I want to go back with a smaller car. I took my Camaro which was fun, but I think I’d have more fun in a FiST or similar sized vehicle.

There’s a few turnouts for slow people to get over. Some people ignore them, some are considerate. I just did it recently and it was a lot of fun, but I had more fun driving through the other mountain roads around the Tail.

I just did it over 4th of July. Its not too bad during the week. Got really busy once the weekend started up. There’s also several other roads through the Smokey’s that are quite fun as well. I spent about 8 hours driving through the mountains. It was fantastic. 

There aren’t a whole lot of turnouts. Depending on where they were in the Tail. I got stuck behind some dude just doing his daily commute while I was on it. I just gave him his space and waited. Road is not going anywhere. Doing dumb shit is how people die on that road every year.

Those roads are incredibly dangerous. Several people die on the Tail of the Dragon every year. Its helluva a lot of fun driving it but you have to remember its a two way street and some people just use it to commute. Doing stupid shit and being disrespectful is what gets people killed.

I’m guessing you’ve never driven the Tail then. Those roads are scary blind. Pulling shit like that is how people die on that road every year.

I don’t really find this all that ground breaking. Its essentially just expanding on already available technology.

Literally just flew in Detroit and they were not operating under these procedures. I didn’t even have to take my shoes off nor remove my laptop from my backpack nor remove my belt. Someone didn’t send them the memo......

I get out plenty. Harleys just aren’t as popular where I live. You see a lot more sporty bikes than Harleys, and I find them to be more courteous (based on MY interactions with the two groups). Never have had a sport bike rev their bike as I’m walking under an overpass causing me to go deaf temporarily. Never have had…

Wholly agree. I find them and the people that ride them obnoxious.

I call bullshit on this. Having lived in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. There is no way in hell that Michigan drivers are more courteous than Wisconsin drivers. Spend an hour on I-94 or 5min in the metro area and you’ll see just how bad Michigan drivers can be. Michigan drivers are monstrous and the roads around…

I agree. Tesla’s styling really does not do it for me.

Neutral: I’m heading out to Tail of the Dragon with some friends.

A lot of states don’t require parallel parking as part of the driver’s test. I’m pretty sure the only requirement in Michigan is to have a partially functioning brain and a heartbeat.

I was never taught parallel parking in driver’s ed. Many don’t teach it anymore. My cousin’s driver’s ed didn’t even do perpendicular parking because the parking lot at the school was angled and they were too lazy to go elsewhere. That said, most newer cars its fucking easy mode due to the backup camera. I parallel…

They sold off Opel because it was losing a consistent amount of revenue year over year for almost 20 years. I’m not sure if they plan to export Chevy’s and whatnot in the future, but manufacturing in Europe has cost GM a significant amount of money. Cutting that cord, while losing some sales, probably saves money in…

I wouldn’t consider start-stop driver assisting tech. Its tech, but for fuel efficiency. Lane departure warning, lane keep assist, front collision warning, forward automatic braking, Adaptive cruise, etc. Most of those can be disabled or have the sensitivity turned down to a point at which its not a nuisance, IMO.  

I actually like a lot of these new features. I just go into the settings for them and turn off the beeps or reduce sensitivity of the sensors. Makes it way more tolerable.

You could just turn it off. My Chevy had all that junk. I could turn off all the annoying sounds and just left the warning lights on. Way better experience, and useful for whenever anyone is inevitably distracted.

You’d be surprised. There’s a ton of money rolling around Detroit. Just not in it. You’ve got thousands of engineers and their bosses. Obviously Corvettes, Chargers, Camaros, Mustangs, etc are no stranger to the area, but there are quite a few super cars too. I live down the street from an exotics importer. I see…