Quote Of The Day: Taking It To The Internet Edition
I know the readers of Autoblog understand the dangers of distracted driving because you’ve been sounding the alarm on this deadly epidemic for years, long before I became Secretary of Transportation. Most Autoblog readers know by now that real drivers just drive.
And, because I appreciate the heavy lifting Autoblog and its readers has been doing on this issue, I’m making my appeal to America’s automotive fans right here…
…Like you, I love driving. I have a 1998 Buick Regal in Washington, D.C., as well as a Ford Escape back home in Peoria. And, also like you, when I drive, I want to do so on roads that are not full of people who simply don’t pay attention to their driving.
But, the sad reality is that people who drive distracted are causing harm to the rest of us.
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood takes to Autoblog to recruit support for his forthcoming National Summit on Distracted Driving (Tuesday, September 21 in Washington DC. BYOB), the second such event of his tenure. And what better way to catch the attention of automotive enthusiasts than by professing your passion for the dynamic delights of a ’98 Regal? Meanwhile, enthusiasts who are taken in by LaHood’s crusade should take note: the last Distracted Driving Summit ended with a ban on in-car texting by federal employees, a measure TTAC described as
a bit like fighting an epidemic (to continue Secretary LaHood’s metaphor) by telling federal employees to take an aspirin.
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Distracted driving is here to stay. Buy a safe car. If you look at the mainstream car sites, half the consumer reviews of the "car" relate to the stereo, the nav or the blue-tooth phone integration. I don't know why these folks don't just get an iPad, a nice set of headphones and a bus ticket. The experience would be the same. I have a family, friends and a very busy job...and yet I ask when I see 75% of drivers on the phone, who they hell are they talking to? I enjoy the solitude, which honestly isn't available anywhere else.
A 1998 Regal? I would have thought he was at a higher pay grade than that. After 12 years on the road in that part of the country, I wonder how much of it is left?
This guy is so far behind, he should change his name to LaTrunk.
It's not so much that Autoblog is liberal but it's that they are rabidly pro-GM. No matter what the subject of the post anything in the least critical of GM is swiftly voted down and criticized mercilessly. You say something bad about GM and you are not only wrong but evil and stupid.