Avis Offers Free Wireless Internet in Cars

According to an Avis press release, you'll soon be able to rent a car from Avis with it's own wireless hot spot. Now you can not only talk on your cell phone while driving, but you can check your email, stock quotes and surf the web. The service will be available at select Avis locations in the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York (metro area), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. I don't know about some of the other cities, but drivers in
Dallas get distracted and rubberneck by a flat tire. This tech breakthrough should be very interesting. In all fairness to Avis, they do issue the following caution:

Avis customers will be reminded at the time of rental that the service is not to be used by the driver while operating the vehicle. The service is intended to be used by passengers or when the vehicle is parked.

But how many of their customers will be tempted to write an email while stuck in traffic? Probably the same ones who drive while eating, shaving, reading the newspaper and putting on makeup.