That might be US thing. In the UK reversing round a corner is part of the driving test, so it’s more common. Just leave enough of a gap between you and any car in front, so that you don’t have to reverse.

They’re road legal in the UK, and as far as I know, our laws (on cars) are more stringent than any US states.

When Peugeot converted the 206 to right-hand drive for the UK they moved all of the controls over to the RH side as you’d expect.

I think they stopped all that nonsense some years ago when the government realized that it could make money by selling newly issue plates with interesting numbers and letters.

I can’t download the report itself, but the IEA definitely has statistics for every country, so I think it’s unlikely they ignored anywhere.

This has the effect of wiping out a massive chunk of the world’s population and destabilizing most of the governments, even the ones that didn’t participate in the war.

I think what Moore hadn’t realised was that second generation immigrants can be even more right wing about immigration than the original population.

I remember, at the time, some criticism over Sutler’s Norsefire party being a thinly-veiled critique of the American right (and the Bush administration in particular). Which, honestly, if you’re seeing yourself in that, well, maybe that should tell you something.

It hits extra hard this week, now that the Torys have just introduced a law that lets them to ban any protest that they deem “publicly annoying”, allowing the police to arrest everyone and fine the organisers.

I had a girlfriend who, after I’d apologised for talking at her for five minutes said “I wasn’t interested, but I like seeing you being geeky about something so it’s all good”.

Plenty of cheap cars still come with rear drum brakes from the factory. They’re not much good for motorsport because they don’t shed heat well, but for average commuter driving they’re just fine.

With the addendum that if you’re not white, you’re automatically in a lower class, even if you have money.

I’m guessing in the UK that individual contributions to elected officials, including mayors, councilmen/women, district attorneys are more strictly regulated

I realise they’re cherry-picking the most cinematic crashes, but all of those cars look incredibly difficult to drive.

Since I’ve had to wear a mask in shops, I’ve started to get ID’d for buying alcohol again. I’m 40, our minimum age for alcohol is 18.

US only? Is that because you knew that if you included the rest of the world the UK would win? ;)

It doesn’t hit as hard now that you can just buy a Tesla, and get mid 10 second quarter mile times.

Hope Isetta new track record on this run!

I just scrapped my 2001 Peugeot 206 and it had a pretty similar interior.

It’s a bit boxy and unfinished for me, but I still think it looks more like a modernised Defender than Land Rover’s current version.