Not quite as green, but public transit, too, is another option. Maybe not as environmentally friendly on the face, but more environmentally efficient. I would kill for a good public transit system in my town. Nobody enjoys driving in rush-hour downtown traffic anyway. Not to mention you might see a dent in obesity…

*sigh*... I am so tired of having to explain to my non-car people friends, all of whom drive hybrid or plug-in EVs aren’t as green as they think, and my ancient Mercedes is greener than it looks. In particular, the EV bunch doesn’t understand that because of where we live (Indiana), their cars are not running on a…

I’ve generally used the terms “clueless idiots” and “people who buy cars because they’re cute”. (Disclaimer: nothing wrong with a cute car. But having that as the main/only reason?

Saw this happen at an SCCA race a Mid-Ohio years ago. I was a worker stationed at turn 3 (the hairpin) and happened to be on yellow duty. This Neon comes through the turn fine, but about halfway down the mostly-straight piece of track leading to the entry to Madness, the car suddenly spins and ends up in the wall,…

I have a feeling this was originally designed for Alex Zanardi—he & BMW have a longstanding relationship, and Lord knows he's been successful at the Paralympic Games.....

Wow! A big thank you to all who replied. Y’all rock.

Fancy German vehicle? Aw, crap.....

Since it’s mentioned, and since it’s something I need to do soon, I’m going to ask a clueless newbie question: When you replace brake pads, must you always replace the rotors as well? I want to do the brakes myself, but 1) I’m fairly clueless, and 2) despite looking over a lot of model-specific info, I’m pretty…

Oh. Oh my....

Maybe not playing nice as such, but Rossi wouldn’t likely give him that extra bit of “wiggle room” that he would a teammate. After all, in any racing, it’s one thing to take out another competitor, even purely accidentally. Taking out one’s teammate is a whole ‘nother level of scorn and (assumed) stupidity, plus it…

I'm sorry..... I saw this and immediately thought, "Coming to a LeMons event near you......"

Honestly? Until I saw that this was an actual Thing according to multiple people, I was seriously wondering if Dale wasn't sort of trolling the internet at large...... I could see him pulling a joke like this.

Ah...hadn’t quite heard all those details. My apologies.

Don’t forget epic stupidity, and 90 mph+ in a 45 certainly counts, regardless of what car it is and who is driving. Yeah, the CGT, like many a Porsche, has the reputation of being tricky to drive. But you could’ve had Schumi or J.M. Fangio or even any of the top drivers today driving and it’d still be a damn stupid…

True, but if I read correctly, this was a dismissal. The judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to support the claims against Porsche.

*Sigh*..... Speaking as a non-model, non-good-looking blonde in a firesuit female member of the auto enthusiast world,

For the sake of expediency, I’ll go ahead and post this for the inevitable idiot who shows up and asks why this is such a big deal.......

Oooohhh, okay. I guess I was sick that day in Civil Procedure in Law School.

Good article. I’ve genuinely got truly mixed feelings about this. I’m a big proponent of improving safety *before* anyone gets badly hurt or killed, and I don’t think “cause tradition” is a particularly valid argument. (See the current open-cockpit debate.)

No, because the burden of proof for a civil case is considerably lesser than that for a criminal case. See OJ.