That’s a fair point.

The problem is that the vast majority of collisions do not involve pedestrians. So to give a vehicle a very low crash rating for the least common of scenarios, when it might actually be excellent at protecting occupants the rest of the time, is a bit misleading.

How would you like it if I told people that you were an…

I disagree with you a bit here. I think many of these autonomous safety systems can improve the safety of vehicles.

Where I take issue is with pedestrian safety weighing so heavily. I think it should matter, but it shouldn’t drag a vehicle’s safety rating down so much. If anything, it should be more like a bonus…

What about if I’m right? Then can I be a dick?

I’ve been engine braking for years. Am I perfect? No. Am I good enough that my clutch hasn’t suffered any adverse effects? Yes. Every time you start from a stop, you put a shit-ton more wear on the clutch than when you don’t quite perfectly match your downshift.

What are you blabbering about? Engine braking doesn’t wear the clutch. Downshifting WITHOUT REV-MATCHING does, but the assumption would be that you’re driving properly, not wrongly. If you know how to properly operate your motor vehicle, engine braking doesn’t wear your clutch.

The only reason you’d be wearing the clutch would be if you weren’t rev-matching, which means you’re driving incorrectly.

I would buy this over the regular one JUST to avoid having that massive, gaping, stupid, ugly, played-out, monstrous front grille.

JESUS FUCK STOP WITH THE GIANT GRILLES ALREADY!!!

I'm gonna be "that guy" and say that he should have thanked the engineers that designed the safety components of his car too, since they're the ones that ACTUALLY saved him from injury.

I was always under the impression that those signs in valet lots and impound lots and at auto shops and whatnot that say “we are not liable, yadda yadda yadda” don’t actually hold any water from a legal standpoint. That’s what I was always told, anyway. Or at least what I’ve read online before.

Honestly, fuck the title of this article. Like, WTF...

I disagree with this, because the scenario you are considering as, say, only 5 - 10% of your driving, is also the scenario where your odds of being involved in a collision skyrocket. So in reality, the risk/reward ratio isn’t what you claim. Sure, 90% of the time, your all seasons may handle a bit better, and stop a…

It doesn’t depend on where you live when it comes to summer tires, which is what I was talking about. You could live in Florida for all I care. If there is any degree of wintery weather on the ground, the car on summer tires should not be driven. End of story.

The sheer number of people who think they can "get by fine" on summer tires is mind-numbing, and I think a good example of a glaring omission in the driver education process (of which there are many in the United States.) That summer tires should NEVER be driven in winter weather should be common knowledge. Not common…

The annual meeting of the “one more week before I switch to winters” club.

And yes, I’m aware most people don’t even know what winter tires are, or believe they are actually useful.

I don’t think that argument holds water. The argument against EVs is that they cannot be refueled in a short period of time. That has literally NOTHING to do with overnight charging. This is likely more to do with people being idiots, and too lazy to adapt their behavior.

“I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing because…

The sound he made pulling that tear tab is the same sound I make removing that clear plastic protective wrapping from other people’s things when they aren’t looking. I always get excited when I see something that is CLEARLY meant to have a glossy finish, but instead has a slightly dull, matte look to it.

1. I hope the dashcam driver charged them for more than just underwear. That car was probably covered in dents from all that falling concrete.

2. The dashcam driver is also a fucking moron for continuing to follow directly behind that truck as it went under the second bridge.

I know, but these are WAY louder than 120 dB though :P