At Government Motors, Steering Wheels are Optional

The wheels that once propelled General Motors forward came off years ago. Now it’s the steering wheel’s turn:

Imagine turning your car’s steering wheel, or giving it a gentle tug, and having it break away from the steering column. Now you’re speeding along holding the suddenly useless wheel.

It sounds like a vision from a cartoon, or every driver’s nightmare. And it happened to at least one driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact car last month, and General Motors Corp. is recalling 2,100 of the cars as a result.

But for the real CEO of Government Motors, isn’t this a feature, not a bug? After all, that’s the great thing about high-speed rail: there’s no steering wheel, and you won’t be allowed to drive the vehicle, anyhow.