I wouldn’t mind knowing where the 1.49% credit union is. The last time I got a car loan, I was able to get 1.99%, but the current rates are 2.49%.

While I support your desire to have people pronounce Porsche correctly, saying “Porsh” isn’t ignoring the last three letters at all. That would be saying “Porz” which nobody says. Saying “Porsh” merely treats the trailing “e” as silent, for which there is plenty of precedent in English. Precedent aside, the main…

Sometimes I play a game and count how many times the car in front of me hits the brakes for every time I do. I think the record was like 18-to-1.

They teach them to wait until they are about to ascend a long hill.

Drop #7. So few cars are manual transmission and it won’t make you a better driver in ways that count (as in, not on the track). In its place, put this at #1:

You’re assuming he saw the “downed rider.” If he passed the rider at all (he could have entered the interstate after the rider bailed out), he may not have noticed the rider, or, might have seen a guy but no bike and not had time at 65mph to figure out what was going on, especially if the guy was standing or walking.…

The safer thing to do is roll along slightly behind with the hazard lights on to warn other drivers. The damage is already done to the bike. No sense in adding vehicle damage as well.