Because nobody has ever been harmed by a cab driver. Simply adopt the same regulations they have and everyone will by 100% safe all the time.. Oh wait

It was certainly how Uber was able to dodge abiding by the same regulations as the cab companies in the first place. But “ride sharing” should always be in quotes, because it isn’t really ride sharing; its a taxi service and should be treated as such.

Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if Uber tried to recruit the use of individuals’ autonomous cars: “Let your car work for you. After your autonomous car drops you off at work, it sits parked doing nothing for eight hours. Instead, have your car working for you driving Uber!”

Cities will not make ride share go away. The issue local government has is in collecting their cut. With regular cabs, the city collects a fixed rate for every fare (this maybe dependent upon the location- airport pick-ups, for example). For every person who opts for a Lyft over a cab, the city loses money. It’s a…

With a taxi, you have to call the company, request a ride from a dispatcher, wait for them to find someone willing to drive out to the ‘burbs, and pray they actually show up on time or at all.

The debate wasn’t a matter of “Is ride sharing convenient?”; obviously everyone who isn’t so short-sided to say something idiotic like “buy a car” can agree the service is convenient.

Yep. We live in SD and Lyft/Uber (Lyft is a much better company!!!)- combined with my wife’s 0.3 mile commute- make it possible to have a “one car” household (I put it in quotes, because I also have a motorcycle, but that doesn’t see rain).

it’s just lost one of the major factors in it being desirable.

There’s a big difference in the group mentality anonymity of a bus (not to mention the homeless etc who use the bus as a mobile motel) versus a Lyft ride with your credit card on file.

Loved it! Best car I’ve ever had. Wish I didn’t sell it, but at the time my wife’s logic made sense. I had Ohlins coilovers and rear sway, which transformed the handling (I need to sell them still), AWE exhaust, short shifter, and BBS CH-Rs. It was a great DD. No problems in 34k miles, except my rear view mirror…

Horsepower (to weight!) is like the idea of how much a hotel should charge for a room for a busy event weekend: if all your rooms are booked, you didn’t charge enough.

Someone else in these comments noted that the weight of the vehicle also plays a factor in that ratio. The thinking is that 12 lbs/HP is much more entertaining in a 2500 pound (or lighter) car, than it would be in a 4000 pound car.

I starred your comment for eloquently poking fun at both ForTwo and Escalade drivers while making your point. But I disagree with your “My BRZ is the perfect amount of power to weight” argument. The BRZ/FRS/86 is largely recognized as a car that would be better with more power. 200 HP in a 2500 lb car is not…

10 lbs/HP in a fun sports car for street used. A little more power for cars that are supposed to be excessive in nature or tracked.

I like to think Gus’s coworker spends time on Jalopnik (when not in an argument on VWVortex, of course) and is shamefully reading all of the sarcastic conspiracy theory responses here.

He sounds like a typical Christian. I’m actually a little surprised this is considered newsworthy.

Good read.

Customer: “Are the forks I’m buying off eBay the right length? Are the spring rates appropriate for the bike? What gearing should I use? Do I run a 160 or 180 section rear tire? Swing arm? Chain?...”

That looks like a two door Allroad. Nothing should look like an Allroad.

Looking at Clarkson’s picture and comparing it to the description of the compounds as explained by the Michelin man, it looks like the super soft compound was the exact section to get torn up. The very edge of the tread is still in tact and the inner half of the tread is all good, too.