while I was sitting in traffic .....
 

I got to thinking - why don't the car people make heated steering wheels?
And why don't they make all car bumpers out of recycle tires? That would solve 2 problems, no more tires in the landfills and no more dented bumpers saving on insurance rates.

Good thought. We could use bumpers like that in your city and mine, San Antonio.

some of the more expensive cars DO have heated steering wheels

You surprised me....I thought you were going to say that you fixed all of you quilting problems while sitting in traffic. For 10 years, I traveled on a Thruway about 70 minutes one-way. When I had a quilt that just didn't look right....or didn't go together like I thought it should, I'd walk away....putting the problem in my mind to percolate for awhile. Any quilt related problems I solved came within those 140minutes.

I have a heated steering wheel and I love it almost as much as heated seats!

this is cool.
http://www.greatgreengoods.com/2006/...ecycled-tires/

I can deal with the steering wheel, but the bumper idea is a winner ;-)

They already do make heated steering wheels!
Maybe you don't see them, because you are so far south??

Heated seats and heated steering wheels .... the best!!!!!!!! :)

My moms new car has a heated and cooled steering wheel! The tires on bumpers makes me think of bumper cars. Now that might be fun if we would just bounce off instead of actually smashing onto another car

Hey, you younger generation are getting soft. Try wearing gloves and warm coats and then you would have no need for heated steering wheels. You really pay through the pocket book for these luxury items. Laughing here.

I'm incredibly spoiled with my heated seats, and will be grateful if my next car (hopefully a long time) has them too. A heated steering wheel would be heaven!

Unfortunately, while the recycled tire bumper idea is GREAT, rubber is HEAVY. That extra weight will come at a cost in lost fuel efficiency.

Yes, we could wear the proper atire, you are absolutley correct. In the summer of 2010 I bought a car with heated seats and a heated steering wheel. I live in Canada so I could totally get the idea of heated seats, but I thought, "Heated steering wheel, who needs that?". When winter came, I decided that *I* need that. I never wore gloves in the car all last winter and I love it. Much easier to drink my coffee, adjust the radio and other controls without gloves. These were standard features on the car I bought. (Granted, it is a higher-end car.) I figure, I work hard, I should treat myself sometimes! :-)

Why would I want to be bound up in a heavy coat and gloves if I didn't need to be? Do you also sit around your house in a coat and gloves? btw, not expensive at all.

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And perhaps if you'd stop and think for a minute, the heated steering wheel, just might provide added safety for the driver and others on the road!!

i.e. Less bulk and awkwardness of gloves; some do not allow for safe gripping of wheel, and/or create slippery-ness..... naked hands can maneouver the steering wheel better! Thus, safety increases!

those are both GREAT ideas!

Just wondering - why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway?

They get hot enough already - even the covers don't keep them cool enough for touching. I got a nasty burn from the seat belt because I didn't cover the metal bits well enough- so there's a different prob. for everyone.LOL

A friend of mine has a Lexus and she has both, I told her its just one more thing to have to fix when it breaks, I use a blanket under my tush and wear gloves.

Good ideas, but the steering wheel should be heated an cooled----they get HOT in the summer!

Which they have already ... also seats with a/c in them.

In Houston during the summer months our steering wheels and seats are heated to about 200 degrees.

In the south, we need air conditioned steering wheels in the summer--and leather seats.

I can do without a heated steering wheel. That's what gloves are for and one less thing to break on the car. :-)
However I do like the idea of the bumpers. Should be standard on all cars. I had a car with a rubber insert down the middle of the back bumper, can't remember which one it was , and it saved my car from smushes when it was hit from behind.

I'm contemplating a move to the country eventually. I have plans to make a house using old tires. It's a great way to insulate. You basically make an earthberm house above ground. Heating and cooling are minimal because of the walls being so thick.

I just bought a fleece steering wheel cover at a craft show. I'm going to try to make some for christmas gifts. I think the fleece with help keep the wheel from getting too hot or cold.

It does get cold here in NW Oregon, I like both ideas.