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Of course, upon receiving the keys, we jumped through the open window Duke boys-style, fired her up, ignored the seat belt, tore off at bewilderingly stupid speeds (blasting Zeppelin), and thus proclaimed our presence to the highway system.
Apparently, Ford has heard a few stories like ours. Its new MyKey system promises to keep them from coming to fruition. Triggered by a programmable car key, a compatible vehicle's computer requires that the driver's seat belt be buckled before the stereo is operated, institutes an 80-mph governor on the engine, and issues speed warnings via the dashboard for 45-, 55-, and 65-mph. Ford's Jim Buczkowski, director of electrical and electronics systems engineering, told us the MyKey system restricts young dummies from driving like young dummies. Now, if only Ford would come up with the YourKey to keep older dummies from doing the same thing.
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Subscribe to commentsAngelaAug 21st 2009 6:20PM
Does this work only with the driver's seatbelt? What about passengers? Everybody ignores those stupid warning lights on the dash, and a governor of 80 mph is insufficient protection for anybody when inexperienced drivers are at the wheel. I guess I'm just missing the big whooptie-damn-do about this "smart" key. As for commenting "Now, if only Ford would come up with the YourKey to keep older dummies from doing the same thing"? I resent that remark.
TyAug 21st 2009 8:03PM
Easy way to get people to drive more cautiously, everyone must learn to drive in a '63 falcon with the small 6. No stabilizer bar so turns must be made slowly. 4 wheel drum brakes help learning to deal with unstable car behavior and to plan stopping. The little 6 will get you up to traffic speeds but planning and timing must be learned.
Maybe over time we can reintroduce the 15 passenger van, a little more efficient than the chopped down tour busses they're using in their place. Over time when we have a pool of people that know how to drive, rather than just disconnected theory because cars do everything for them and are overly forgiving, we can have cars that are durable again and much less expensive since all the bells and whistles can be stripped. I hope we go this direction, otherwise in a couple of generations cars will just be transportation for the wealthy.