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No More Dashboard Dining

For some reason I’ve never really associated eating lunch while being stuffed behind your steering wheel in a car with freedom. But I may be wrong.

(via Wonkette)

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2 Responses to “No More Dashboard Dining”

  1. Dave Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    What do you mean? Just that fact that it has anything to do with a car means it involves freedom, right? They are freedom machines, after all :D

  2. John Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Please see “Overlap II”

    http://bestdriver.blogspot.com/2009/08/overlap-ii.html

    (and other entries) in the blog Best Driver In The World for summative reasoning regarding eating while driving a car. It’s all about timing and momentary glances. There is logic that applies to using a cellphone as well. The problem with the device Mr.Vanderbilt is picturing here is, well, it looks like it could go on someone’s lap– dangerous. Or is this sarcastic, and he is actually not endorsing it? (Then why show it?)

    John

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