Are you talking about overtaking on the hard shoulder on a two-lane road when a car is turning left? If so, sure, it’s illegal but, as long as the shoulder is clear it’s not really a problem. Blowing past a stopped school bus with its “do not pass go” lights and stop sign deployed? The Sarlacc pit for you, my friend.

Props to Karl Lagerfeld for not even bothering to set his watch up. “Ah, what an amusing trinket to wear for the next 30 minutes.”

Seriously. Car manufacturers seem to be going down the same misguided road as “smart” TV manufacturers. In a quest to “reintermediate” themselves (i.e. get out of the “commodity” ghetto), they’re building-in “advanced infotainment” functionality that will be obsolete in 12 months.

Which brings a large number of TVR’s output into the mix.

Fair point. I phrased that wrong. I meant it seems dangerous for children to cross active traffic lanes to actually board a bus. It relies too much on drivers obeying the “stop when lights are flashing” rule. Crossing the road to get to the side the bus stops on is unfortunately a necessity of limited transport…

Christ, that’s insane.

I was wondering the same thing. The SUV driver needs to be peeled and rolled in salt, but expecting kids to cross the road to get to their school bus seems dangerous.

Just avoid rum and grape Kool-Ade. Trust me.

I agree. The Caeliar storyline was great. Even explained how the Borg got their name. ;)

Not a big fan of the Borg Queen concept, personally (no offense to the actors who portrayed them). The Borg went from being a networked collective consciousness with fully distributed command and control systems, to just another hive species serving a “queen.” The former is an existentially terrifying threat to any…

But the driver will have to click through 297 different EULAs, disclaimers, waivers, warnings, admonishments and advisories before being allowed to take the wheel. It’ll be quicker to walk.

Since this subthread seems to be the motherlode of Prius hatred, permit me to ask a question: why do Prius drivers generally drive like asshats? On my daily freeway commute, the model of car I most frequently see speeding, accelerating erratically to keep other cars from merging, tailgating, lane hopping and generally…

For when it inevitably rolls over.

To be fair, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle was only designed for the purpose of fighting a specific guy named Bradley. Then the usual Pentagon procurement scope creep took over, and the rest is history.

Came here to say this. They were cheap transportation for the emerging lower middle class.

Particularly if the fart sound can be used with the alarm function.

All the spoilers that only pop up at speeds in excess of the legal speed limit, then don’t go down until the car is nearly stopped. It would be cheaper and easier to just call the cops before your trip and let them know you’ll be ripping through their turf.

Thanks for the pet adoption message at the end. So many great animals are needlessly killed every day, yet puppy mills are as profitable as ever. Even if you want a pure-bred, they’re right there at the shelter, so unless you want a dog to show at Westminster, make the shelter your first stop.

Even the supermarket they used for the big shootout was perfect. Somerfield was formerly known as Gateway, a mid-market chain that was being destroyed by the upmarket Sainsbury’s at one end and the discount ASDA at the other. The company rebranded as “Somerfield” and tried to convince everyone its stores were upmarket…

Is Michael Vick still supplying them with dog meat?