I don't know how many times I've raged against the machine, shouting against the wind of stupidity, "Don't build idiot proof cars. Idiots don't need to drive!"

Pepperidge Farms remembers

SO BLACK! MUCH ALARM! SUCH SCARE!

Aim for the bushes.

She's slowly getting better. We were on a longer trip and she looked into her mirror and saw a trooper with his lights going - she flipped out and didn't know if she was being pulled over or not. I told her to get the fuck out of the fast lane and he shot right by us. "See? This is why you don't park in the left…

My girlfriend hangs in the left lane all the time. She also drives a Honda Insight, a vehicle specifically designed to not be in the left lane. It pains me so.

I am no longer sorry for this.

I drove this Charger until very recently. It was extremely metal.

Jalopnik - themed question:

Tom Cruise is a weird dude in real life, but he's a great actor and a pretty dang good driver. Looking forward to this.

Go Like Hell by A. J. Baime is one of the best reads I've ever had. I bought the book when Spinelli posted this article on Jalopnik. http://jalopnik.com/5910453/how-ca…

Shimmering Matt

I always signal in case I missed someone. I have pretty good situational awareness, but there's always the chance I missed something.

Dear car, I know I'm close to the next driver up ahead, I'm just about to overtake them. Dear car, I know I crossed my lane without indicating. That's because there's nobody here.

LOL! My neck is very sensitive. I'd probably drive into a tree.

I see a badge that says V12. Your argument is invalid.

That's actually pretty cool

Uh... Okay. The Government Shutdown to me is just like a story I know called "The Puppy Who Lost His Way." The world was changing, and the puppy was getting... bigger...

How many times a day does the dude in the middle throw up?

All four of my kids are straight-A students (knock on wood). One of the girls is going to be an engineer (she's on her HS robotics team and has already done two engineering-related internships - and she's the prettiest one), another is planning on Med school and the third is most interested in marrying well.