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Ford said on Thursday that beginning in 2010, it planned to be the first automaker to offer inflatable rear seat belts, a technology aimed at reducing injuries to children and elderly passengers in a crash. Sounds noble enough, and I'll even give them clever on the marketing side. But when is enough going to be enough on this quest toward the "100% safe car"...

There are just two problems with mass transit. Nobody uses it, and it costs [too much]. Only 4% of Americans take public transportation to work...

We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work...

From the TimesArgus.com Cash for Clunkers put cash in the pockets of new car dealers this summer but left used car dealers scrambling to find pre-owned cars and trucks to sell. "The problem is we have a demand when we have no supply," said Kevin Smith of Springfield Auto Mart. He said his inventory of used vehicles is down 50 percent from normal levels...

An experienced pickup truck driver is a person who's wrecked one. An inexperienced pickup truck driver is a person who's about to wreck one. A very inexperienced pickup truck driver doesn't even own a pickup but will probably be mistaken for a wild antelope by people jack-lighting pronghorns in somebody else's pickup truck...

For those readers too young to remember, a car used to be a simple piece of machinery, something like a very fast rider mower but better because you couldn't mow the lawn with it. You started this up, drove off at pretty much any speed you desired, and then exercised a variety of constitutionally guaranteed liberties.... No more--nowadays if a car cannot survive a drop from the Gateway Arch and emits any vapors more noxious than Evening in Paris, the federal government won't let you own it, and what they will let you own you can't really drive, because fifty-five miles an hour is the speed at which a spirited person parallel-parks, not motors to Chicago...

In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks. ~ Scott Adams...

Dear Dub, Well I thought about what you said last week and I think I'm going to trade in my not-really-a-clunker to take advantage of this free money they're giving out. No-Longer-Undecided Good luck with your new ride... and your new debt...

Film director Juhn Hughes passed away this week, and whil that might not seem to be automotive in nature, he did bring us some memorable car related moments on film. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - After all, Cameron's father DID leave the garage unlocked. Who wouldn't take the Ferrari out for a spin?..

Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. auto suppliers aren’t being considered for any new federal aid and must expect that their business will shrink as the market changes, the Obama administration’s chief industry adviser said...