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While wandering across the web recently, I found an interesting article from behavioural psychologist, John Staddon, on how the proliferation of road signage is actually detrimental to road safety. His assertion is that the mass of instructions results, short term, in distracting drivers from actually driving. Long term, it dumbs motorists down. In other words, it puts their lives at risk. » Read Article

This note is hilarious. One of these days, I might do the same thing if I find someone selfishly parked. For those who might have trouble understanding the note writers handwriting the full text of the note is below.

Dear person,

I’m sorry I put a dent in your car. I didn’t want to, but I did when I tried to park next to you. I am not leaving my information because you chose to use two spaces and I just wanted to park in one. The scratches are because I used a towel that had sand on it to try to clean the dent/paint off. Beaches are fun.

Please look your car over for the dent and scratches and each time you see them, remember not to park in two spaces.

Sorry!!!

[Source:Lan Bui via Autoblog]

Recently while trawling the various automotive news websites—as one does—I came across the website for a local automotive liftout published by a well-known international news conglomerate. They’d published an article about a gathering and ‘cruise’ for a certain model of performance-oriented Fords. It was a puff piece written by a “regular reader”, about how joining a car club is a good way to meet people.

The article described the story of dozens of car enthusiasts meeting up and going for a drive around Sydney’s hinterlands. The author talked about how he was happy that most of the cars didn’t have exterior modifications, but acknoweldged that most had modified exhausts and engine management systems. Later, it turns out one of them was pulled over by the police for speeding. » Read Article