13 Comments to “Eggs & Bacon Bits 2009”

1. Norwalk Driver says:

   July 27, 2009 8:47 am at 8:47 am

   I don’t know about anyone else, but during the last two weeks, I’ve had two pedestrians almost walk into my car, one while listening to an iPod and the second one while talking on the phone.

   The first gal came strolling down the sidewalk on a residential street, suddenly did a 90 degree turn and stepped into the street without so much as glancing to check traffic. I was stopped, waiting for someone else to pull out of a driveway on the opposite side of the street. The gal almost fell over the front fender of my car before she saw me.

   The second person was a guy who was busy having an argument with someone on the phone. I was turning from a main thoroughfare onto a side street. I’d completed more that 75% of the turn when he stepped off the curb and almost walked into the rear passenger door of my vehicle. The driver in back of me saw him and beeped, thank you, God!

   HELLO, PEOPLE!! Pay Attention!! No cell phone call or great new music release is worth ending up in the hospital.
2. Secondhand Rose says:

   July 27, 2009 1:00 pm at 1:00 pm

   They aren’t any better when they’re behind the wheel either, that’s for sure.
3. Norwalk Driver says:

   July 27, 2009 2:03 pm at 2:03 pm

   That’s for sure. I wish when the sales people at Smart Cars finalize the sales, they would tell the new owners that while the cars are good, small and efficient, the laws of physics still apply. Therefore if a Smart Car driver darts into a space between two other vehicles in another lane causing the vehicle in the rear to hit their brakes, they could get rear ended. Oh, yeah, it’ll be the fault of the driver in back, but you still have a bigger vehicle hitting a smaller vehicle. Guess who wins? This is not a video game and you don’t get to hit Reset.
4. Andrea Light says:

   July 27, 2009 3:00 pm at 3:00 pm

   I think they did tell me that, not only rear ended but smooshed.
5. Secondhand Rose says:

   July 27, 2009 4:55 pm at 4:55 pm

   Why would anyone want to buy a car they won’t be able to walk away from if they get in an accident? Those stupid-looking little cars are deathtraps.
6. Honda Driver says:

   July 27, 2009 7:49 pm at 7:49 pm

   I love the new Mercedes commercial that touts the feature where the car brakes automatically if it senses an impending collision.

   After all, Mercedes drivers can’t be expected to actually pay attention to the road, can they?
7. Andrea Light says:

   July 27, 2009 8:23 pm at 8:23 pm

   The SmartCar has done well in crash tests actually. Imagine you’re a yolk…
8. Anonymous says:

   July 27, 2009 8:57 pm at 8:57 pm

   Ooooh Noooooo Andrea!

   http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2556548/Dutch-vandals-chuck-tiny-Smart-cars-in-Amsterdam-canals.html
9. bryan says:

   July 27, 2009 9:45 pm at 9:45 pm

   we own a compact 4 door vehicle and the infant car seat does not fit in the back seat without compromising leg room for someone over 5 feet in the front seat. my question is with a push to small cars, how are you supposed to transport a family within the framework of the car seat safety laws? it will be interesting to see the safety data after a few years of these death-traps on the road.
10. Secondhand Rose says:

    July 27, 2009 9:54 pm at 9:54 pm

    That’s why I drive a Jeep Cherokee.(I get great gas mileage, too.)
11. Another driver says:

    July 27, 2009 10:46 pm at 10:46 pm

    Not a fan of small cars, but found the Smart Car to be the easiest to get in and out of.
12. Anonymous says:

    July 27, 2009 11:59 pm at 11:59 pm

    #8 that article is too funny.
13. Anonymous says:

    July 28, 2009 9:09 am at 9:09 am

    I was in a Scion recently and found that easy to get in and out of. I think the issue is how high the seat is off the ground and how the door is designed.

    Bucket seats that are situated so that your rear end is lower than your knees make it hard to get out of the vehicle, especially on an incline.

    Recently, I was in the rear seat of another vehicle recently and there was literally not enough room to let my foot (woman’s size 6-7) pass between the end of the seat and the door hinge without rotating my foot to the right.

    I’ve been told by someone who has serious knee problems that the PT Cruiser is also easy to get in and out of.

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