Archive for October, 2009
Pimp my Golf (Cart)
Oct 16th
Wired.com has a great podcast today covering elderly residents of Florida who have combined their passion for classic cars with their love of a spoilt walk. These geriatric motor fans have had their golf carts tricked out to look like their favourite historic automobiles.
Many of these carts have had seatbelts, wipers and other safety features added to make them street legal, and in theory there’s nothing to stop anyone in this country doing the same (but if your grandad wants to do it, he’ll want some custom car insurance from a company that offers affordable insurance for mature drivers).
There’s not really much I can add other than to exhort you to check out the photo-gallery…
Dave Wilson on Google+Car theft warning – Good or bad idea?
Oct 7th
Police in Kent have come under fire following their controversial scheme to stop car crime. Officers have been placing “fake” parking tickets on cars with visible valuables left inside the vehicle. When opened, the parking ticket actually advises the driver to be more aware next time they leave personal items on show in their car.
Locals have complained that this actually attracts criminals to the car, despite the official figures indicating a 20% drop in car crime since the scheme went live.
So is this a good or bad idea? I am of the opinion it’s just another visual aid directing criminals to the Sat Nav left on a car seat!
We should all take more care when leaving the car, I always find myself moaning at friends and family when they leave bags and coats on show… the usual reply is “no-one will steal that”! It is better to be safe than sorry… but do we really need a huge yellow sticker on the windscreen advertising our stupidity?
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