Fortunately lane splitting gives you one fewer thing to worry about since there is one fewer motorcycle you have to watch out for and potentially rear-end.

You're correct, it's completely normal to not see a motorcycle lane splitting. Motorcyclists that are lane splitting are always assuming that cars do not see them and react accordingly. Because it's always up to the motorcyclist to react to traffic, it's safest when the motorcyclist has all the tools and options at…

The lanes are already big enough; 6-8 feet in between cars is plenty enough to fit in between. It doesn't seem like that from inside a car, but when you're actually in between lanes there's tons of space.

I wholeheartedly agree with you, the licensing system in the US is pretty terrible. In the US, you can get your motorcycle permit with just a simple written test, then take an *extremely* slow riding test at the DMV to get your license that only tests your <5mph riding skills. Then you're OK to buy a literbike and…

Exactly, the last thing you should worry about is a motorcyclist riding next to you. Let the motorcyclist pass and keep on with your normal driving. It's completely the motorcyclist's responsibility to not run into you, just like how it's completely your responsibility to not hit other drivers when merging, changing…

Since when is accelerating quickly being a dick? I can totally understand popping a wheelie when peeling off, but that is already illegal and considered reckless driving. It's far safer to accelerate quickly, therefore maximizing space between you and the rest of traffic.

I'm actually more surprised that 54,000 Euros is only $60,000 than the fact that someone got a 54,000 Euro ticket.

So you're comparing $21k performance hatchbacks from Ford to $50k+ German luxury sedans? Ford hasn't ever been (and probably won't be) in the market to compete against extremely expensive luxury cars like the Audi RS series of BMW M series.

I think Ford is smart for doing this. The Cadillac market is going after the Germans, which make very impressive cars. It's a very competitive, difficult market to get yourself into, but there is a decent step in between standard economobiles and the higher-end German market. Buick can easily be beat, same goes for…

It's also good to note that the United States (with the exception of California) is the only industrialized country in the world that specifically does not allow lane splitting or lane filtering (lane splitting in stopped traffic). It's also one of the many reasons why I bought a motorcycle (because California, lane…

Good Lord, alternators are only 55% efficient!? These things do need to be redesigned.

I wholeheartedly agree with you in my 2.0 Ecoboost as well. Because it uses a smaller turbo for less lag, a low compression ratio, a higher boost pressure (compensating for the low compression ratio), and direct injection, it can achieve extremely lean air-fuel ratios while in boost. When out of boost, its efficiency…

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Absolutely this! The first snow of the year I would always do this with my car to regain my snow-driving skills. It's tons of fun, very low-risk (assuming you do it in an empty parking lot with no barriers or other cars around), and it makes you learn so much more about your car's limits and capabilities than anything…

So Merino, Merino, and some more Merino wool.

Does it still matter? Of course it does. Having driven both the Fiesta ST and Focus ST on the same track back-to-back, the Fiesta ST is more chuckable around tight corners, but anything over 30 the Focus reigns superior.

For a while California gave HOV access stickers to people who bought Priuses because they could be considered a "zero-emission vehicle" for the 4-ish miles you could run on battery power alone. Shortly afterwards, they realized how bad of a mistake that was because the HOV lane quickly became clogged with Prius…

I'm going to say my first car, a used Scion xD. Why a Scion?

And you know why the Focus RS is coming to the US with a manual transmission? Because good people like us bought a ton of Focus STs and loved them.

Sure they all have GPS receivers, but how would they transmit back the data?