I think the Isetta wasn't terrible if you take it in context. It was a great car for a country that was on its knees post-WWII. No one could afford a real car, and the Isetta was warmer and drier than a motorcycle.

I hate the bag sizer because my bag is larger than the maximum dimensions but I know from many flights that it will always fit wheels-in on a 737 or A320. It (the plane) doesn't even have to be fitted with the expanded bins/bin doors. I don't know how they came up with the carry-on sizing rules because they have…

Some states are now requiring an MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) certified course before you can take the test to get a license if you're under a certain age (usually 18). You can get a temporary permit without taking a motorcycle skills test. These states have also usually made their tests more difficult,…

Honda, Yes Honda, Recalls 175,000 Cars Because VTEC Just Kicked In, Yo!

Spirit agent: "The government gives you a salary so that you can pay us to carry your bags. Thanks for your service!"

I wish I could remember the source for this, but I seem to remember reading that O'Leary has made several announcements regarding new cost-cutting measures on Ryanair that raised a lot of eyebrows but were done deliberately as publicity stunts, not serious plans.

The driver was turning across traffic (which was clear), so visibility wasn't compromised, and the cyclist was on the other side of the road. Short of lanes for cyclists with a barrier separating them from cars, how would this be any different on a new road?

The camera was attached to the handlebars, not his helmet. He didn't do a full 540 in the air or pass through four vertical meters before hitting the ground. Watch the video around 0:24-0:26 again, you'll see the guy lying on the ground next to the curb.

Wait, Americans only drove pure crap in the early 90s? Probably at least 50% of the models from the Big Three was garbage from 1970 through the mid 00s.

Put it in the same group as the Ford C-Max – tall but with no sliding doors, seating for 5, and hatch opening. Not quite a wagon, but definitely not a CUV.

I was a very loyal CO customer prior to the merger with UA. I felt like CO took to heart their advertising slogan: "Work Hard. Fly Right." They had good customer relations and a ton of amenities (in-flight movies and free "meals" on longer flights) that other airlines had cut long before. I appreciated that CO seemed…

Really? I always assumed that the reduced costs were why a lot of US airlines that were struggling in the 90s or 2000s (US Airways, Northewst, United) switched from all-Boeing fleets to A320s (and A330s, in the case of NW and US).

The E63 is a sweet ride, but expensive to buy, insure, and maintain. So far as I know, harpists (and musicians in general) are typically not rolling in cash. Low running costs and high reliability are probably more important than having fun, plus you can't have much fun carving corners since you risk damaging your…

I worked on the -8 program and haven't yet flown on one either. I almost did last summer but ended up choosing a different routing to Asia that involved my first A380 and 773 instead.

It's too bad people can't be sentenced to driver retraining, where they have to go to a closed-course and on-road driving class to teach/reteach them car control and traffic laws. Sort of like Driver's Edge/Street Survival, but not just for teenagers. Make it flexible, so they don't get fired from their job, but make…

The light is probably indicating solid green or flashing yellow arrow (both mean the same thing for a left-only lane), so the turn wasn't improper if the driver had yielded to oncoming traffic, which they clearly did not. What I find surprising is that the car behind is blithely following the car in front without a…

I think one could reasonably argue that the 2004-2008 TSX and TL were both very good cars as well. Acura has definitely lost the plot since then. It seems like the only models they make that are any good now are the RDX and MDX.

I have actually driven the ForTwo on the interstate next to F-150s, and it's not terrible to drive. The seating position inside is very commanding and you sit much higher than someone in a sedan, so it doesn't feel vulnerable. Also, they can go at least 70, so if it was struggling to do 65, it was the driver, not the…

I think you're getting the accident rate and fatality rate confused. The fatality rate has dropped dramatically since the widespread availability of cell phones. The number of accidents per year in the same period has remained relatively flat, though on a population basis the rate has probably fallen slightly. Source.

Alamo Drafthouse is the best. I'm sad I'm moving to a place that doesn't have them.