Sadly, TIME has chosen to feature on its cover yet another story about O.J. Simpson. What a pity that the memory of the slaughtered millions should be overshadowed by the media circus in Los Angeles. What a glorious lesson to teach our youth. What is needed, instead, is to get the idiots off the road and onto public transportation, where they cannot injure anyone. People drive while reading, shaving and using car phones.
People change lanes without looking or signaling.
Hazards can appear in seconds, and full attention is essential to avoiding tragedy. Many so-called accidents are really criminal negligence. People need to have their brains in gear while their cars are. For air conditioning, I would crank open the windshield, and I got a consistent 18 m.p.g. Here, as New Yorker dance reviewer Arlene Croce complained in her criticism of the piece, unseen by her.