September 8, 2002

  • Nothing is more democratic in our society than driving.  Nothing. When else, can you mix with such a cross-match of society as when on the highway?  And despite that someone out there who is *special'*  financially, and socially, and status-wise in almost every respect in our off-road society (thus far eclipsing me and excluding you), on that road with them, you are as potentially as dangerous and deadly to them as they are to you. Touche.


    carcooning


    (kar.KOON.ing) pp. Using one's car for working, playing, eating, grooming and other tasks normally performed at home or at the office.
    —carcoon v., n.









    Nationally, officials believe up to 30 percent of crashes are caused by driver distractions that include mobile communications devices. A March report by the National Conference of State Legislatures suggests device-related distractions that killed an estimated 600 to 1,000 motorists in 2001 could kill 2,000 a year by 2004.

    Academics have coined the word "carcooning" to describe how people increasingly outfit their cars for comfort, entertainment and productivity. Phone systems are built in. New stereos pull in satellite radio broadcasts and play MP3 files downloaded from the Internet.
    —Jim Wasserman, "Inattention at the wheel: It's so much more than cell phones," The Associated Press, August 22, 2002


    So much more than cell phones!!!  LOL

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