Opinions of economic systems may vary, but most opinions are not based on facts. The basics of economics are not opinions but tested concepts, from there the opinions for testable systems rises. Those making claims based on political philosophy are not economists. They are simply people trying to camouflage opinion…
My arguments may overlap a political opinion of someone else, but the basis is purely factual. Your argument has not factual basis, it has no validity from a mathematical or economic vantage. Your claim alone that a population demographic with excess wealth having no value and being "parasitic" based on your opinion…
No sympathy. They bankrupted their city the same way the education system is collapsing themselves. They want their cake and to eat it to. It's good for these idiots to stop buying favors and realize there is a limit to how much debt they can accumulate without balancing a budget.
In response to paragraph 1: You must be basing this assumption on a political or emotional view because it makes no logical sense.
Heel-toe is pretty damn difficult to do perfectly. A lot of people "do it" but not very well. In fact, a lot of people do it so poorly that they would be better off just not doing it.
I was going to come in here with my soap box about hating people street racing in cities, but then I saw that it involved the next group I hate as much: jay walkers. In this case everyone involved was stupid and I award no sympathy.
They both broke the law and made decisions that led to the problem. She was the one who ultimately was at greater risk. She chose to jay walk, this is why there are laws against it... because people are stupid and don't watch for traffic and there is no guarantee the traffic isn't being just as stupid and breaking the…
What are you even talking about? While it's true there is massive inefficiency in local governments, I didn't even mention it. I referred directly to the quality of people. For instance, the low income/criminal elements typically devalue or dissuade the use of public transit more than anything else. Cities simply…
My 240Z? Until either the Z or myself are dead.
I knew he was doomed... when I saw it was a Harley. In all seriousness, the guy wasn't paying attention at all and didn't use hardly any front brake. This is a great example of why it's important to pay attention. He had a lot of options, he could have swerved, braked earlier, etc, but the lack of attention (he was…
Not unless you fix the people. Systems only work as well as those using them. Look at the crap quality people most cities are being filled with. This is why some of the best public transit systems in the world are underutilized or fail. People suck.
First thing I screamed at my monitor was "That's why we have race tracks"... then I realized that in the last 20 years tracks have been closing at an absurd rate. Between cracking down on the "controlled" street racing that had been going on for over 50 years and the closing of legitimate tracks and race events, this…
Except you are ignoring the fact that if everyone used these you would then simply have to insure them (they are a vehicle), make payments (they aren't cheap), fix tires far more often (they get flats all the time), require charging, etc. It's not like they are an overwhelming environmentally friendly solution.
The problem with them was the price and limited distance more than anything. Someone in my office used one as his only transportation for over 2 years. At the end of it he said he would have been better of with a bicycle because he could refuel it by eating a Snickers.
The problem is that there is no way any car can be that cheap in the US. It costs too much for all the environmental permits, import taxes, safety permits, etc. Do you have any idea how much it costs just to get a permit to import the engine or to get DOT to approve your headlights?
How do you reach that conclusion? In comparison to other traffic, the Ferrari doesn't seem to be going much faster. The opposing lanes are even more condensed and traffic appears to be moving nearly as fast.
Why is this garbage being fed onto Jalopnik? Not only is it not car related, it's essentially an emotional rambling. There's nothing even remotely Jalopnik about the entire thing.
I'm so tired of people complaining about something that's a life choice. It doesn't matter how hard it is, you chose to do it. The only thing correct about all this is that it's not a job: it's a life long commitment you chose to undertake. As soon as you start trying to compare a personal decision you made to have a…
This is what reviews should be like. Not the BS coming from most automotive reviewers that just repeats the advertising propaganda that the car company gives them ahead of time.
Driver: Safe!
Everyone near by: Killed by shrapnel.
