Yeah we don’t spend money on road maintenance, only road creation

Or too early. Part of the flood of bad driving since pandemic is everyone seems to cut corners now. Whether crossing lanes or the into opposing traffic on a curve, having trouble with a simple turn, or changing lanes while turning

Maybe, but if you insist on an oversized vehicle and don’t have the skill to keep it in lane, then maybe a little inconvenience is ok

They’re less ugly than a jersey barrier and do less damage to cars that can’t stay in their lane while still protecting cyclists.

But yeah, visibility is key. I wonder if they are still visible in ten years. That’s my only objection to things like raised crossings: once the paint wears off or in snow they become a lot less visible and no longer as effective. I hate that both as a driver and a cyclist

Modern social services and protections

• encourage unions
• universal healthcare
• universal pre-school
• universal college
• extended parental leave
• childcare support
• walkability/transit oriented cities

For me, part of the issue is Netflix doesn’t remember for long enough what I have recently watched. All too often its recommendations are filled with things I’ve already watched, making it more difficult to find anything new.

To make it worse, they can be really annoying with different cover art. All too often the recommendations will include something with an unfamiliar cover art that I “haven’t” seen, only to realize that I did see it recently but under a different cover art or preview scene.

I’ll look for that brand. I haven’t had any luck with sunglasses that are supposed to “fit over”, but have been using magnetic clipons sized to fit

Either that changed or at least one brand has a waiver. Mine does that. It’s really cool driving with my high beams on but watching the dark spot follow the oncoming traffic. It’s also interesting driving with those same automatics high beams through town yet have so many dark spots it’s practically like only having running lights. It’s a fantastic feature

It clearly functions as intended, although the data geek in me wants to run experiments to verify it’s effective

Just like with a car, a cyclist ought to be able to aim their headlight to not blind others

If you’re blinding me as a pedestrian in the park, you’re also blinding oncoming drivers on the road, potentially endangering yourself

automatic high beams

This is a thing now?!

I think it is in the us. I dont really know if its every car but recent models of even inexpensive cars have it and it works pretty well

I’m all for this - people are idiots and the technology is generally good now

actually I’d go further and mandate active matrix headlights on every new car. People really are self-centered idiots and headlight glare is a real problem. Time for the technology nanny

I don’t think this is true anymore. We have standards for headlights with much sharper cutoff and even allow active matrix headlights now. But that won’t help until it’s been true long enough for most cars to have this.

In addition to general asshatedness, there’s definitely a regulation issue.

• many states don’t do annual inspections Much less care about headlights
• how the eff is it legal to sell led headlight inserts that fit standard headlight fixtures, with a wink and a nod that “they’re not intended for headlights”

Do these work? I’m thinking of getting them.

I wear prescription glasses they need to fit with so trying them is a much bigger investment

I thought I would change it with marriage

Then do it. Pick your celebrity crush, then get together with friends and family for a fake wedding and name change

I used to think so as well, until apparently there’s another me in Chicago. He’s a bit older and a college professor

Very tempting, but I’ll take the knee pain preventing them from reclining, since there’s nothing I can do about it

You sure about your height? I’m 6’3” and find it very painful in my knees when the person in front of me reclines, since the pivot point is too far below knee level. If I were to recline my seat, it doesn’t change that since reclining only affects your back.

There are many aircraft where if the person in front of me reclines, I am looking down on their head and find it easier to watch their screen than mine

Reclining seats don’t work that way. My knees are still the same place, my lap is still the same place, the tray is still the same place. All of them are infringed upon, even if I pay the entitlement back on the next poor soul, until the person in the non-reclining seat in the last row is screwed

Personally I see it like …. As a bigger guy, I can easily shove my way through a crowd so I’m not delayed demanding that I not perform that action because it is more convenient for you not to be pushed to the ground is … well … yes, I do feel like it is a good analogy. In both cases an entitled person is physically infringing on close personal space to cause pain and make someone else less comfortable, and potentially damage their devices. The difference is that one of these actions has entitled people thinking it’s ok

You might look at airline fees again. I’ve typically seen $50 or more. Even worse, since airlines now charge for everything, if I want both legroom and for my family to sit together, there are times when it would double my ticket price

But we don’t get priority on seats that fit. We used to but now airlines upcharge everything. Even if you can afford paying extra fees, they go fast: I have rarely seen them available.

FYI - on many planes the bulkhead isn’t even beneficial for tall people. The thing is it’s a flat wall. Even though there’s more room overall, there may be no place for feet/legs. Normal seats are much closer together, but there can be more room for your feet under the seat in front