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Mobius
06/04/09

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I remember watching Top Gear's drive of the Clarity, and Jay Leno was talking to James May (God bless those two) about what he thought could be the future for this world: efficient, environmentally friendly cars or other forms of transport to do stuff in, and put all that gas you save into something more thrilling for the weekends.

In other words, a Prius and a Corvette. Or a bike and an M3. Or a bus and a Caterham.

(No? Then there is no pleasing you, is there?)
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
06/04/09

@Mobius_1: Seems like a good idea. I'll take a Fusion Hybrid over the Prius though.
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
06/04/09

@Mobius_1: You know, with a bus and a Caterham, since the Caterham is undoubtedly more economical gauging by the number of passengers most Americans carry, I can't really say I'm very excited at the prospect of having a gas-guzzling bus as my "fun weekend driver". :P
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engineerd
06/04/09

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I love mass transit. If we had a mass transit system in Detroit I would use it to commute. If I lived someplace like London or Chicago I would probably only have 1 car. And it would be a fun car like a Se7en.

I understand the desire for "freedom" in driving yourself to and from work. You can leave whenever you want and go anywhere you want without having to worry about train schedules or connections.

However, commuters are faced with similar issues in deciding when to leave to miss traffic (I have a coworker who comes in at 6am and leaves at 4pm sharp or his commute doubles) and deciding which route to take due to traffic and accidents.
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beercheck
06/04/09

@engineerd: Mass transit isn't dog friendly. Fuck it.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
06/04/09

@engineerd: When you mean Detroit you mean SE-MI/ Greater Detroit right? Coz there is nothing to commute to in Detroit anymore.
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drewdrawsLA
06/04/09

@Formerlythegreatestdriver: According to Ben, downtown Detroit is like Disneyworld and the image of a collapsing city is just to keep the rif-raf out.

It's working for me, haven't been there since '01.
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EVL29
06/04/09

@beercheck:

It also isn't grocery shopping friendly either.
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chollo9
06/05/09

@EVL29: Sure they are, you just need one of those little baskets with wheels.@beercheck: Sure it is, you just have to be blind.
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beercheck
06/05/09

@Stranger than most: Dude.

Fremont Street.

Looking forward:

Looking back:

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Bartoni
06/04/09

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That's just.... I don't know, those pictures make my skin crawl for some reason.

Much as a good thing this is, it's really creepy for some reason.
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beercheck
06/04/09

@Bartoni: It's weird alright. Like watching Dan Tanna drive down Fremont Street, then actually going there now. It's a cockeyed feeling.
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Stranger than most
06/04/09

@beercheck: your thinking of Spenser for Hire as the one took place in Boston... Dan Tanna was in Vegas... Same actor, film a couple years apart so it is easy get them mixed up. The way I keep them straight is Spenser had the '66 Mustang and Tanna had the '57 TBird
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beercheck
06/05/09

@Stranger than most: Not sure how it happened, but this post was for you...
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Uncle Bo
06/04/09

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Midtown Manhattan is one of the very few places in the US where this idea works. It makes sense. Pretty much all of NYC is anti-auto, anyway, so what difference does shutting down a few blocks make? If I were there, I'd enjoy the oasis and go someplace else to enjoy my cars.
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TheGuinnessTooth
06/04/09

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Times Square has become the worst section in all of NYC. I love watching films from the 70s and 80s when Times Square was a shit hole (the whole city was a shit hole). I'd guess you'd have to go to Detroit to get that kind of shit-hole-ness these days.
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Ben Wojdyla
06/04/09

@TheGuinnessTooth: Nope, even downtown Detroit is pretty these days, and cleaner than Times Square to boot, and with a brand new three mile rive walk. Outside of downtown however there's plenty of shit-hole-ness.
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Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
06/04/09

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Frankly, not using mass transit in a place like NYC is just stupid.
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Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
06/04/09

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I agree. I think the best way to get into NYC is to take the ferry anyway. Then we could make the streets safer for pedestrians, rollerbladers, cyclists, segwayers... Wait, I think I just talked myself out of this.
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Mobius
06/04/09

@Tiberiuswise: Segwayers? Bring the fire!
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Motor_Yakuza
06/04/09

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Wow, Times Square has become a place where old, fat woman can get a tan and eat 10 hot dogs and a real dog in the same time. Damn liberals.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/04/09

@Motor_Yakuza: Don't blame the Liberals.....WE didn't chase the porno theaters and strip clubs out of Times Square!

THIS is the buttmunch responsible for depornifying Times Square

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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
06/04/09

@Motor_Yakuza: Trolly McTrollerson strikes again!
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