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Staff Writer at Jalopnik, learning pilot and does bus stuff. Smart Fortwo (x4), Honda Beat, Suzuki Every, VW Touareg V10, Passat TDI, Jetta TDI, Audi TT, Buell Lightning, Triumph Tiger, Genuine Stella

crossing the Atlantic Ocean eastbound in three hours and ten minutes” Read more

From where to where? It takes seven hours to fly from New York to London. Read more

Zero advertising visible with a proper adblocker (& a bit a of custom script to nuke that Taboola garbage). Read more

Maybe everything looks like a bag of nails when you’re that big a tool? Read more

I’m sure they’ll change it for the US market to something manly and tough like the Royal Enfield Patriot Eagle Colt Car Chaser Read more

We already have these vigilante laws. They are called “stand your ground” laws in shithole states where you get to shoot people dead for looking at you sideways. The country doesn’t need any more stupid ideas to accerate our decline into a real-life Mad Max scenario. But thanks for your input anyway. Read more

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Maybe the rental company’s insurance will cover the damage, but rental agreements comes with all kinds of legal liabilities. For example, the renter may be liable for any lost revenue due to the vehicle being out of service until the damaged vehicle can be repaired or replaced, not to mention a whole of of other Read more

Most insurance policies have a clause stating they will not pay out in the event the vehicle is used for a crime, and deliberately running someone off the road definitely sounds like a crime.  I wouldn’t be surprised if all the insurances involved refused to pay out.
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In this case, yes, the Turo insurance should cover this, IMHO (but I would not be surprised if they worm their way out of it). The insured is the owner of the truck, they are in the business of renting them, and it’s not like you can vet who is going to decide to be a vigilante with your truck. So Turo should pay out Read more

Exactly this. With a CT they’re not getting away from you, and the police can spot you instantly. Get their tag number and a description of the thief. Do what the police dispatcher tells you. Read more

Right? That’s what I was thinking. Imagine if someone was shot and killed over some cheap trinket. Read more

1. Fuck package thieves. Genuinely, let them get hit by a bus. Read more

Funny how the ones who cry the loudest usually have the most to hide. Read more

Apply the law.  I am so fucking sick of billionaires and celebs and uber rich assholes pulling shit that the rest of us get the book thrown at us for.  He lied on his form?  Pull his citizenship.  He knew he was lying....then his political contributions are illegal.  Prosecute him. Read more