Why is it that people like yourself get to decide what I am claiming and then always do it in a way you can knock down easy and demand I back up what you’ve assigned me? Go have the debate with yourself if that’s what you want to do.

The number of spaces the city permits to be constructed is restricted. The whole of…

Parking minimums are for the occupants and users of the new buildings. That’s to keep the additional automobiles out of the street parking. A parking minimum is pointless otherwise. The spaces that count towards the minimum are not likely made available to the public at large because it would defeat the point.

Markets get distorted from government intervention. Have you ever bothered to see why those wall street types are so rich? You and I would be super rich too if our downside risks were covered by someone else and we could borrow for free.

How do you what the market price is when it is usually restricted, regulated and heavily taxed? Why would an unheated and unfinished space cost more than one that is? Chicago sold off (leased for decades actually) the street parking to a corporation. Part of that agreement requires the city to restrict off street…

I am well aware of parking minimums. But this discussion was garages open to the public at a fee, not parking for the sole use of occupants. I am also aware of groups who use politics to minimize any and all parking created.

I seem to think about property taxes? Did I write a single thing about property taxes here in this thread? No. It’s amazing how you statists just make up shit and attribute it to those who make a statement or argument you don’t like, knock it down, then make a disparaging remark all while thinking you’re so fucking…

That’s what I stated, you pay and you get access. Those willing to pay or who have relationships can get spots. And again, there would be more garages where people wanted them if government didn’t determine what land could be used for.

You can build ordinary more ordinary cars to be nice on the inside, even from the…

If the defense of Tesla motors is that features are still in ‘beta’ then that just reinforces my opinion that Musk and company don’t know how to develop product. Not that I haven’t worked at a company that tended to use the customer base to find problems, but it’s still not the way to do it.

Full is a question of price. All the regular rate spots for the public at large may be taken but that doesn’t mean the garage is actually ‘full’.

PS: If it wasn’t for government restrictions garages would get built where ever there was market demand for them great enough to make it profitable.

Most people who buy six figure cars want to be noticed, want the car to be special. This is why the exotic brands care more about their exclusivity and appearance than the technical and performance desires of gearheads.

Also such people can usually afford to park in garages in cities too. People of much lesser means…

It is unlikely for state governments to go through the hassle of determining which VW VINs are part of this and then denying registration. If they can figure out a way to shakedown VW for money they may threaten it, but other than that I just don’t see it happening.

Depends on what was damaged inside the wing and by how much compared to the remaining useful life in the plane. In other words, can’t tell from here. I would say it’s probably saveable but there most likely design details in play I have no idea about that could say otherwise.

The main emergency exit doors are over the wings requiring the passengers to go through the fire to get out or use the rear emergency doors where they would get in the way of fighting the fire and into the smoke. Then there is the time factor. Put the fire out early or risk the entire plane becoming engulfed while…

All the above would contribute something. There needs to be the right combination of fuel vapors, oxygen, and ignition source to get the fire going. My guess is that the speed of the aircraft simply prevented fuel vapor concentrations from getting high enough while also pulling away heat for ignition. Add altitude for…

DRLs are just plain useless. One of these stupid ideas that “works” when just a few cars have it but becomes visual noise when every car does. Highbeam DRLs are worse than useless, causing glare.

Traditional dash backlighting did nothing to stop people driving around with DRLs on at night. (old saturns with the high…

Just keep Fred off the slide...

A magic carpet ride?

If you can’t respond in a timely manner you should reconsider internet discussions as a hobby. It’s quite clear you post nearly every day so it’s nothing more than a tactic with you or your disregard for anyone other than yourself. Either way it’s bad form.

Your ignorance doesn’t make a fact a conspiracy.

You’re the one who doesn’t debate honestly as the record shows.