Columbus Ohio is a special example of awful cops. Had run ins with them myself in the 80s/90s when I was at school there...

I get what they’re doing here- it’s a truck that doesn’t look like a truck. It’s where everyone complained that the original Tesla looked too much like a regular car, like, why doesn’t it look more... electric?

Jaywalking laws.
Invented by the auto industry to make it seem like pedestrians were at fault for inattentive drivers driving too fast for the conditions, they’ve set the tone for essentially making death by car an unpunishable crime.

The Toyota Prius is pretty much the king of any freeway. 

Yeah, but hypermilers are passive aggressive and that’s just soul sucking.

Column shifters were OK back before you had 2 complicated control stalks on either side of the steering wheel. Buttons are fine. 

Popularity.

Counterpoint on colors- there’s a reason Silver is so popular- it’s pretty much the best car color. Don’t wash it for 6 months? looks fine. Dings are hidden. Scratches go unnoticed. Leave it out in the sun? Doesn’t fade.

Where gamification really works is for those of us who don’t know what our goals are- I’ve got a vague goal of “get in better shape” and honestly, that’s where gamification really works well. I don’t know what I need so when my watch gives me a goal of 1,240 exercise minutes, it’s a fun way to discover that 40 minutes…

Also, can we talk about that awesome plaid fabric? 

That’s the thing- we don’t need either/or- what we need is functional options. I don’t want to be like “NO DRIVING EVER AGAIN”- I just want driving not to be the ONLY option. And there’s a lot of places that can work- I’m in a small midwestern city (right around 200k population) with weird geographic obstacles that…

I think that ends up being the hardest part- there’s no way to just set one transit policy (or honestly, any policy) that works 100% across the board for everyone. But at the same time we can’t let that ham-string us into inaction. AKA, right now at this point in time the US has exactly the wrong politics to get…

But you also need to face the facts that 80+ percent of the population doesn’t live out in the wheat fields, corn fields or dairy country.

I mean, no one would complain for reasons... And wouldn’t Kim Jong Un have to set the fastest lap?

It’s the punisher logo that does that

Well, there isn’t an F-1 race in Pyongyang yet. So it could get worse.

A qualified “Yep!”- I bought a car early in Covid, before things got insane. I did the buying process 99% on line. Like, I knew what I was looking for, searched Carmax, Carvana and the local dealerships, ended up finding one at a local dealership at a good price and then it was just a test drive and the usual hour or…

Um, what do you think folks are doing with the stolen goods? keeping them? they’re selling them for food and shelter. That’s why things like epi-pens get tossed- there’s no way to sell them for enough money to make them worth keeping.

So the federal poverty line is $12,880 for a single person. The FPL doesn’t get adjusted for place with super high CLA like LA. So more than 20% of LA residents make less than that. That’s the kind of numbers that spark revolutions. This isn’t excusing theft, it’s saying that with numbers like that it’s basically…

It’s the maximum horsepower you can get from a single horse!