A Corolla has 18 pounds per horsepower, so that power can make it start and stop quickly. The Dali weighed 4170 pounds per horsepower. And no brakes except reverse thrust. That’s why it can’t stop quickly.

The train companies have consistently complained that, even when they do catch a suspect, they get out with no bail the next day.

They probably tried. Maybe this kind of attention will get the council to act.

We reused the third stage of Shuttle. We currently reuse the first stage of Falcon 9. Starship will be* the first system where we can reuse all stages. (* assuming they succeed.)

At least that took a modicum of skill. Now it’s just a black box you buy from someone else.

Nearly all hijackings before 2001 were resolved without loss of life, or occasionally single digits. So there was less need to prevent them “at all costs.”

Dogs are the only service animals that are compulsory for the business to allow. Miniature horses are another class of assistance animal, but a business is only asked to make reasonable accommodation.

Titles II and II of the ADA

You think they would be filing a lawsuit if they didn’t have proof? Sure, there is abuse from people with entitlement issues, but they wouldn’t have standing to win a lawsuit.

The models that have stop-start have starters that are greatly overbuilt compared to the starters of years ago. That way they can get the engine turning at full idle speed in an instant, instead of just barely reaching 120 RPM before it “catches”. And hybrid cars are even more so. My car uses a 26 HP electric motor to…

Naut there.

The motors are much less expansive than the battery, so using oversized motors is a cheap way to jazz up the sales pitch. Being oversized, the motors can also regen at a higher deceleration/braking rate, which increases range.

There is an extra mechanical door release, but the primary release does require power.

If you take my car, it doesn’t matter what you plan to do with it, it’s still stolen. Resale is not a requirement. The driveway was removed without any type of compensation to the lady.

I think “near miss” in general usage is used to differentiate from a “far miss” rather than a hit. In other words, almost a hit, instead of missed by a mile.

They do switch off PIC duty, but they would both have heard the ATC and the read-back, and either could have objected if the other started going beyond what they were cleared for.

17 was the number of injuries on the JAL plane, where no one died. There were 5 deaths and one survivor (the captain) in the Dash-8 Coast Guard plane.

The good news is the main fuselage stayed intact long enough for a full evacuation. But I’d guess the Dash-8 is even worse off.

They could have had a relative come pick them up when they arrived.

If I apply my numbers to your example, there is little risk of death in driving 20,000 cars to their recall appointment at the dealer. The 1 potential death of not fixing is greater than the 0.005 potential death from normal accidents, so they should fix it. But in the article, it says 55 million cars are involved,…