I'm from Southern Illinois, too!

I'm not defending the guy walking at all, but it might also be worth asking why a truck was reversing onto a sidewalk.

I'm going to take this opportunity to remind cautious drivers that research has shown, for decades, that "hands free" mobile phone conversation is distracting, and increases accident risk. The notion that hands free is safe is a fallacy (though it surely decreases the risk of idiots who would otherwise be staring at a…

FYI - you mean malapropism, not misnomer, given your example.

Or just watch the daily marathons on BBC America.

Maybe I missed it somewhere in the long, meandering article, but -

So, as automakers (I'm assuming) will soon be signing exclusives with iOS or Android, does this mean I'll need to choose either a phone or a car based on which ecosystem I choose for one or the other? Unless my phone contract coincides with my car purchase?

Nice article!

Does it also raise itself to a middle position / spoiler at high speeds, like my TT does?

Lol. "Thank you, doctors."

I think the follow-up article and following discussions, and the detail of engineering race crews use to tweak things on the cars illustrate that this doesn't, as such, involve merely "basic" physics.

I assume Americanitis1 meant one should drive on the left, as well.

I'd like to honestly ask a question to the forum - this seems like a fairly appropriate article to ask it under:

I'm tempted to agree - but then I consider that 13 out of (I don't know how many, so let's just say) a lot suggests that most people did just as you say. BUT - steering and brakes becoming less effective in just the right situation (i.e., 13 out of many) could be fatal to even a quite skilled driver.

Isn't it really just the one thing: centripetal force? The latter two are mechanisms by which the first is applied?

I think you stopped reading to soon, there.

I think you stopped reading to soon, there.

I think you stopped reading to soon, there.

I'm curious about this as well. Surely the area over which the CoF applies is relevant? And hence, wider tires typically provide more grip?

I'm curious about this as well. Surely the area over which the CoF applies is relevant? And hence, wider tires typically provide more grip?