With the controls locked he would have also had to use the trim in the opposite direction to normal practice, and there’s no guarantee it would have enough control authority to override the elevator.

I wouldn’t call it “nothing at all.” They would fly directly over my office at low level. I could deal with it for the week or so it happened but I won’t say it was enjoyable. Not after the first couple passes anyway.

Nothing Musk has done so far has had real consequences. It’s possible he’s finally reached the “find out” stage but my guess is he’ll wriggle out of this, too.

I think the places this really has potential to reinvigorate are malls. Plug in, go do some shopping and have a bite at the food court.

Usually at least one of the floating bridges across Lake Washington has to shut down for safety reasons, and they’re traffic nightmares on a good day.

The Smart ForTwo is notable for having the absolute worst transmission of any car I’ve ever driven. It’s a single-clutch automatic that takes what feels like ages to shift from gear to gear. It perfectly replicates the feeling of riding with someone who learned to drive stick shift the previous morning and is still…

Or, you know, install the masts after the ship is out from under the bridge.

The Blue Angles are pretty controversial in Seattle. That might have something to do with it. They perform every year at SeaFair and while the performance is very popular, the week or so of intense jet noise and highway shutdowns their practice sessions bring to everyone who lives and works in the area is not very…

Seeing it happen to a front wheel drive drag racer is amazing. They have the center of gravity pretty far forward anyway for traction reasons, so a 1-2-1 shift will practically stand them on end.

I’ve had a couple cars with worn-out shift linkages where it was really guesswork which gear you were going to hit. Straight 1-2 and 3-4 shifts were usually OK, but if you were downshifting from 5th to 4th there was a non-negligible chance you’d catch 2nd or snick reverse.

They hate them so much, they’re allowing Chevy owners to intermingle with the Teslarati.

Yup. What’s the point of paying a premium for a Tesla if you have to interact with the little people? ;)

Evidence certainly points in that direction, yes.

I’ve been known to play Bach at fairly high volume, with subwoofers. I wanna feel those pedal tones.

We used to live in a complex with a next door neighbor who had a noisy dog and an upstairs neighbor who had a noisy toddler. I used to say that dogs and kids shouldn’t be raised in the city. I was only half joking.

Not to mention that it’s perfectly legal for Deaf people to drive.

To be extra safe, make sure the polka music has a political message.

Nah, people of all races and walks of life listen to loud music. I’m saying only the minorities will actually get ticketed for it. The white guy with the punisher skull sticker listening to Garth Brooks loudly in his pickup truck is never going to be pulled over.

Harley riders are often Republicans, who are allowed to annoy people with impunity. The law protects them, but does not bind them.

Yup, and nearly always enforced very unevenly.