But really, the streets here aren’t that bad. The insistence of Californians to prefix freeways and highways with “The” is something from the 9th circle of Hell, however.

Nope. Just visited once. I have the good sense to live where the freeways are named after the cardinal direction it takes you as you leave town: North, South, Southwest, East, Northwest.

I regret that I have but one star to give for this rant. I would add highways to your list. Where is the LBJ Freeway, and where will it take me? I don’t know. Names should be clear and informative.

Here’s a serious question. Do people get motion sick on buses, subways, and streetcars?

I think it’s a problem that will sort itself out in around 60 years. People prone to motion sickness will get sick when going on dates. This will kill their chance of getting a second date. Thus, motion sick people will get fewer dates which reduces their chance of producing motion sick offspring. In 2-3 generations,…

For those that geek out over weather data, here you go:

One of the slides in the presentation showed how likely the Harvey flood levels are in any given year. Certain parts of Harris County saw flooding levels with a 0.005% chance of occurring in any given year. That makes Harvey a not a 100-year or 500-year storm, but a 20,000-year storm.

A thousand time this. I just attended a presentation by Harris County Flood Control yesterday. Southeast Texas received 50% more rain over 4 days than any other location in the US ever has in recorded history. The fact that there is still a functioning city there is a testament to how good the drainage system actually…

I’ve put 18.1 gallons into an 18 gallon tank. Does that mean I ran out of fuel 3 miles before I got to the gas station?

The biggest go/no go for me on a car is driver ergonomics. I’m going to spend 1-5 hours sitting in that seat each day. I want to be comfortable and uncramped. I want a car where all the controls are logically laid out and easy to reach. I want a car that is easy to see out of (asking a lot these days, I know). I want…

Well, seeing how China has a few more people than the US, EU, and Russia combined, that puts us all pretty close to even on per capita emissions. Until you look at the details.

It would be much easier to more fairly distribute the money. Ferrari gets more money than any team in the bottom half of the grid just for being Ferrari. Then they get their share of the rest of the pie, too. This chart is a few years old, but the system hasn’t changed.

That was my take as well. Go double paradox ala Primer. I think of it working in the same way that oxbow lakes get created. A river bend gets deeper and deeper until it forms a loop and the original river channel is restored. The bend becomes its own separate body of water and is no longer connected to the river.

Have you driven the Liberty, or whatever they’re calling it now? You’d kill to get back into the Cherokee. How do I know? Glad you asked. My wife has had both as a company car. Among the Liberty’s most egregious faults are the steering and front passenger footwell.

Raid over Moscow or GTFO

In terms of Texas and the size of Harvey, 100 miles is near. There was no storm surge anywhere east of Freeport. I doubt they are hauling cars from Corpus and Port A all the way to College Station. And if they are, those cars will make up a small fraction of the total.

Most of the flooding, especially anywhere near the track, was due to rising rivers, not storm surge. They should mostly be salt free.

Thanks for the article. The long road course layout there was fantastic. So many places to pass. I’ll always have the memories and the in-car video.

It’s more like saying that since the pistons turn the crank in a normal car, then the car is obviously piston powered. Um, no. The pistons are an important part of the system, and it wouldn’t work without them, but they are not the portable energy source. Gasoline, diesel, Li-Ion batteries, and compressed gasses…

The problem is when EVERYONE gets in their cars to leave, it takes a really long time. Florida is the 3rd most populous state at 20 million people. Let’s say they average out to 3 people per car. That comes to 6.7 million cars trying to get out of Florida. From a quick look at the map, there look to be about 6…