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In MY past world, date night, or sometimes day, started in the car and I took my date out on activities that I was interested in. If it turned out she was not interested in them I moved on to another person. I guess if the car starts mentioning ideas you might like to join in on but the other person does not, than it’s a shortcut to the end result. Even if the car avoids mentioning it, it’s always a good idea, early in a relationship, to take your date to a restaurant with table servers. The one thing I’ve found to be true is that if the date starts becoming abusive to the waiter or waitress, then move on to someone else because they will be the same to their partner over time as the lust wears off.

My real feelings about all the technology in the vehicles these days (and I happen to own a well equipped Ford and Lincoln) is that adding more distractions is probably not a good thing for those not good at multitasking. I have a neighbor that drove into the side of a large SUV, who at the time was on the cell phone and using the touch-screen in her car to find a satellite station. There should be some kind o test to see if people can walk and chew gum at the same time, or maybe just be able to talk on a phone and drive a computer simulated car in traffic without being dangerous. And for those that think there’s a steep learning curve in going from Windows anything to Windows 8, it’s nothing compared to the learning curve of going from a car without the bells and whistles to one loaded down with them. Just changing from Ford to Toyota, with both vehicles loaded is a challenge.