resource hogger" made YouTube possible |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Now HTML5 works better. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. Wow. You are just SO wrong about W3C. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. CSS is one small part of the W3C standard |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. or how about people learn to properly drive their car before heading out in traffic |
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FLDCVADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. Agree! |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. No. Drivers should familiarize themselves with controls with no engine running and parked. NT |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It's amazing how many people don't, though. I take time to do this, and on more |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Do not want |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think we've lost some of the standardization in recent years. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. That's sooooo socialist! |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. Just as our home style vary so do our styles in cars |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Thank you |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. I *hate* foot operated emergency brakes/parking brakes.. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Plus, if you have a manual, you can't use the foot-operated brake to hold the car on a hill |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Good point.. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. You DO NOT need the parking brake at the bottom of the hill! |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. How about starting by making bumpers standardized :) |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Or maybe able to actually withstand a "bump" without costing $ thousands to repair? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 05:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. That would be Reagan's administration that decided good bumpers weren't worth it. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. Cars have start buttons now? I did not know that... |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Some of the hybrids have start buttons |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. It's not just hybirds; conventional cars have start buttons too |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Huh, now I didn't know *that* |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. They're a lot closer to standardized now than they were 20 years ago |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. The learning curve |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. What I hate are the auto-on headlights (with the taillights NOT on!) |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I also hate the delay that some cars have in turning off the interior lights |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. I usually check the vehicle with the lights deliberately on to see if it will beep at me. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
26. Not. Variety allows people to find what suits them. That would be eliminated if all cars were |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'd just be happy with standardizing which side of the car the gas cap is on. |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
30. What about putting the dimmer back on the floor? |
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12string (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
31. standardize cars |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
33. Or you could just spend a few minutes learning to operate the car properly. n/t |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Cars shouldn't require "check rides" or approval-in-type. (NT) |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I've never found a car... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
34. For many vehicles that simply can't be |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-05-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Manual transmission shift patterns *ARE* dependent on the internal architecture... |
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