Thursday, May 6, 2010
Instant Replay?
How many of us have a television in which we can pause, rewind and even fast-forward our programs? Many Americans have invested in such a system, creating extra snack breaks, longer phone conversations, and convenient bathroom runs. I find this system to be useful and entertaining, skipping ahead to my favorite parts of a show or rewinding to watch them again. The brand-new Buick Regal has adapted this feature to their cars. Live television in cars you say? Not television, but rather, radios have been given the incredible gift of "Tivo". If you have the fortunate opportunity to own a new Regal, you can now pause, rewind and, yes, fast-forward your radio stations. I thought I had seen and blogged it all before this brick wall came along. We Americans know that the radio itself can be a distraction in general. Now as a society, we find it convenient to out-do ourselves once more. Do we really need another distraction (and probably a much longer one) to divert our attention from the road? This is the last thing we should be fiddling with in the midst of a busy intersection or rush-hour-ridden highway.
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I totally agree with you caitlin. I think people get way too distracted with the fancy technology that cars now have. Aside from the "Tivo" for the radio concept, I think radios in general can affect one's attention to the road. If a song that I don't like comes on, I try to find another radio station with a better song. In trying to switch stations, I usually get distracted and not pay attention to how I'm driving. The "tivo" option can only enhance this problem and cause accidents to occur solely because someone really likes one part of a song so they have to rewind it and listen to it a few times, thus causing many distractions.
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