I consider myself firmly middle-class, and I can’t conceive of giving a first time driver a new vehicle. Something small, thoroughly used, handed down multiple times and with bodywork which looks like Mickey Rourke, yes. Read more

Bangle Butt...more like Hooydonk a Donk! Read more

Keep saying that on Jalopnik. Might get your own video.

They can start by wearing their fucking seatbelts. How many more of these incidents are we going to have before people start to understand the importance of being buckled up when seated? There were 71 injuries resulting from this incident; a whole lot of them serious spinal injuries. There weren't 71 people looking to… Read more

I don’t know what’s worse. Out of shape cops who would just go ahead and shoot you since there’s no way they can catch you, or beefcake cops who will stand on your neck in a roid rage 🤔
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Dang these Pepsi Prank ads have gotten out of control.

as a proud Rzr Turbo S owner, I agree. I’ve stripped ours down to the frame and put it back together tighter than it came to me. Don’t even start on the quality or safety of the stock roll cage which is designed for a tip over, not a roll over at speed. Read more

When I worked at a large automotive supplier in the field of Perceived Quality, two of our lowest scorers were a ~2011 Camry and a ~2010 Corolla. Read more

I agree. The proposed change is useful for fleet or government regulatory use, but not terribly useful for the great majority of individuals in the real world who would be comparing cars within a similar category and, even if they were looking at vehicles on such different ends of the spectrum, it would be quite a… Read more

But literally all that’s changing is the units being measured. So instead of wanting a large number, you would now be wanting a small number. My car gets 25mpg or 4 gphm. I suppose I’m giving people way to much benefit of the doubt that they have a rough estimate as to how far they can travel on so much fuel. Maybe… Read more

I read it, but maybe it’s me and everyone I know that realizes that 10 or 15 mpg is bad. And always doing the quick math of “if I put X gallons in right now, I can drive Y miles. I went from an expedition to a camry, and I know that 5 gallons will get me through the week now, where as before, 5 gallons would only give… Read more

I’m I just old and cranky and think it doesn’t make a difference in how we decide? How we do it now, the larger the number the better, and the European way the smaller the number is better. Math is math no matter how to do it.
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Get caught riding on public streets with no helmet, bike is towed/confiscated and the rider gets to figure out how to get home and get the bike out of impound.
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Motorcycles have to have tags too, right? No need to chase them down and when you wait for them at home. If the owner claims it wasn’t them they should get slapped with an entirely different fine/punishment for allowing someone to ride their bike without a helmet. Claim they didn’t know they weren’t wearing a helmet?… Read more

Sorry, I don’t know what “rabbits” means in this context, but if the rider can’t execute a safe pull over when a cop is pulling them over, then they shouldn’t have been out on the road on the motorcycle to begin with. Blaming the cop for a rider crashing in such a minor situation is the height of insanity. That’s like… Read more

You know those fines will just be funneled toward leftover war machines that the Army doesn’t need any more. Read more

I’ve been a rider for 50 years. Good luck riding around in a helmet law state without one. You’ll get yanked, you’ll get ticketed and unless you have a helmet with you, your bike is getting towed. Read more

That was my first inclination as well - it’s a problem that solves itself. They’re only doing themselves wrong. Read more

I think cops should have to automatically fine every rider caught without a helmet. No warnings. And escalating fines with every citation. If these idiots want to ride around without helmets, then they can pay for it and help better fund our roads and schools to future kids don’t grow up as dumb.  Read more

American’s conflate stupid choices with masculinity and safety being anti-masculine. One suggestion would be no healthcare, no state covered medical expenses help. If you are injured while motorcycling without a helmet, you cover all your medical costs out of pocket not the tax payers or others on your health… Read more