They got a two for one deal this time. She showed up with an unregistered car, all on her own.

Also, anything they can rely on being brought back for oil changes and warranty service. (On the manufacturer’s dime, of course.)

And not just that they are franchise, but in many states, they are forced by law to be separate. (To the point that Tesla can’t sell in some places with their manufacturer-operated sales centers.)

“there just aren’t any shortcomings compared to ICE vehicles”

I’m guessing good shielding and that $20 filter?

Plane hits a bird, possible engine damage, or maybe just a dent. Plane hits a moose, no more plane. There are some planes that weigh less than a moose.

Seems odd for them to even offer an option that can’t be automated.

On a plane or boat, autopilot means set a course and it flies that course. Even if the course goes through another vehicle or mountain. The pilot is still responsible to avoid other aircraft and follow traffic control directions. Autopilot can reduce cockpit workload, giving the pilot more time to watch for other…

They mean that in this case, there was a crime, (by the driver,) but the car owner wasn’t involved. In those other cases, there was no crime. So those are different questions, and answering this case may be difficult to apply to those other cases. The SC is constrained to resolve the case which is before them, and…

They still have to decide on the case which is before them, and not all cases allow them to make a broader ruling that affects other cases. Somebody needs to bring one of those other cases up to this level before they can decide it, and most of those cases get settled before it gets this far.

The problem is while the police drag those cases out as much as they can, they don’t let it go far enough to appeal to the SC, they would rather settle the case than let it create new precedent.

Hawaii actually has very little shipping to other countries. The Jones Act limits what ships can go there: Any ship going from Hawaii to another state must be US owned. Therefore, a ship to or from China can’t stop there to get a few containers, even though it’s “on the way.” Since HI is not a large enough market by…

I’ve returned cars with the keys inside. (In an airport parking lot, no less.) But the instructions were specific to lock the vehicle, because the rental place had their own key.

Maybe he’s saying the car is out on the lot, not in the showroom.

Local municipalities set their own traffic laws all the time. They just have to put up the appropriate signage, and perhaps conduct a traffic study to justify it. There are several intersections around here with “no right on red” signs due to various issues.

The scary part is that he probably has and just never thought about it. Or just never thought.

Do you really believe the current system of flashes was the only system used for the last 40 years? Or that the system was perfectly strict with 1980's technology? These systems were implemented city by city and were not exactly the same. Some of them even used audio or radio instead of strobes. What you describe does…

If you’re turning right, you are crossing TWO crosswalks. _| If you have the green, then the second crosswalk | has a walk signal. If you have the red, the first crosswalk _ has a walk signal. The driver turning right must always watch for pedestrians, regardless of red or green.

@Darth: That’s mostly a myth/legend these days. There used to be some lights long ago where that would work, because they had early, simple detectors for emergency lights to allow police and ambulances through on a green. But since then most cities have moved to more advanced detectors which look for more specific…

I use mine, but only because they didn’t have one without it when I bought the car.