“Green” is also short for “greenhorn”, a phrase used to describe a traveller who has no idea what they’re doing. Green in this case means a novice, not someone who is environmentally friendly.

Agh, beat me to it.

When Clarkson tested the Prodrive P2, he got sick and had to stop the car...and he was driving. That might have been staged or played up, though.

Part of what makes Tesla interesting to investors is the roadmap that Musk has hinted at, and it really has almost nothing to do with cars themselves. Given the lithium ion market in the US, the Gigafactory operating at full capacity could represent 30-40% of the entire battery market in the United States. Tesla’s…

That one is particularly annoying.

Why is Subaru such a hit? Well, they have the only wagon in the US that stickers for less than $25k, for one thing. The cheapest AWD vehicle for sale in the US, for another. They’re also the only company selling two sub-$30k sports car nameplates...only other one which comes close to that is Hyundai, with the Genesis…

The FR-S/BRZ outsell the Miata (even considering the new model), and are still doing 2-3x the volume that the S2000 ever did.

Only if it’s illegal. In Massachusetts traffic filtering is illegal on many multi-lane roads, and cyclists therefore must take the lane. Otherwise, cyclists can change lanes like any other vehicle. The key thing is that unless the state you live in recognizes the cyclist’s right to pass cars on the right and use that…

Let’s all back up for a second...if the driver is uninsured, they can be sued for pretty much every penny they have. Unfortunately, that’s probably nothing, and sending the driver into bankruptcy (which may happen) will not make money magically appear. The issue is not who’s accepting responsibility, it’s the fact…

I made a “cold air intake” for my Celica out of PVC pipe, black engine paint and a universal K&N filter. Because it wasn’t secured at the bottom, the filter rubbed against the undertray and eventually crushed in, halving the actual surface area. When I fixed up the car for my parents a year ago, the biggest power…

Dedicated right turn lanes make it a lot easier, unfortunately most of the streets in Boston are too narrow to have them. This past year we had a cyclist get killed by being right hooked by a semi, which is one of the reasons a lot of the intersections have been repainted to accommodate cyclists using devices like…

Exactly. More cities are painting bike boxes to help avoid this, which allows cyclists to filter to the front and wait for the light in front of cars. I always position myself directly in front of the lead car’s field of view to avoid getting cut off.

If a one-way street has parking on both sides you should take the middle of the lane and not let cars pass you. If it has parking on only one side you ride on the opposite side.

Put lights on your bike and do everything in your power to be visible. As a plus, the screaming neon yellow apparel costs a bit less because most people think it looks ridiculous.

In the city where my office is located, some busy intersections have started to put up bike signals which turn green about 3 seconds before the car signals do. It’s a lot safer, and I think if more places did this fewer cyclists would run red lights.

In most cases following the rules makes you more predictable and less likely to get hit. Generally it’s other motorists breaking the rules that create unsafe situations, and in most states you are allowed to maneuver for your own safety (Massachusetts goes so far as to say that cyclists are not legally obligated to…

True. In the Boston area there are local ordnances about biking on multi-lane roads which require cyclists to bike in a full lane with traffic; these exist because state law allows cyclists to filter and split lanes unless specifically prohibited. When I’m biking on a road like that, I bike either in the middle or to…

The biggest thing, regardless of laws, is that dooring and right hooking are two of the most common cycling accidents, and both are avoided with more aggressive lane positioning.

Staying to the right side of a lane is not a good universal rule. In most states it’s legal to take the whole lane, in some states there are areas where you legally must merge into traffic and take the whole lane, and in the entire country it is both legal and a good idea to ride far enough into the lane to be outside…

I passed a cop doing 85 on Route 2 (speed limit 55) going into Boston. Didn’t even pull out.