That happened to me too, but because I wasn’t in the car when it was hit, it was considered “property” rather than a “motor vehicle” for insurance purposes. So it went through the other driver’s insurance, not mine, at least as far as I understood at the time.

So we’re assuming that Verra is throwing out tickets because... they want to keep their contract with the city and think that the NYPD makes that decision?

I just don’t know that lane-straddling is a technicality. Most speed cameras are at red lights, right? And changing lanes in an intersection is illegal (or at least that’s what I remember from drivers ed in 2002). So it’s not a technicality, it’s TWO violations.

Commercial EV manufacturers are sourcing their tires from companies that know how to make tires for ultra-heavy vehicles. I think even Goodyear was developing EV tires, last I checked.

I HOPE that Detroit will be even more of a shitshow than Philly. Or at least equal to. Those fuckers know how to throw down. And I live on the other side of the state so I can enjoy the chaos from afar.

Billy Madison will always be my favorite Adam Sandler movie. 

Plus, your body temperature adjusts based on your environment, so if you wear your warm coat while driving with the heat on, you’ll feel much colder when you get out of the car. I learned this in 5th grade from a teacher who had an unusually cold classroom but insisted that we take off our heavy coats anyway. She was…

You are wroooooong. I’ve lived in cold climates for most of my life, but only got my first down puffer coat a few weeks ago. I’d been making do with wool peacoats and was shocked at how much warmer I am with the puffer. Like how did I wait this long, why did I waste so much of my life with insufficient coats?

The Auto News article about this yesterday couched it in “but the tradeoff is 50-hour work weeks.” Oh boo hoo - I would be HAPPY to work 50-hour weeks for a $200k salary, considering I worked 50/week for $45k in NYC just a decade ago!

“The G line doesn’t actually exist” has always been my favorite NYC conspiracy theory.

This. When I was trading in my oldlease last summer for a new one, they asked me if I had any preference on color. My options were silver/gray, red, and midnight blue, unless I wanted to pay more. Hard pass. I was glad I got a choice at all (I did not have a choice with the old lease, the only car in my price range…

Sounds like the team who designed and built that capsule should go work for Boeing...

Agreed entirely. My parents are originally from Michigan but I was born in the Chicago suburbs. We have family photos from back then of frost creeping in under our solid oak front door, next to an index card reading “-40 F” (which I assume included windchill). I live in west Mich now, after a few years in a few other…

I know typos are as common as breathing on this blog, but for a split-second I thought “huh, misspelling his name is a good way to stay off his radar.”

I was in New Zealand a few years back and had to get from the southernmost point of the country to NYC. 4 flights, 36 hours, and not one wink of sleep later, I was fully delirious by the time I walked into my apartment.

I agree with you. This is like the IRS going after me for failing to file a tax return one year on my $65k salary, instead of going after the corporations and ultra-rich exploiting loopholes. I get that it’s EASIER to go after the small potatoes, but who does that really help?

All the best posts on that sub come with shitty MS Paint illustrations. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend joining the sub - it’s heavy on small-time stuff and relatively low on full-fledged drama - but sorting by top posts will get you a nice selection of insanity.

Reminds me a little of what E. Hunter Harrison did to the railroad industry. Although I don’t think he had more than a high school diploma. Regardless, yes, MBA bros and private equity firms are making the world so dangerous for us.

It’s especially shitty that this is a Hyundai/Kia problem because SO many people choose/chose them because they’re inexpensive (or were for several decades). People who choose vehicles with price as the #1 concern often don’t have the money to replace those vehicles when they’re stolen.

Thank you for understanding that I did not literally mean “every single individual man.” More like, “although we adore men individually / we agree that as a group they’re rather stupid.”