I didn’t think you were. Too pessimistic.  :)

Hey, Weeks, tornados are localized events typically occurring in and among thunderstorms. When driving, you can very easily get caught in one without knowing it was there or seeking it out.

I learned that, at the cost of wheel alignment, you could avoid a crash on a gravel road sharp corner by dropping the inside edge tires into the ditch and using that to pull you through the turn. Though not a desirable outcome, it was preferable to sliding sideways into the fence and trees on the outside edge of a…

No, but the Ukrainian experience has been very instructive to watch given the views of people like yourself who argue that I should not be permitted to own firearms (or as you so eloquently put it, “Cause guns are fucking stupid is 2022 people get over this shit.”). The argument that armed citizen guerillas can’t…

that’s a great point—I grew up a in a rural area and we loved doing the Dukes of Hazzard slides on gravel roads, and generally acting like fools, but everyone complained about how dangerous it was to drive “in the city.”

Note to visitors to VA—do not go more than 20 miles over. That is a careless and reckless ticket, and they love to give it. Beware cruising on the interstate at 76 and have the speed drop from 75 to 55 for no obvious reason.

Being a “cyclist” means you are a double-standard embracing whiny punk who wants the full right to use the road without obeying the signs.  By your logic, a cement truck should be able to do rolling stops. 

While I agree in concept with efficiency of the rolling stop, I ABSOLUTELY GO APE-S**T at bicycle riders who insist on using the road, but feel no obligation to follow the rules of the road. Either stop at the stop sign, or get out of the road. You can’t have it both ways.

two foot driving, especially for left handers, is more efficient, gives faster reflex time, and does not result in riding the brakes. 

Yeah, I don’t get that merging too slow issue either—basic physics says it’s a lot easier to jam on the brakes and slow down to slide into traffic than to accelerate fast enough not to get rear-ended because you’re too slow. Especially for the 0-60 in 14 seconds cars that seem to be the favorite of this crowd.

amen on false courtesy—I hate drivers who waive me on when it’s their turn. It’s gonna be my fault when the police report is written...

You just described I-81 in the Shenandoah Valley.  

unless you move to Flint, MI.  :)

Amen. 9 times out of 10, when another driver does something crazy, stupid or dangerous, it’s a Maryland plate. The only people worse are the diplomats.

creeping into the intersection is perfectly legal and appropriate.

Very true. When your streets were developed in 400 years ago based on whether an oxcart hauling indigo from the wharf would have to go over a hill or around it, you get some interesting outcomes.

I live in Virginia. Our toxic driving issue is people from Maryland.

Yeah, I don’t get Nailed It. So...bad cooks produce bad food—how is the big reveal a surprise?

To quote Homer Simpson when eating a jelly donut:

Investigate the wide acceptance of Diet Coke as a legitimate beverage.