I will grant that it was 10 years ago so inflation and all that, but I recently scrapped a 2003 Taurus at 280k miles that I bought in 2009 for $4k with 130-odd thousand miles. Original drivetrain. So seeing 140k described as high mileage had me laughing a bit.

World’s carriest rust.

There is one of these signs in Pittsburgh. Except it is absolutely useless because it isn’t timed right. Northbound 51 at Wabash. I assume it is there because the light is on the other side of a small overpass. Except the “Red Light Ahead” sign that is posted a solid 1/4 mile back from the light doesn’t start flashing…

I am surprised by their claim that their speedos are calibrated conservatively.  So if it says you are going 37, you are actually above 37.5.  Wouldn't that be the opposite of what you want?  I look forward to having someone cite this statement for a defense of a speeding ticket.

It is a situational thing, not a one size fits all rule, and keeping to the right half of the lane (you generally want to ride where vehicle tires go anyway, less debris) does not mean they should be riding the lane line or pushed onto the shoulder. Being too far over encourages unsafe passes.

Was with you for the first half but assumed the second half was going to be about better driver awareness. Why should ’bikers and cyclists’ (which are the same, right, unless you mean motorcycles which would be even more bizarre) keep to the edge which is statistically more dangerous for them?

Dropped the entire front subframe, engine/trans and all, out the bottom of a 94 Taurus SHO using only my trusty 100pc Craftsman mechanics tool set, the spare tire jack and whatever pieces of 2x4, concrete block and bricks that I could find.

In what way is Tesla Model S a luxury car? Compared across the various price points, they aren’t competitive at all.

How will they send requested pictures through a phone call?

400 miles in 11 days is actually pretty good.

Nazi punks fuck of.

“Something is better than nothing” is how you get a $4T federal budget.  

Good.

The smell of freshly mown grass is a distress signal.  

I’m not as sure. The cries could very well just be a programmed reaction to acute damage, but not a feeling of pain. Humans pick cries because that is a typical human reaction, so it is instantly understandable.

Anything that redlines over 8k is fun, it doesn’t matter if you have to shift into second at 10mph, doing it at 8k rpm makes you smile.

Thanks for the reasonable reply. I realize I am getting lots of replies because I was in early on this argument, but I was honest when I said that I was ‘Not sure’. I intentionally avoided making a judgment, only voiced a concern.

Not sure how much time firefighters should spend saving 'stuff', no matter how valuable or how much it aligns with my hobby interests.  

Hamlet considered a W12 Phaeton once.

Misleading headline. Not confusing. The reason you felt that way is because that is the way the headline author wanted you to feel, that there are racists out there pretending to be 'stranded motorists' just to get their chance to shoot a black man.