#waspygoals is like my life motto.

The only concern I have is how raising fuel taxation affects the poor, because a fuel tax can end up acting as a regressive tax against the bottom of society (priced out of living close to work, as well as causing used fuel efficient vehicles to be priced out of their reach) but that’s not an argument for keeping fuel…

1st Gear: This demonstrates the fundamental problem with CAFE. Forcing the manufacturers to make small, fuel efficient cars doesn’t change what people want to buy. To quote Bob Lutz, “reducing fuel consumption by forcing automakers to sell smaller and more frugal vehicles is like fighting the nation’s obesity epidemic…

Yeah, let’s overlook the trend. I guess there’s nothing to worry about.

People are so short sighted. Even if you set aside the economic backlash of increased fuel prices, there are emissions considerations.

My late model cars get 40 and 32 on the highway, my late model truck gets 21 if I am lucky. It’s all relative. Trucks guzzle less, but they still guzzle.

Right? I don’t get how some people are so dumb, let me buy a big gas guzzling SUV vs a fuel efficient full sized sedan or wagon to drive everyday. Happens every time I swear. History will never repeat itself right!!?!? LOLOL.

North American buying trucks:

Ah, that’s the inevitable signal gas prices are gonna skyrocket in six months. Everybody get ready for it.

This truck surge is going to blow up in our faces when gas prices inevitably go back up. I look forward to picking up a gas guzzler on the cheap when that time comes.

Is she waving to get the attention of the tow truck? I know it’s a Miata but FCA played around with it.

Not sure what this guy’s deal was, though.

Spoken like a real ass.

“Why are all the people running?”... well, normally a good reaction would be to back off and reassess the situation, not stand there and video...

I can’t stand idiots who burn our flag or talk crap about our military or attack our institutions

I wonder if the Captain had taken command back from the Harbor’s Pilot.

Sure looks like the wind played a big part. Damn ship walls are like a massive sail and the wind was blowing hard ashore

I was wondering that too. If it was human error or weather then the captain is still on the hook for it, but if there was some kind of equipment failure then he might be in the clear.

Hmm, I’m curious what the cause of this was here, whether human error or weather or some sort of technical fault.

That captain had a pretty good gig right up until that moment. There might not have been any physical injuries but the wound to his career was probably fatal.