"Finally, complaining about LA's lack of public transit is kind of like complaining about the U.S.'s lack of high speed rail. It is all about density. NYC has nearly FOUR TIMES the population density of LA."

"Cars greatly, greatly increase the total mobility of people (particularly poor people who wouldn't have had money for frequent train rides back in the days before cars) in ways that walking never can."

Maybe this was the only set of wheels they were able to produce, after spending $1 million to get the company up and running? It's like when pharma companies talk about how expensive their pills are "sure the second pill cost $0.30, but the first pill cost $200 million."

We made these as well...not very practical.

The Volt's plug-in feature would be useless for me as an urban homeowner with no off-street parking. So Chevy's audience is somewhat limited to suburbanites with garages. Also, based on economic data, the suburbs aren't doing so hot these days, so that even further shrinks the potential Volt market. I love the idea…

How can you tell he's crossing against the signal? The light facing the camera is red, which would seem to indicate he *may* have been crossing legally. At the very least, you'd think the cop would've seen the first car barely miss the guy and respond accordingly. Sadly, this is what happens when you equip police…

I have a fully functioning brain, so using my car and its proximity key hasn't been a problem. My keys usually go in my pocket when not in use, so with a proximity key they stay there instead of making the trip from pocket to dash. I don't understand why this is complicated for anyone.

"OMG, young people are abandoning this awesome old paradigm for a lame new one, the horror!" -Every generation ever

And only asshats ride Specialized....