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   Your Name to boogabooga@crazyhat.net   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   11 Mar 14 18:12:04   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, comp.mobile.android   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article <3pish9p0l9c668plggdon6bnjt5ikv6fig@4ax.com>, DevilsPGD   
    wrote:   
   > In the last episode of <110320140852023326%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your   
   > Name  said:   
   > >In article , Ashton Crusher   
   > > wrote:   
   > >> On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:12:22 +1300, Your Name    
   > >> wrote:   
   > >> >In article , Ashton Crusher   
   > >> > wrote:   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> Yes, we also need to ban speedometers, oil pressure gauges,   
   > >> >> temperature gauges, radio dials, AC controls, etc since they all need   
   > >> >> to be seen and/or touched by the driver.   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> How in the world do idiots like you manage to exist in nature?   
   > >> >   
   > >> >Technically, the radio dial and AC controls don't need to be seen nor   
   > >> >touched by the driver while driving (neither do the warning lights if   
   > >> >they have audible alerts as well).   
   > >> >   
   > >> >Some cars have started using "HUD" displays for the speedometer,   
   > >> >although personally I think that would be more distracting.   
   > >>   
   > >> Really?  You switch the ac from vent to AC thru mind control?  same   
   > >> with switching radio stations?   
   > >   
   > >Neither of those things is actually necceassary to do while driving.   
   >   
   > While technically true, in a practical sense, people won't be happy   
   > being unable to adjust such things to their comfort, it's a measured   
   > risk.   
      
   You "adjust things" when you get in. You pull over somewhere safe to   
   "adjust things". There's no need to "adjust things" while actually   
   driving.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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