So you’re saying we’d be better off continuing to let the grid fall apart? Nah. If it takes EV adoption for electric companies and politicians to finally realize that they can’t continue to neglect a power grid that has been falling apart for decades, then that is a good thing.

Oppo when people flip cars: “Fuck these people. OEMs need to make it harder for people to do this bullshit.”

F1 Vegas: Drift Edition

The electric grid needs to be upgraded regardless. Let's not go and blame EVs for something that needs to happen either way.

Window seat over the wing so I can watch all of the flaps/ailerons/spoilers/flaperons/spolierons/ailerflaps/flappydoodles do their thing and be constantly reminded of how fucking amazing modern air travel really is, even if it isn’t as “glamourous” as it used to be.

Honestly I think the knee-jerk reaction is “DISTRACTED DRIVING” until you actually think about it. This will be used at night... presumably late at night... when the roads are NOT highly congested. Congestion helps keep you awake too. The big worry here isn’t another driver rear-ending a stopped vehicle. Quite…

I mean, just because they can’t doesn’t mean they won’t. My OppositeLock post made it to the front page of Jalopnik many years ago, when they suddenly refused to renew my policy due to a “violation of my contract” which hadn’t actually occurred, and which they couldn’t provide any evidence of.

For all the faults Turo has, it does open up some fun possibilities. This is a photo I took of our Turo rental when we visited some friends in Breckenridge.

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The basics. Because all I see are Student Driver vehicles driving like fucking idiots. No turn signals. Riding in the left lane. It's no wonder the average driver sucks.

I know it’s uncool to like big, fancy yachts, but as far as those things go, this thing is actually pretty neat. It has a very unique look as a result of it’s original design. I also think as far as giant yachts go, that’s the sweet spot as far as size goes before it becomes completely ridiculous and ostentatious (yes…

You are absolutely correct. My statement isn't meant to be a blanket statement that covers every accident ever. It was more the point that lots of these accidents could be prevented with a little bit of situational awareness by the pedestrian :)

Suggesting that there are contributing factors for all parties involved in a collision isn’t “ViCtIm BlAMing” you soggy pop-tart. And suggesting that more awareness on the part of the pedestrian could avoid many of these incidents does not mean I’m absolving the driver of the vehicle if primary blame for the incident.…

I did! BINGO! What do I win?

That isn't how the world works, but sure. Every collision/accident that happens is always 100% one person's fault. There are NEVER any contributing factors involved. /s

That's fair. And to be clear I'm not saying this isn't mostly the fault of the drivers of the vehicles. Obviously it's their primary responsibility to not mow someone over in the crosswalk. I'm just merely pointing out that situations like these often times wouldn't be dangerous if everyone was smart about how they…

Pointing out the inattention of the average pedestrian isn't "victim blaming." But sure, if you want to pretend that pedestrians shouldn't have to pay any attention whatsoever before crossing the street, and that any attempt to point out the fact that they are at least a tiny bit responsible for their own safety is…

Indeed, which is why I also added “or otherwise ensure that they are clearly not going to start moving when I step in front of them.” Maybe that’s just the fact that there are other pedestrians in the crosswalk that they’ve clearly already seen - perhaps coming the other way. Maybe it’s just their mannerisms that…

The funny part about your response is that YOU are the one making assumptions, not me. Of COURSE there will be unique scenarios. Of COURSE my comment doesn’t apply to every single interaction that has ever occured between vehicle and pedestrian. I’m not sure why you assume it does.

As a pedestrian, I‘ve literally never had an issue with vehicles turning right on red. That's because I'm an intelligent human being who understands that it's important to make eye contact with the driver of that vehicle, or otherwise ensure that they are clearly not going to start moving when I step in front of them.…