| A nifty gadget from Ford seems like a waste to | | | | For anyone who took Driver's Ed, parallel parking |
| some critics. Then again, when you see how it | | | | is essential part of the driving learning experience. |
| could help cancer survivors, you'll see how Active | | | | At first, you used cones to see if you could |
| Park Assist can make a real difference in the lives | | | | parallel park without scratching another car, but |
| of some drivers. I must admit that when I heard | | | | that quickly changed to parking between real cars, |
| a few years back that Toyota would outfit select | | | | which is part of any road test. Fail that part of |
| Lexus models with a self parking feature I | | | | the test and you didn't receive your license. |
| thought to myself, Those wimps! I learned to | | | | But, critics may be missing out on one segment |
| drive in a 1969 Chrysler Newport convertible, a | | | | of the driving populace who could benefit from |
| car that had the worst blind spot imaginable. | | | | Active Park Assist, namely breast cancer |
| Well, no one asked for my opinion back then and | | | | survivors. Yes, if you happen to know someone |
| I'm sure they aren't about to beat down my door | | | | who recently went through radical surgery, such |
| now for my thoughts, especially as the Ford | | | | as a mastectomy, you'd understand that one of |
| Motor Company has announced that they, too, will | | | | the weaknesses women experience following |
| offer parking assist beginning next summer in its | | | | surgery is in the upper body area, namely the |
| full sized Lincoln MKS sedan and in its all new | | | | arms and in the shoulders. |
| crossover, the Lincoln MKT. | | | | Because lymph nodes are removed from |
| Yes, gadget madness is alive and well and Ford | | | | underneath the arm during surgery, some women |
| has joined the fray. Critics have chimed in to | | | | report that their strength has been compromised. |
| suggest that Ford should direct limited resources | | | | Thus any sort of active movement involving the |
| to building products and other stuff that people | | | | upper part of the body can be difficult, even |
| really want. Some have suggested that Ford is | | | | painful, despite having access to power steering. |
| wasting money, doing the sort of thing that is | | | | So, a technological feature such as Active Park |
| contributing to its current financial woes. | | | | Assist could help people with a loss of upper body |
| But is Ford's Active Park Assist too much of a | | | | strength. Then again, lousy parkers of all ages |
| boutique option to be of any use? According to | | | | could benefit from this nifty gadget. |
| Ford, Active Park Assist will work with just one | | | | Lest you think that Ford will be offering Active |
| touch of a button, allowing drivers to parallel park | | | | Park Assist to limited buyers you may be |
| quickly, easily and safely without ever touching | | | | interested in knowing that the feature will likely be |
| the steering wheel. | | | | made available across all car lines as soon as 2012. |