by Tim Joseph
In my oppinion the funniest car scene in television came in the classic John Candy and Steve Martin movie "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". The two were trying to get home for the holidays after their flight was canceled. John Candy was driving and Steve Martin was in the passenger seat sleeping (is my memory correct?). John Candy ended driving the wrong way on the highway. Another motorist in the correct lane was trying to warn him of this fact but he thought they were the crazy ones driving on the wrong side of the road. Long story short, they both survived but the whole thing was a disaster.
Nissan has developed technology that would have helped the late great John Candy. The system uses GPS technology and detailed map information to warn drivers if they get on the wrong ramp. My grandma on my dad's side actually did this on a number of occasions in her later years. The system will be tested in Japan this year and if it proves successful will work its way into the rental car industry first.
Unfortunately John Candy and my grandma are no longer with us but I'm sure there is a whole generation of bad drivers out there who will indeed make this a very useful technology.
