U BUY DV D MOVIE OK?
I’m not a big fan of those flip-down DVD screens in vans and SUVs. I mean, it’s a great way to avoid having to interact with your children in any way during the gruelling 15-minute drive from your place in suburbia to “wherever-the-fuck”… Nobody will deny that. But perhaps a little conversation would go a long way to develop social skills in your children.
Anyways… I saw something even better today. Some guy in a Saab or sometihng had a portable DVD player in the front of his car. Not in the dash in one of those horribly expensive head units. He had it sitting on top of his dashboard, flipped upside down, with the screen hanging IN FRONT OF HIS GAUGES. I realize that the goal of commuters is to pay as little attention to traffic as possible, but not only is this guy not paying attention to the road by watching a movie between the spokes of his steering wheel, but he is getting absolutely zero vehicle information. road speed, engine speed, engine temp, fuel level, and any dummy lights… all obscured. if he popped an oil line he’d be none the wiser until his engine was a solid block of metal, and the traffic behind him got real friendly with his rear bumper. not that anyone ever pops an oil line. never happens.
ATTN – Dude with Saab and DVD player: YOU CAN PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD FOR THE 30 MINUTES IT TAKES YOU TO GET HOME! IT’S NOT THAT BAD!
Haha. My passenger seat folds down completely flat and I’ve got an electrical outlet in my dash. I have to admit I’ve spent a few hours in traffic installing/uninstalling software on my laptop which probably requires more attention than watching a dvd since I’m typing at the time. At least since I drive a stick if traffic changes speed I have to start shifting and stop typing which keeps me sort-of focused. And even while typing my driving skills are on par with most Torontonians.
Ok, I’m guilty of this too =x. I have a laptop for work and sometimes I have to do this or that on the road. I save it for stop-and-go driving usually. more often than not it’s just playing music on winamp that I was too lazy to burn to disk. to me this isn;t as bad.
Also, best icon ev4r.
Haha…sick em Ian!