I have writtten in the past about how technology is going to challenge "car culture". Here are two devices that can monitor a car's speed and energy consumption, and even set off an alarm if the car goes more than 70 miles an hour.
How many lives a year would be saved if cars couldn't go over 70 miles an hour without sounding an alarm? Why doesn't every car have an alarm like this? The answer is, we care more about the fantasy of driving than we do about saving lives. And it is fantasy of driving that sells expensive cars.
Mark
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