Is Your Car Your Best Friend?
Sunday, 11. July 2010
We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. And man’s best friend is a dog (don’t even go there). But apparently after my report last week that a number of drivers would give up sex rather than their cars (mind you the research was carried out in Canada) we now have research showing that drivers regard their cars as their best friend. I kid you not. It was announced on BBC’s Radio 4 – so it must be true! So how is this amazing information to be used? The Yanks think that accidents could be avoided by getting the car to talk to you in a gentle and friendly voice, warning that you are driving too fast. It would give gentle words of encouragement if stuck in traffic jams or you’re being tailgated. The experts have even suggested going one step further by getting the car to mimic the driver’s voice as this is apparently encourages a more sympathetic response. After all who would have an argument with himself as opposed to the lady inside my sat nav who believes she knows more about the local roads here than I do, stupid woman! Could this become a reality? Well Aston Martin have put their badge on a car that you can put in a suitcase so I’ll believe anything now but listening to my voice whilst driving? I think that’s one step too far! Let me have your thoughts? By Graham Hill
