I drive a Prius C and as such, am lower to the ground. I am also getting older so my night vision is starting to go. Because of this, at night, I am usually getting the full on hit in the face from LED and HID bulbs from oncoming traffic. It makes hard for me to see in front for a few seconds and sometimes it’s hurt a…

TLDR: Do NOT use LED bulbs with reflector headlights designed for incandescent bulbs. All they do is piss off ...every... ...other... ...driver... on the road. Period.

I’ve read a lot of his comments around these here interwebs, and I don’t think Mr. Stern would ever dispute the existence of lousy OEM headlamps.  But the reason they’re lousy isn’t “halogen,” it’s the optics of the reflector.  Putting an incorrect bulb in a lousy reflector isn’t going to be an “upgrade” either.  Your…

there’s no “non-asinine” way to use LEDs in a reflector or projector that is designed around a filament light source. it is currently impossible to use LEDs to emit light in the same way as a halogen filament. just like how an out of focus camera takes a blurry picture, the focal point is not in the correct spot or…

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The requirements for Low Speed Vehicles in NC are:

For once one of these would be used for a hilarious increase of power.

If you don’t know that name, then you are too young to remember.

I saw the video and it looked like he could see the protesters before it was too late. I really don’t think it was intentional as you can see him “oh shit” braking and avoiding hitting anyone.

There’s a difference between running over a bunch of people on a walking path minding their own business vs accelerating out of an angry mob that’s blocking the street and attacking you. Comparing these to ISIS is a bit of a false equivalency.

10x? Sounds like you are the one hitting the pipe. Go find me a clean, 25k mile 5.0 manual for $2500. Please find me as many as you can, and I will buy all of them.

Crossovers don’t have to get 54 mpg. The 54 mpg target isn’t even the target anymore because every year CAFE self-adjusts based on the mix of cars each company actually sold. This change pass passed back in 2007 under Bush and went into effect in 2011. The “new” rules are what allow companies like FCA, Ford, and GM to…

Right. There’s no law that says I can’t microwave fish in the office every day. That doesn’t mean it’s ok if I do.

When’s the last time you flew? Because last year I flew nearly four times a month. The only “extra legroom” seats you can pay for are seats designated as such. There’s no such thing as an “extra legroom” standard economy seat; they’re all the same. Nor do you get a discount for taking a non-reclineable seat. Check…

My car has a sunroof, which is a feature offered to me intentionally by Ford. When it’s pouring rain, I don’t open it. If you have a reclining seat, and reclining it intrudes on another person’s space, it is a dick move to do so. There is a thing called discretion. You should use it when interacting with the public.…

If you have “normal” length legs the person in front of you reclining really isn’t a big deal. However at 6'4" if I can’t get an exit row my knees are already against the seat in front, or have less than an inch to spare (depending on the seating configuration) so it’s an absolutely terrible experience if the person…

I’ll bet if I park an inch and a half over the line in the parking lot with, what, 8-9 foot wide spots, you’d see a whole bunch of people here calling for heads. But taking up an inch or two of your already tiny space on an airplane is somehow completely ok.

Don’t forget the Ford Tudor

Patent attorney here: can we stop trying to determine a company’s future direction from their patent filings? I find articles like this to be very misleading to the general public and worst than those Popular Mechanics articles about flying cars that I used to read in my youth. I literally file patents on any…

I wish I believed that “since I’m not doing anything wrong, I don’t have anything to worry about.”