Welcome to America: where it takes a "high speed" train 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete a journey that can be done by car in 3 hours and 15 minutes.

True, but that car wasn't approaching the crossroad at anywhere close to the usual speed. That's the red flag that we train our drivers to watch for.

Agree. It could have been worse too! My only point here is seeing the brake lights come on pretty much at the moment of the collision just makes you wonder if the driver saw the vehicle and just figured the best option was to continue on, or if they didn't. I'm just saying these are questions that are food for…

To be clear, this isn't meant as a shit post. I just know how these conversations always go. People always emphatically believe there is ONE person at fault, and ONE person who did everything perfectly and who shouldn't share even 1% of the blame. Hence my "just to start an argument" disclaimer since I know full well…

Maybe, except that is not what any CDL license holder is taught to assume, and it’s not something anyone should ever assume, CDL or not. Especially when a vehicle approaches the intersection that quickly, and also doesn’t stop at the first stop sign. Defensive Driving 101: don’t assume the other driver is going to not…

Just to start an argument: I checked this intersection out in Google Maps. Note there is a relatively clear line of sight (at least at the time this photo was taken in 2022) for a little ways leading up to the intersection. I am NOT saying the truck was wholly to blame for this collision. However, as someone who holds…

I actually went through the trouble of logging in on my phone just to leave a comment saying that the headline of this article is fucking stupid given what actually transpired. Fuck ALL the way off with this clickbaitey bullshit.

I bought a silicone mat for out cat’s food bowl. it came inside of an amazon box, inside of another box surrounded by plastic bubble wrap, inside of which it was in a plastic pouch with a nylon drawstring, inside of which it was wrapped in cellophane. It was a ridiculous amount of waste for something so basic.

Poor guy can't catch a break. Well, other than the one in his wrist.

I’ve always wondered about that. Our roof is getting up there in age, so I’m not going to be MAD if a storm drops 3" hail on our house right now, but with the sheer number of storms these days... what’s to stop that from happening again right after our roof gets replaced?

I’ve been mulling over the idea of biting the…

Something that always struck me is the sheer number of people who don’t seem to put any effort at all into sheltering their vehicle during a storm. Like, sure, even if you see a car as JUST an appliance, it’s still a fucking car, which is fucking expensive. I realize some people just want an insurance payout so they…

How big is your screen?

Oppos: “MAKE MORE CARS! WE DON’T NEED THESE GIANT SUVs!”

I never valet my lowly BRZ, but if someone does have to drive it that I don't trust, I have a "valet mode" map that limits the throttle to 50%, and drops the redline progressively lower by 500 RPM as you move through the gears.

Rather than continue to circle while figuring out a solution, the pilots made the risky decision to land the plane.

Pressure doesn’t really affect solid objects like that. Also not every part of the sub would have been inside of the pressure vessel, and therefore wouldn’t have been subjected to the sudden pressure change and resulting collapse of the world. A lot of the operational stuff would sit outside of the pressure hull, and…

The fuck is the point of the truck, then? I could hook a trailer up to my Subaru BRZ and haul 8-foot lumber around all day long.

We own a 4500 SQ FT home with two garages: a heated 2-car garage, and a larger, heated 4-car garage that can technically fit 6 vehicles side by side if you try hard enough. Point being it’s a BIG house with a lot of garage space.

I have a 2008 Ford Ranger Supercab with a 6 foot bed, and it barely fits into our 4 car…

I’ll need to read into these things, but if they power direct from the batteries to clean up current flow, and act as a whole-home surge protector, that would almost be worth it by itself.

Why take a Jeep rock crawling when you could go bouldering with your hands and feet and a harness? Why build an amphibious car when you could just tow a jet ski?

Some people just enjoy doing fun and different things with their vehicles.