This simply can’t be. This is exactly how Trump is hoping his tariffs will work, which I have read on the internet, isn’t possible.

I’m not even sure that reporting on the fires is uncalled for, but I don’t think it should be reported as a design flaw or inherent danger. It does need to be covered so as to encourage salvage companies to invest in proper containment/recycling equipment for lithium.

Although in hindsight, he’d probably like to reverse his decision.

What makes you think electric motorcycles won’t catch fire? You said the scrutiny came due to AutoPilot. It didn’t. It came from the technology being new and misunderstood.

Short memory, huh? A Model S drove over a commercial 3-ball hitch and gave the driver all kinds of notice to get out of the car before it self immolated. There was all kinds of scrutiny for it and autopilot didn’t exist yet.

I wasn’t changing the subject. I was using pilots as an example of people underestimating the risks of an activity to their detriment.

And some cultures perform ritual human sacrifice, but I’m going to go ahead and say that that should stop no matter how willing the participants.

What is there to understand other than a bunch of guys are pushing themselves to the absolute limit in a scenario where one miscalculation results in death? And I know lots of pilots and have flown an airplane and they are taught to never push themselves to the point where one miscalculation results in death. Always…

My entire argument is that because of the environment they are in and the amount of experience they have, their awareness of the risks is somewhat numbed. It is the same reason that farm accidents happen and why experienced pilots crash planes. They take on the attitude of “I know what I’m doing” and they don’t give…

If you mean I’m being arrogant, I would disagree. There are innumerable examples of people assuming high levels of risk, not because they didn’t know the risk, but because they thought that they were the exception. The fact that they live bikes and dream of running the race every year makes them more susceptible to…

Knowing the risk and understanding the risk are two very different things! My argument is that if they understood the risk, they wouldn’t be wiling to accept it.

I have a question: Does Jalopnik purposely only report the injuries and fatalities from the IoM, in order to avoid encouraging people to try it? If so, bravo. If not, why don’t you cover it more thoroughly?

Can everyone just stop with the “They know the risk they are taking” argument. Knowing the risk and understanding it are two very different things. Everyone that speeds on public roads knows the risk of them getting a ticket, yet their heart doesn’t start pounding till they blow past a hidden cruiser. It isn’t until…

Was his name Luigi?

Fetus is easily replaced with “unborn baby” which is entirely accurate for any medical purpose while eliminating the ability to dehumanize an unborn baby by calling it “only a fetus”

While I agree that the image of attractive girls surrounding male winners is dated, I don’t think that F1 is the one objectifying the girls. Sponsors want ad space, and they want your eyes drawn to that space. Attractive women draw eyes, so they put their ads on the attractive women. This obviously promotes the…

None of this is a thing. Most plane crashes are due to pilot error, and even then, most are survivable. It is still way safer than driving. The planes are not more dangerous, the pilots just have less experience.

Did you read the article? He paid $5 a day because that was what it cost to convince people to take the risk of working in his factory. While it was a fair wage and a great example of the power of capitalism, it was hardly benevolent.

It’s pretty bad when I am surprised when I read a well written article.

This IS what the Democrats do! Hasn’t worked yet.