I have a hard time feeling bad on the gas prices issue for a society that has spent decades arranging life to live as far away from things as possible and to drive the biggest things to get there and to do it all in a way that depends on forms of energy that we know are eventually going to just run out.

IIRC, there were 3 sets of checks that were sent out with the last one in early 2021.  And yet, people are blaming the few hundred bucks sent out to those individuals for current inflation?  Inflation never seems to be a worry when it comes to tax cuts.

Yup, and 15-20% is a high estimate for that savings. The E-10 blend is going to E-15, which is only 5% of the total composition and maybe 2-3% of the cost offset to substitute.

That’s a pretty ignorant comment. Do you know how much fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia have gone up in price this year? Row crop farmers are going to have a very rough year, as their fuel and fertilizer costs are going to be astronomical. They may not even be able to get the fertilizer or coated seed they need to…

I miss when you could just take off a speaker grill to replace your speakers. Now you have to take off the whole damn door panel and deal with all the auto locks, window switches, mirror controls etc.

Moreover, they can put it all into a cheap touchscreen instead of pricy knobs and buttons

Tires is/are obviously the #1 choice.

Wheels and tires, 100% of the time. Whether for performance or aesthetics, it’s always the biggest improvement. 

Wow, the rare instance of “Do you know who I am?” being used to a positive effect!

I have a light just outside my office that I have to turn left through every day. It is much safer to turn left when my light is red than when it’s green, so I run that red light every chance I get. It’s the only light I run, as I’m normally trying to set a good example and be a good bike citizen.

The braking claim is THIN. Consumer Reports provided a chart of 9 vehicles. 4 of the electric vehicles had a GREATER stopping distance than their gas equivalents. Unless they’ve got a lot more data, that’s not a statistical significance I’d hang my hat on. Their explanation also has holes in it.

Recycling is inherently good

9000 fucking pounds? Jesus Christ we can’t even do EVs right. Every day I’m more and more convinced that we flew too close to the sun a long time ago but convinced ourselves that the horrible burns were a nice tan. Fuck it all, no engines over 200 hp without paying for a more comprehensive license and any vehicle over…

The problem is Bill Nye was paid by Coca Cola to make the commercial. It adds an inherent bias to everything he says from this point forward. He’s only going to say what Coca Cola wants him to say.

Bill Nye is not a scientist, stop calling him that. He does not hold a PhD. He has a bachelor’s. He’s a “science presenter,” “science advocate,” “science personality,” etc. 

“And then they finally make the pass, and after a stop sign or light they need to do it again. And again.”

Oh I’m sure the comments on this will be just... ugh. but I’m gonna try anyway.

There’s a stoplight near my house that’s got some kind of trigger that my bike cannot make switch. Because it’s a side road to main road, the light just won’t change unless triggered. So as a cyclist, I have the option of waiting until a…

This type of rule (stop signs as yields, red lights as stop signs) makes a lot of sense. In many cases, urban lights are timed for peak traffic or are sensor activated. That means most of the time, reds occur when there is little to no traffic. It’s entirely reasonable that at most of these intersections a bicycle or…

Now I think is a good time to mention how James May said that cars tuned for tracks like the Nurburgring makes them terrible to use everywhere else.