I read an article (I think on Car and Driver) where the auto-braking system on one of their cars malfunctioned and the car applied full brakes while driving on an empty highway (it was part of an adaptive cruise control system).

I was just thinking this. I often get very close while merging...suddenly braking without my input could cause diasterous effects. Also what about going around stopped cars? Parking? Seems more of a nuisance than an asset.

Well, it looks like whatever year this takes effect will be the last time I'll be interested in a new car.

You can have my brake pedal when you pry it from my cold, dead foot! Oh wait this doesn't work the same as the second amendment. (also I was gonna find some image of a severed foot that'd be appropriate but uh... don't image search something like that.)

Nice! Be prepared for a huge depreciation hit as people are importing these over by the fistful. What grade is the one you got? Looking forward to the writeup of the importation process, though most of what I'm interested in are things a customer probably won't know, like finding a Japanese exporter, if they use…

Eagle Vision ESi. Not sure if I can afford the TSi.

The weather just needs a charge.

The tires just need a charge and some dry rot remover. Charge them with nitrogen and they'll be good forever. The treads are low because they are _performance_ tires.

Poplar Street Bridge connecting downtown St. Louis to Illinois.

The word drone.

Driving at those speeds on a public road is, to me, the same as firing a gun into a crowd of people.

"Whoa, that was an explosive drive."

I've never sold freebies on EBay or anywhere else. But I couldn't help checking. My 1997 press kit for the Dodge Durango SUV, which was stuffed in an imitation Wheaties box, complete with actual cereal, is being offered for $129. A duplicate of my 2001 kit for the PT Cruiser, with three toy cars in a cardboard garage,…

If one cannot figure out how to park a car between two white lines in a parking lot, they probably should not have a Drivers License.... Just my opinion of course.

The problem's driving like an idiot, you see
You'll need a bus pass if you do it recklessly
Drive drunk or too fast or even attempt to flee
There must be fifty ways to lose your license...

This is why I never send food back to the kitchen. I don't want to gamble that there is an asshole chef who wants to get back at me. I eat what I can, then put the rest aside, then never return to that establishment. I vote with my patronage.

If they're giving you something you intend to ingest, it's usually wise to be nice to them.

Did you not watch the video? He asks about the extra cash before leaving. If they wanted change they could've asked him right then and there.

When you give a service person extra money, you ask for change back, or it is (safely) assumed that you are (a decent human being) giving them a tip, that's how they get paid!!!!

Thats enough to pay back the Loch Ness monster twice.