-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Merlin,
On Thursday, November 13, 2003, at 3:32:34 AM PST, you wrote: > There was a story widely reported in the papers here in Thailand > about a Government minister who was locked inside his BMW when it > stopped on the highway. Eventually someone had to smash the window > with a sledgehammer and he got out. That's just bad design, regardless of computer issues (though computer issues in computer dependent cars is a real problem). With so many cars depending *entirely* upon the electrical system for some very basic things (opening and closing windows and/or doors), there's just no excuse for no backup "manual" systems. This is, in my mind, a simple - and serious - safety issue. I always feel really uncomfortable in any car that doesn't at least have a totally "manual" way to open the windows from the inside. Of course, I still only trust manual transmissions as well, so I must just be a Luddite. :-) - -- Melissa PGP public keys: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]&Body=Please%20send%20keys -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQE/tCxPjVbXUvsE8ukRAjvMAKDSv78+RwfBWGI7IqM912KKLueIEgCdGZ8G up9font6cHkdertAl3GiFEM= =OA/d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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