I don’t ride a motorcycle, but when I’m driving, I do NOT like to be caught behind an extremely slow moving vehicle. That crap puts you at risk of getting rear ended by an inattentive or impatient driver, which on a bike is a possible death sentence.

“Professional traffic engineers.” That’s weak-minded fallacy of appeal to authority.

Totally agree. Even if the war in Afghanistan didn’t materially contribute to the demise of the Soviet Union, it sparked a huge change in the way citizens viewed the military, government and communist party leadership. The losses in Afghanistan were demoralizing, and prompted people who would normally not speak out in…

My wife is in the ‘slowing down is always the answer camp’ and it has its share of hazards. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve been forced to linger in a potentially hazardous situation—say, near an erratic driver—because she was unwilling to expedite a lane change or pass.

Looks like Michigan. There was a sign for Ann Arbor at one point.

I just never understand this. I always let faster/aggressive drivers go by, even if they are being obnoxious. I want those idiots out there in front of me, where they can smoke out speed traps and lurking cops. That Lincoln guy needs to be a helluva lot smarter and just let the Mazda go.

This is the most Florida picture I’ve ever seen on this site.

Deer are the worst. I had a couple deer encounters in four months a couple years back. One bolted out of the woods and charged at the side of our car. I was able to swerve clear of it, but my son told me he could have reached out and touched the dumb animal’s nose—that’s how close he came. The second I hit—hard—with…

Hmmm. The Kinja is strong in this one.

The line starts back there.

There’s a good reason why. That’s clearly Leland from Twin Peaks.

I swear to god, I’ll pistol whip the next guy who says shenanigans.

So much fun this car. I added a short shift kit to tighten the comically long throws on the shifter. Definitely makes a difference.

Starred for “...and whatever the hell the F-35 is supposed to do well.”

Really interesting, and I agree. I can imagine that manueverability is useful in BVR/radar missile engagements, allowing pilots to foil doppler radar by instantly beaming an incoming missile.

Great stuff, and it illustrates just how much the battlespace is changing.

They have the HOBS missiles, not us.

We drove the Limited for several days as an insurance rental, and I had the same complaint with the engine and transmission. Lag and lunge. The leather interior was very nice and I had no issues with the ride quality, steering or suspension. It’s a nicely packaged and composed small SUV, as far as I could tell. My…

Can you explain to me how this maneuverability demonstration relates to real world dog fighting?

Here’s one for you: