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Nice proofreading!]]>Apr 24th 2007 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/
Nice proof-reading.:)]]>Apr 24th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/
My favorite dangling modifier is from the childhood song B-I-N-G-O. "There was a farmer who had a dog, and Bingo was his name-o." Is the farmer named Bingo, or is the dog? You can't tell from the structure of the sentence.]]>Apr 24th 2007 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/Apr 24th 2007 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/Apr 24th 2007 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/Apr 24th 2007 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/Apr 24th 2007 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/Apr 24th 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/
Furthermore the indicators should always be on the right of the steering wheel, as they are on Japanese cars, so there is no conflict between indicating and changing gears. Unfortunately most European and American brands of cars put the indicator on the left, which means you can’t indicate while changing gears.

This is all irrelevant for American cars which are all automatics and only seem to be designed for driving in straight lines anyway :)]]>Apr 25th 2007 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/
You shouldn't need to touch the indicators when changing gear.]]>Apr 25th 2007 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/
Another situation is on some tree lined winding country lanes where you can’t see far ahead. Turns can sometimes initially start off shallow but out of view it turns very tight and you have to change gear while on the turn. Yes, ideally you’d be in the right gear before the turn but it’s often not possible.]]>Apr 25th 2007 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/qstart-speaks-up-to-keep-you-on-the-right-left-side-of-the-roa/
Back on topic: I'd love to see one of these used for a prank. Put it in someone's car (ideally in the rear outlet, if there is one) and switch it to the wrong side for the country you're in.

Come to that, if I found myself riding in a car with one of these, the temptation to flip the switch would be pretty strong. :-)]]>Apr 25th 2007 11:35AM