Anyone know why they put the spare up front? It’s killing visibility.

My anecdotal experience is new issue vehicles only. I’m guessing the systems today are better and the draws are much lower. But many departments still have old cars in their fleet so their policies probably aren’t adjusted.

None of the ones I’ve ever helped run. (actually one I helped run but I left there after less then a year because of it). I don’t work for shitty companies and I know enough to know the difference.

If you were charging you family rent then that example would be more on-point.

If the executives were using company money to buy themselves gifts and pay for expensive vacations then yes, it’s no different. If I worked at a company that had a long history of doing that over and over again over decades and multiple changes in leadership I would leave and find employment elsewhere. Except an auto…

I’d argue that if they are willing to steal money from the union workers and spend it on themselves and others inappropriately then they truly don’t care. But I guess maybe they care a little, just not enough to not steal their money.

Awesome, tax incentives to help automotive unions. So the UAW can instill more crooked leadership and in another 10 years we can have another investigation into how corrupt they are. And they can “clean house”... again. Wash, rinse, repeat. All the while American taxpayers are helping give them a leg up.

I know someone that converts/equips cars for LEO. They install batteries and redundancies that let the car sit (car off) with the electronics running for hours. Deep cycle batteries and an oversized alternator for when they fire the car back up. Standard issue stuff.

Sounds like most non-commuter college campuses I’ve been to. Will they have keggers?

The existence of these types of people within departments is not the big issue. There are bad people everywhere. The issue is that people like this are allowed to continue to operate and even get put into positions like acting Sergeant and President of the FOP. His “brothers” will defend him and the good cops will…

My guess is that this was a kit and that motor matches much of the other bits that were used from a donor mustang. Ones that are purchased more complete usually have a more substantial and much tidier motor.

They had me at hood scoop.

It’s in yesterdays NHTSA press release...

FWIW, the actual NHTSA report, if read, agrees with you. It’s COVID related.

The NHTSA, in their press release (based on data) attribute the spike to more risky driver behaviors. Not larger cars.

You don’t need to calculate anything. It’s already in yesterdays press release from the NHTSA.

Fair point, and TBH I’ve never been to east Asia. But, I’ve done business with people in China and Japan and know that it is a much different (more homogenous) culture where societal pressure to conform goes much further in influencing behaviors then it does in anywhere in North America. So I wonder if that plays a…

I think you are in the wrong comment thread. This is about Raph’s comment about “unpleasant” that I snipped in the top comment. Not about “walkable”.

Not in the cities I’ve lived in/around thankfully. But definitely yes for NYC and New Orleans. Especially NOLA.

Actually, streets long (long) ago were for walking... and dumping your garbage and bodily waste. Oh, how grand that was.