looking at how the belts inflate all i see is the "balloon" increasing in front of the belt. The rigid belt webbing is still again your chest ready to kill small children at will, not cushion the blow. (maybe it is slightly inflated on the human side but I'm not seeing it.) I think they should put a guy in the seat, test it with a regular belt then with the new "total your car in a small impact belt" and see how much better the later is. I'm gonna say not so much. #seatbelts
Not all of their 'articles' are humorous, and I don't like all of them, either, but I laugh a few times, typically quite-heartily, while peeling though the layers of one.
I need to find a distribution point closeby. Unfortunately, I work in a part of town in which reading is probably an offense which results in gunshot wounds.
Nope, not for toilet use, but just for both portability and convenience.
Plus, there is something about reading actual printed words. Tough to explain, but being more than 40 years old, it might be an age-related thing.
I dig on TiVO, high-performance computers, and my V1, but there are some things which just embrace the "old". Reading for pleasure, wherein you don't have the ability to comment, is one. #fordtaurus
@I was drivin' that Model A: I was just giving you a hard time. I work with computers all day, by the time I get home my eyes can't handle the screen anymore. #fordtaurus
Sounds like a great idea to me... we've all probably heard myths about people being cut in half by seatbelts, and certainly felt them when slamming on the brakes hard or actually being in an accident. Having the load of your weight being rapidly decelerated spread across a wider surface area would reduce the force on all parts the belt contacts. Why should it be left as just good enough to not kill you?
I am curious though how it works when twisted. I've been in some cars where there just isn't a way to have it facing the right way all the way across. #seatbelts
@günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: If you're ok with the standard 3.1L engine (and really, who wouldn't want that GM-derived powerhouse?), the base '93 Taurus has a "5-speed stick shift" (according to the ad). I mean, I'm sold. #fordtaurus
Like actual onions, I don't consider The Onion very funny.
Jalopnik does an excellent job of planting the tongue firmly in the cheek, raising the eyebrow, and glancing askant at the world in general and the vehicluar world in particular. Jalopnik need not sully itself with the broad, blunt strokes of The Onion.#fordtaurus
@Elhigh: Hear Hear! Also, I was rather disappointed when I realized this wasn't real. Ol' Jonny Lieberman already got me with this on Autoblog earlier. Don't get me wrong, I love Ol' Jonny, but what a douche move. Who wouldn't get excited over a $650 car?
@Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Haha, bravo! Its hard to believe this piece of shit wouldn't qualify, isn't it? Maybe $650 if its the exact 1993 Taurus that Lindsay Lohan lost her virginity in, but thats pushing it. #fordtaurus
@Elhigh: Not sure of your definition of "blunt strokes", but I'm pretty sure that 'fat people on scooters' ain't exactly subtle. Not a knock on 'Jalopnik'-just sayin'. #fordtaurus
If memory serves me correctly, this sounds like a reworking of the well-intentioned but ultimately unpopular "pillow of flames" technology from the Ford Pinto. Customers weren't willing to spend the extra $11 for that in the 1970s, and I'm not sure they'll be willing to pay the extra cost for this new technology. #seatbelts
Kudos to Ford on an inflatable seat belt! This will provide better protection, not only for our children, but for other things we hold dear to our hearts. #seatbelts
@Novaload: And after tragically losing two of their friends so suddenly, I fear the remaining four have lost their will to live as well.
@skaycog: So that's what whale penis leather looks like. Your seats look a little dingy, but I know one of the drawbacks with that material is that it requires daily smegma removal to keep them looking good. #seatbelts
@skaycog: Hey! Same to you! Black Label. Haven't seen that in years. Used to be a sign crossing the Peace Bridge from Buffalo into Ft. Erie, Ontario that advertised Black Label, Old Vienna, and one other beer. The sign was pretty innovative because it had triangular panels that rotated showing each of the three ads. #seatbelts
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Not all of their 'articles' are humorous, and I don't like all of them, either, but I laugh a few times, typically quite-heartily, while peeling though the layers of one.
I need to find a distribution point closeby. Unfortunately, I work in a part of town in which reading is probably an offense which results in gunshot wounds.
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Nope, not for toilet use, but just for both portability and convenience.
Plus, there is something about reading actual printed words. Tough to explain, but being more than 40 years old, it might be an age-related thing.
I dig on TiVO, high-performance computers, and my V1, but there are some things which just embrace the "old". Reading for pleasure, wherein you don't have the ability to comment, is one. #fordtaurus
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I am curious though how it works when twisted. I've been in some cars where there just isn't a way to have it facing the right way all the way across. #seatbelts
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aww crap... the onion leads me to false hopes......... #fordtaurus
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[oklahomacity.craigslist.org] #fordtaurus
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we're always looking for moreLeMons candidates! #fordtaurus
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Jalopnik does an excellent job of planting the tongue firmly in the cheek, raising the eyebrow, and glancing askant at the world in general and the vehicluar world in particular. Jalopnik need not sully itself with the broad, blunt strokes of The Onion. #fordtaurus
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LeMons teams? #fordtaurus
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excellent. #fordtaurus
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Granted, you'll never get it off you, but if it solidified more quickly than it does out of the can, it's a viable cushion material.
/will never forget getting it on my hands/arms 20+ years ago...took at least 4 weeks to get it off #seatbelts
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I avoid Sylvester Stallone movies, and I'm not real fan of Bullock, either, though at least she's easy on the eyes/ears. #seatbelts
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Kudos to Ford on an inflatable seat belt! This will provide better protection, not only for our children, but for other things we hold dear to our hearts. #seatbelts
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@skaycog: So that's what whale penis leather looks like. Your seats look a little dingy, but I know one of the drawbacks with that material is that it requires daily smegma removal to keep them looking good. #seatbelts
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