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Episode III - Does ADAS Turn Bad Drivers Into Toads?

The B'Cane brothers think it should. Yes sir! (The setting) The brothers just had a near miss on the road! BANE is to blame too. BANE: (Terrified and breathless) Whawwazzaattttther? CANE: (Breathless himself) What are you blabbering... are you ok...? BANE: What.... was..... that.... back..... there? CANE: Two idiots, inside two cars, on the same road, at the same time, and to top it all - playing chicken. BANE: My ADAS is not functioning! CANE: ADAS is not witchcraft - if it was it would have turned both of you into toads! BANE: Well what is this ADAS then? CANE: It's an advanced technology, that ASSISTS sane people, frankly I am proud of you, it takes an effort to ignore all those warning signs from the Dash, the feedback from your steering, and alarms from your phone! (The Brothers' also had a future outing - lnked.in/baposcaneIII ) ADAS is a set of technology applications that seamlessly integrate into your vehicle and driving behavior to help ensure saf...

ADAS' That Turn Bad Drivers To Toads, Unsafe Vehicles to Carved Pumpkins;

Why do I want toads inside carved pumpkins? Simple because 22 lives are lost every 10 seconds on the world's roads! And while a wide variety of reasons are and will be found in this horrifying statistic - human  error is involved in  almost all of 'em if not all! Yes, they are waiting for toads! While the  B'Cane brothers ' latest outing might have put forward some sort of explanation. I outright think bad drivers should not be allowed on the road. 'Bad' should be defined for each aspect of driving, people on the road need to be evaluated, and offenders  turned to toads . Without mercy, merci! For starters we could attempt to define the principal causes for loss of life: - Bad Driving: Any person who is unable to adhere to lane, speed limit; Unable to digest the fact that a pedestrian's life gain precedence over a dinner meeting; Unable to heed or maybe understand road signs, dashboard warnings, common sense et al. Unsafe Vehicle: Th...