This is a great one. Adding to that: I had a driver’s training instructor insist that we lock our doors as soon as everyone was inside. He demonstrated this by having another teacher run up and stage a carjacking as part of one of our tests; the ‘victim’ he chose was random, so you never knew it was coming as part of…

My dad, being an old school Italian, had this to say, “If they pisss you off and won't move, just tap them with your car, they will move..”

You guys are going nuts with the slideshows today. Gotta get those page views somehow, am I right?

The area was a sort of resort in the 1950s, with hotels and lakehouses and all the associated mid-century leisure stuff that entails.

I took driver’s ed in Michigan in 2000 and it still wasn’t being taught then.

The ones who just stop and wait for an opening are the fucking worst! The entrance I get on is 1/4 mile from the next exit so there essentially a travel lane between the two just so people can zipper merge on and off. There is always that one guy who gets to the bottom of the on ramp, puts his signal on and waits for…

Agreed, and I still question how often this is actually taught in any Driver’s Ed programs. I took it in Michigan in 1998, and it was most certainly not taught at that point. 

So, I’ve never been 100% clear on this one... but here’s my impression (right or wrong):

Yeah, I’m far more accustomed to seeing either A) The through-lane people just refuse to let the merge-lane in, or B) The merge lane people are overly-hesitant, and cause the zipper merge to go very slowly... at which point people just do whatever they feel like they need to in order to proceed. I know this, because I…

You are correct. The people that wait until their bumper is up against the barrels are the ones that cause accidents. Not for them, but the people that slam on their brakes trying to avoid their last desperate lane change. You usually get almost 1/2 mile before the lane runs out. Plan accordingly.

This works if traffic is flowing smoothly. If traffic is stopped/backed up at the merge, then the open lane is already at capacity and anyone attempting to cut in is just slowing the whole line down. And if traffic is light, it makes no difference if you merge early.

100% this

I agree with the article completely... and do the zipper merge whenever it’s appropriate.

This is all fine theoretically but cars in both lanes are usually much closer than that and many will not let you in especially at the merge point. Call me an asshole all you want but if I see a wide enough opening in traffic anywhere before the merge point, I’m going for it. I’m not going to rush in like a maniac.…

Exactly this- The TV coverage is inconsistent at best. We got to watch fucking lacrosse instead of the race start a few weeks back, and some tennis shit too. Indycar this season is awesome; watching it shouldn’t be so hard.

The serviceability isn’t designed for the end user. The battery EV is designed as a disposable vehicle for the end user. The battery packs are certainly not intended for the independent mechanic to work on and possibly not even the dealerships. The serviceability is for the manufacturer. Why? Because governments are…

It’s interesting because what we see here in Norway is that less than 10 yo Leaf and iMiev are getting discarded of because of minor issues with the battery system. You got charger and plug issues, which are easy to fix, but extremely costly at a shop (60-90% of vehicle value), and battery issues, which also turn into…

Because most automotive electronics are designed for 12V. Also if something happens to the battery pack its good to have a different 12v system for lights, door locks, ect. 

Google prioritizes a certain word count lol but I’m glad you agree so fully

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