This is pretty interesting- in the post below this one I take on the issue of self-driving cars, which are under development by GM and others. Turns out that many motorcycles already have an autopilot feature, and that motorcyclists are taking advantage of that hands-off ability while standing tall on the seats of their bikes at highway speeds.
Read this next sentence aloud in your best local news voice- "It's called "stunting", and it may be coming to a street near you."
When people worry about overpopulation, I always point them to articles like this.
KANSAS CITY STAR
01/06/2008
"We're seeing 'em popping wheelies on the interstates and performing stunts on the streets.
"It's getting worse. It's getting to the point where a lot of agencies are getting together and asking, 'How can we combat this?'"
"It's getting worse. It's getting to the point where a lot of agencies are getting together and asking, 'How can we combat this?'"
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