Two different BBC car stories caught my eye today.
Ford have launched a car that can be driven hands-free on British motorways.
WHY!?
OK, so I suppose you have to start somewhere - but not with this.
Apparently, you have to keep your eyes on the road ahead and "the driver is not permitted to use their mobile, fall asleep or conduct any activity that takes attention away from the road."
So what is the point?
Plus, this is a Ford Mustang Mach e that has a maximum speed of 80mph.
DON'T CALL SOMETHING THAT CAN ONLY DO 80MPH A MUSTANG!
I hate the way Ford are reusing classic car names on horrible SUVs - I'm looking at you, Ford Puma.
I don't normally like the comments under BBC stories - the ones I usually read tend to be full of angry Gammons still trying to defend Brexit. But this one is lots of angry Gammons and angry non-gammons coming up with more and more reasons why this won't work in Britain. Smart Motorways being a good one - this car is supposed to safely grind to a halt if the driver loses interest in the road ahead - you will have cars stopping all over the place on warm, Summer afternoons.
And will Police have to check whether or not it is the right age of Mustang when they see a driver doing jazz-hands while travelling at 70mph down the M6? And that his hands-free subscription is up to date?
Yes, you need to subscribe to this hands-free driving lark as well!
So why have I called this post, "George Michael Impersonator?"
Ah, well that's because of my second BBC story which combines my love of cars with my love of Swansea City Football Club. Danny Graham made 54 appearances for us. This includes when we were in the Premier League, so I don't know why we are only a sub-note in the story of him crashing an expensive Jaguar-Land-Rover vehicle into a Co-op in County Durham:
I wonder if his hands were on the wheel at the time?
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