It’s a good thing they severely injured that guy or somebody worthwhile could have been severely injured.

Mmmm not even close. On one track you have potential families and people not breaking the law... on the other you have this shit stain who could care less about anyone other than themselves having fun. Fuck this guy he got exactly what he was looking for. 

Just a few days ago, up in Albany, some moron driving an ATV on a pedestrian path hit a student, and now she’s in the hospital in a coma with a TBI. Alexa Kropf, University at Albany student from Floral Park, in medically induced coma after hit-and-run - Newsday

I’m guessing the ATV guy planned on blowing past the cruiser and was not expecting to be cut off. It is clear he did not plan on stopping and I am fine with what happened here.

What a piss poor comparison...

That guy must have been hauling ass, too, because it looks like a really long site-line to the cop car.  Or do ATVs have crappy brakes?

You watch the tape and that self-centered jackass is really booking down the path. If he struck a pedestrian from behind at that speed, that person would be at least as injured as jackass ended up but he wouldn’t be scathed much due to the ATV taking most of the impact.

One was not an active threat to anyone, the other is a guy riding a vehicle that weighs a few hundred pounds at 30+ miles per hour on a path meant for pedestrians lol

Agreed. Bad take on Jalopnik’s part to suggest that the ATV driver running through a bunch of cyclists and pedestrians was the more desirable outcome than hitting a stopped police car. This isn’t exactly the trolley problem, because one of the outcomes is measurably worse than the other.

I am failing to see how the cop did not do *exactly* the right thing here. If moron was going too fast to stop in time to not hit a very plainly visible cop car, he was going too fast to not hit a pedestrian. Not like he came around a blind corner and there was the cop.

Two parties in the wrong you say?

I’m normally on the ACAB side, but I’m really struggling to be displeased with what the cop did here.

I believe the sensible option is to grab a pair of jump seats from a Subaru Brat (DOT-approved!) and bolt those in.

I used to ride rear facing in a Volvo wagon when i was a kid. I have made it this far. 

Does Toyota really care? Either way, it results in a sale for Toyota.

Except they are both unreliable as shit and the defender actually looks like shit. Toyota buyers would not consider those due to reliability and resale value.

23 MPG in the real world would border on astounding for a 4Runner. 15.6 mpg was my world world figure, driven quite carefully ( though with lots of up and down and short distances). 

There are several elements of the Land Cruiser that I think feel a bit out of place for a $60k vehicle. Considering the new GX starts at $64k, I can’t help but wonder if that would be the better purchase. It would be interesting to see a head to head comparison of this new Land Cruiser and the GX. 

I’m sure the aftermarket will provide eventually. The round headlights do look better in my opinion. Although it would be interesting to see a comprehensive comparison of which headlamp option actually functions better.

Nooo! I love round headlights, goddamnit!