Remember back in the '80s when "Donahue" always ended with a Volvo 240 plunging off a man-made cliff straight onto its grille and ended up pretty much intact except for some leaking coolant? The voiceover: "When it comes to thinking of new ways to crash test cars, no one goes farther than Volvo." It was a great bit; we loved it as much as our mom hated it.

In the spirit of absent mothers everywhere, Volvo's created a concept car with more electronic safety nannies than Wilt the Stilt had hoochies. Included are a breathalyzer ignition lock, a seatbelt ignition lock, and a programmable ignition key that limits the vehicle's top speed to 90 km/h, if so desired. If all of this crap starts coming standard on new vehicles besides Volvos, we're gonna build a big-block Nash Metropolitan with an eleventy-million/71 blower, put bull horns on the hood and drive it exclusively.

Volvo experimenting with new safety features [Gizmag]

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