Step 1: tow things on camera.
Step 2: put the footage on an absurdly popular YouTube channel.
Step 3: commit insurance fraud on the same job.
Step 4: ???
Step 5: profit....?

So legitimate question: Do you believe people should have any personal responsibility at all? And if so, where should it start? At what point do we stop using the force of government to protect people from themselves? Because this is a slippery slope. You can find Bezos, Musk, and loan companies distasteful, without…

1st Gear: I’ll never drive a car I have to pay a subscription fee to utilize. Full stop, won’t do it. If this catches on in the industry and that means I won’t drive a car manufactured after 2025, or I stick exclusively to budget niche cars going forward, fine. But I flatly refuse to pay an ongoing subscription on my…

Go drive the RDX and the Rav4 back to back and come back.

I am, to my shame, a 2-time loser. And as such, I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that no system exists outside of full automation that can keep drunks from driving while also not screwing over normal, rational drivers at the same time.

When I rode a bike, it was to get from Point A to Point B in an economical fashion. The exercise was good, but not so good (nor so interesting) that I’d do it for that. A stationary bike (I have tried riding in a gym) seems a bore.

I’m heading in the same direction - I used to ride thousands of miles a year on my various bikes (and thousands more on my motorcycle). I sold the m/c ten years ago after too many near misses and I’m heading in the same direction with my road bikes.

My bike commute to work is a mere 4.5 miles but includes a mile on a 50 mph road with no shoulder. Got an ebike and take back roads now. Rarely get passed by a car and it’s never doing more than 25 mph. Commute is 50% longer with this route, but it’s absolutely lovely being off the main roads. Even take my kid to…

Rode fixed gear in NYC for around 10 years, 22 miles a day (11 miles to work each way). Loved it.

Cyclist myself, and while I respect your decision making, I feel this is just wrong. I’m afraid it’s soapbox time....

I know it’s trendy right now, but for those that mitigate even their own risk, gravel riding is a good in between of road cycling and mtbing.

Yeah I live in an area where quite a few people commute via light rail + bike, but no way in hell I’m going to start doing that with all the traffic on the roads along with poor / no bike lanes. (IMO) Once you get a family, you got to minimize risks — at least until the kids are independent.

I’ve been really happy about the switch to mountain biking (though I miss the sheer speed of an open-smooth road). There’s something about mountain biking that is similar to downhill skiing, where your brain needs to go into full concentration on reading/reacting to the situation. Love it.

It just sucks that is necessary. I used to ride a lot, but lived in a city with excellent designated bike trails where you didn’t have to ride close to moving traffic. You could easily commute around the entire major metro area safely. We would do 50-70 mile rides every weekend on the trails.
I now live in a place…

You won’t regret the switch to a mountain bike. Even if you want to ride it on the bike path, it will now give you more exercise. 50mi of bike path riding on a mountain bike is pretty tiring! Plus trails in the woods are a lot of fun and you can see some beautiful scenery.

it was time to mitigate unnecessary risk.

I hate riding a stationary bike. The joy is in being outside and seeing the world.  It’s sad that we have to make this choice - between life and joy. 

In the Netherlands when an accident happens between a car and cyclist/pedestrians, the cyclist/pedestrian is by default right. The (car)driver has to proof that he is not to blame. Besides the fact that all drivers in NL were cyclists once (very little schoolbuses or car-lines at elementary) this helps to protect the…

Cops dont give a shit about cyclists or pedestrians example infinity. 

Oh, I’m firing up my keyboard all right. But not to lambast you or anyone else about being enthusiastic about a Prius, but rather to take to task anyone that dares try to do that.