Easy.  An instrument cluster that is backlit even when headlights are not on.  Because of that, I often see people driving down the freeway with no headlights or taillights on because they have no clue they are off.

A retractable extension cord is one of my favorite all-time improvements to my garage.

That “unpredictable” part is especially important. People should strive to be less “polite” in traffic, and more predictable.

The minefield between Mauritania and Morocco / Western Sahara is quite tense the first time you drive through it. Stay on the soft sand - if you think you see a road surface, that’s more likely to have landmines.

Wind farms also tend to be places where it’s........windy........

Really interesting article. However.....

*Nervous Laughter*

So... that’s my car. Sold it about two years ago. I daily drove it for about two years prior to that, but didn’t have anywhere to store it when I went to a newer car.

Part of me says this is a bad year to get into it but part of me also says that a rapid-fire season is a good way to get into a series because there’s less downtime between races so it holds my interest.

I almost died to that song once. It was the the late 80s and I was vacuuming out my waterbed. Crap would always fall down in the crack between the mattress and the frame and I was pushing the mattress back so I could get the vacuum in there and of course I had the stereo on full blast while I did this. Anyways, I was…

So is his package, probably. Remember, there was a LOT of hair back then.

Rule #1: Never post a video when an article will suffice. Most people don’t have the time (or an appropriate setting) to watch a video, but all of us have 60 seconds to read a condensed list of tips.

i’m not sure the article explained it well or maybe you misunderstood. we have a pedestrian and bicycle dedicated walkway, people need and do cross the bridge thousands of time daily. the goal was not to stop pedestrians from crossing, it was to stop the sudden gusts which blow you off your feet at times.

If Hollywood has taught me anything, the next action movie will feature a monster/alien/meteor/tornado/huge mechanical robot that specifically targets the bridge because of the noise.

I’ll never understand why auto manufacturers don’t just switch to Android Auto and Apple Carplay. They could save a goddamn fortune in development and manufacturing of their infotainment systems.

The ability comes in handy in my little town here.

I took Driver’s Ed quite a long time ago when the rules were a bit less stringent. My instructor was an older guy named Vic who looked a bit like a Abe Vigoda. By that time, I had been driving old farm trucks and a decrepit Beetle my Dad kept at a friend’s ranch since I was about 10 and Dad had even let me take his…

My son may, theoretically, have lap-driven my 4wd F-350 crew-cab when he was 5. And, theoretically, when I may have said “Careful - you’re going to run over those garbage cans” he may have smiled proudly and replied “I know.”

Ah, lap-driving. I remember those days. Mine was in my grandmother’s 1985 Buick Riviera (Oldsmobile 307 electronic-carburetor V8, so not a fast car) when I was very young. You could barely see over the hood, plus it had overboosted finger-light steering, so I very nearly grabbed the wheel and steered us into a curb a…

Moved states when I was 16. Already had my learner’s permit and driver’s ed course from predecessor state, as well as a number of local autocrosses under my belt. Successor state taught driver’s ed as a high school course.