Agreed, I got bifocals about 2 years ago, and there is no sweet-spot to read much detail on the screen in my GTI (I use dedicated reading glasses for my computer-centric job, and distance-prescription sunglasses to drive, so the bifocals are a nighttime thing only, mostly). Thankfully the screen is small and…

No. He’s a journalist. Take any subject matter and walla, he’s suddenly an expert, without knowing the most rudimentary facts.

I want touch-screen accelerator and brake and steering. Get rid of the mechanical interface completely. Make sure the screen lighting is so bright that night vision is completely obliterated and maybe have it off to the side where little animations can constantly play within peripheral vision to draw attention from…

Going back to his reference, VW is going towards touch controls on the steering wheel too. There’s no feedback to the controls, and includes a slider for volume and cruise up/down. Sometimes the slider works just fine, sometimes it lags and the volume jumps up/down like crazy. Tell me unintentionally blasting the…

I like the blend of tech and buttons in my Crosstrek. Climate control is buttons, I have buttons to change the radio and volume on my steering wheel, but I have a touchscreen for navigation maps and settings.

Wait until you get “old” and need readers or bifocals, distraction isn’t the issue but quick legibility is. It’s where tactile buttons become nice for those frequent tasks, I don’t need to look at, try to focus, then read a screen, just find a set touch point then press. You don't know what you've got until it's gone.

I mean, 27. In 15 years maybe less, this kid will understand what the hell we are talking about.  Your night vision goes first.

Saab Night Mode. I miss that sooo much, having had three of them with it.

For me the damning thing in the header photo is that green at the top of the windshield. Yep... that’s a reflection. If light from inside the car is reflecting off the windshield back towards your eyes at night.... it is objectively wrong. This is not about taste. It’s just wrong.

First of all, your screen name is terrific, so you get a point for that. And then you’re completely right on about Saab...I came here to post exactly that, but you beat me to it. Nice. And yes, having as little light inside the cabin is the best possible situation for night driving. So, if the author is a city boy and…

“Maybe so, we don’t know”

I personally like to slow down quite a bit when making turns.

Pension fund or have them carry professional liability insurance like doctors have malpractice insurance.

Chances: 100%

The cops should be forced to have a sign in their office the shows the running total of all lawsuits that costs the taxpayers due to their incompetence. And maybe it should be paid out of their pension fund. 

Chances are this guy didn’t even do anything wrong. Clearly the cop was fishing for an arrest:

Driving 18 in a 45 and not signaling... sounds like the only crime here was not using a signal and the cop tacked on the speed, which was likely just the guy slowing down to turn.

“Overwhelming odor of...” Is the most bullshit cop bullshit to ever bullshit. They use that excuse because odors can’t be captured on camera, as soon as cellphones start coming out with an odor analyzer app then arrests on that reason will drop like a rock. If you are ever on a jury and a cop cites that, go ahead and…

And an invasive seach of the bloodstream.

The penalty for poor driving is a fine, not three days of wrongful imprisonment.