Dear Car Talk, I’ve noticed your partiality to all the new safety features available on today’s cars - automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning and rear cross traffic alert, amongst others. Now, with my grandchildren soon to start learning to drive, I have determi…

[image] MichaelBrittan: they will never know what defensive driving means Completely disagree. Defenses driving is not a result of technology, but the behavior of the driver.

[image] kurtwm1: Completely disagree. Defenses driving is not a result of technology, but the behavior of the driver. But on the other hand, all this tech will eventually reduce the drivers attention to the task at hand. But with all this tech the accident may never happen. The car will stop …

[image] PvtPublic: But with all this tech the accident may never happen. That’s a good thing these days. It’s not just teens driving like idiots. Ever since smart phones got popular, driving has been a daily exercise in near-misses. People from 16 to 60 are cruising down the road reading thei…

Oh, do modern cars have telephone wire in them? If they do then would you use a voltmeter to detect a current?

Melissa, telephone wire ? You have heard of cell phones and vehicles that can use that feature.

[image] ArlHtsMelissa: Oh, do modern cars have telephone wire in them? If they do then would you use a voltmeter to detect a current? they are invisible.

I still get too many lane departure beeps to keep wifey happy, Bright side she gets some also. 50 years of driving, still learning.

Maybe, certain features could be faster if automobiles were outfitted with telephone wire. If there was telephone wire in autos then would you use a voltmeter to detect current?

huh? why would anyone put telephone wire in a car? I think you are confused with some other wire or feature. Telephone wire is a cable with 4 small size wires, typically used to run old type telephone connections inside walls. It is not suitable for a car as it can’t handle flexing or vibration or t…

Are you saying, if there was telephone wire in autos then you would use an ammeter to detect current?

Modern safety features encourage sloppy driving in the youth. Discuss

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PvtPublic October 16, 2018, 5:41pm 18

they are invisible.

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Modern safety features encourage sloppy driving in the youth. Discuss

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