Gee, thanks, GM

[hel_ana]

But some innovations clearly address women’s needs. “The tilt of the accelerator and brake pedals is set to accommodate high heels,” says Dustin Woods, a spokesperson for General Motors in Mississauga. Even the back up camera display in the rear-view mirror assists drivers who may have trouble parallel parking, he says. (from the Star)

Seriously?

Comments

[the-nita.livejournal.com]

Good thing they're not being sexist. ;-)

[zanate.livejournal.com]

Maybe lots of people have problems parallel parking but only women are able to man up and admit it.

(chauvinistic terminology used for ironic effect)

[indigofire-net.livejournal.com]

Look at the auto industry, and specifically GM's position in it. They're not operating in the current decade, nor the previous one. Reality is a game they aren't fond of.