I’m speechless, but with 36,895 comments, I haven’t always been speechless. This post is the best prize ever! Thanks so much, Andrew!
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Absolutely. If I’m wearing flip flops they get kicked off every time I drive.
Good intel on the barefoot thing, I actually believed that one. I do that in my Jeep all the time when it’s warm and I’m wearing flip flops. To me it always felt way safer than possibly getting a flop caught under a pedal.
Yes, please don’t be rude towards my incredibly talented coworker.
wow rude?
(As 2019 rounds out and we near the start of a new decade, Jalopnik imagines what the next year could bring... if the past decade had gone as we hoped it would.)
It’s a prototype with manufacturer plates... ever auto company does this, just not usually this ugly
They just need to sell Ford loot boxes. For $100 a pop you can open one and hope that it has an option you want for your vehicle. It will mostly be terrible paint colors and ugly plaid patterns for your seats, but you can always hope.
They are clearly a money making scheme in Australia. If it wasn’t, then all the proceeds from fines would be donated to charities or earmarked for other initiatives to improve peoples’ lives.
It’s not even the screens or phones alone that are distractions - phones are the popular target but long before they became ubiquitous people were still doing dumb shit like trying to eat (everything from fast food to using actual utensils for a plate of food from home), reading a book, shaving, applying mascara, or…
Neutral: If they are like every other automated system on US public roads and are operated by a non-governmental 3rd party, then no. It may work elsewhere, but here in the US they’ll turn into a money making scheme like speed traps and red light cameras.
FCA has a dedicated screen off button on many cars. I like that feature
Gotta give props to dude for having the balls to call u up and open a dialogue.
We’re MEN!!! We’re manly men, we're men in tiiights!,,,
No, it’s ugly.
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As someone who has purchased a 2014 Fiesta (ST), 2018 Forte and will buy an 2019/2020 Impreza soon, I can confirm that small car owners do like to stay with what they know.