Comments on: Volvo planning on upping active safety tech to another level

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:55:19 +0000

The safest car on the road is the one piloted by the driver who is paying the most attention to his/her surroundings. He/she is constantly checking their properly adjusted mirrors, and is therefore aware of all traffic around their vehicle. He/she understands the dynamics of their vehicle be it rwd, fwd or awd and what this means in terms of road conditions. He/she has the ability to tune out whatever other distractions are currently taking place in his or her life and maintain some semblance of focus that whatever size vehicle they are in control of has the ability to do consequential damage. He/she understands that driving is a privilege- not a right.

And when the opportunity presents itself he/she puts pedal to the metal and enjoys the experience that only the open road can offer.

By: inline6

inline6 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:43:39 +0000

crackerhemi, you forgot Saab. They build the safest car sold in America…the 9-3.

By: brassmonkey

brassmonkey — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:04:16 +0000

I’d better get busy, then. I can only go 5 or 6 times per day, and Volvo builds ‘em faster than that!

By: jumpoffit

jumpoffit — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:51:32 +0000

every time you masturbate, a volvo crashes

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:46:02 +0000

When a Volvo crashes, it’s a good thing – it means one less Volvo on the streets.

By: crackerhemi

crackerhemi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:30:22 +0000

volvo used to be the leading edge of safety; now toyota, acura, infinti, bmw, mercedes all have far more safety features.

By: shaver

shaver — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:19:37 +0000

Im never selling my present cars.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:18:03 +0000

From corporate point of view you have to tell something positive and this is it. It’s not like sales off the charts.

By: 928dreamer

928dreamer — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:50:33 +0000

A few more years and Big Brother will drive for us. I for one will miss being on the road just man and machine. Instead it will be man, machine and HAL.

YOU: Take a left turn HAL.

CAR: I”m sorry, I’m afraid I can’t do that.

By: mulletmaster

mulletmaster — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:26:19 +0000

Just what I need more crap I dont need to make me a less alert and skilled driver. Plus when these cutting edge systems fail i bet the whole car will be inoperable and cost some serious money to fix. No thanks.

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:23:48 +0000

By 2020 Volvo won’t be around anymore. Yet another reason that I’m buying used cars from this point on. I don’t want any electronic nannies that will try to take over the vehicle if it thinks something bad might happen.