Category: Transportation

Solving a Problem

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Ok, I admit its a bit tenuous saying this is things I’m doing Thursday and posting it on Friday but bear with me. My car has an annoying safety feature. It beeps. Maybe I need to divulge further. My car has a pressure sensor in the front passenger seat which trips an alarm on the dashboard whenever the seatbelt is unfastened and the sensor detects pressure on the seat. How much weight do you think is required before I am serenaded by annoying electronic pips? The average weight of an 18 year old who is likely to forget to buckle… Continue reading

Fundamental Design Flaws

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Recently I have been looking at cars. This happens every now and again. Especially when I feel that running with only one car isn’t really working out for us anymore. In doing this I start thinking about what I want in a car and more importantly what I don’t want. We currently have a Holden Berlina station wagon. It’s an automatic and pretty roomy, a nice sensible family car. Which means my choice for a second car is wide open. It means I can get something smaller, more ‘fuel efficient’ and something that doesn’t handle, well, like a station wagon…… Continue reading