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I There’s definitely a point of diminishing returns, and I’m not arguing people need Hellcat levels of power for “safety.” My point is mostly that capability margins still matter. A well-judged pass in a 7 second car will generally be safer than the same well-judged pass in an 11 second car...

Given that a 40-70 and 50-80 measurement isnt really a standard ive seen your left with 0-60 has an indicator of how well a car will perform for those given ranges. I think we’re discussing two different things now. I completely agree that driver judgment matters far more than raw performance...

That’s just objectively false. There are absolutely situations where throttle is the safer move: Finishing a pass on a two-lane road. The less time you spend in the oncoming lane the better. Correcting oversteer in a RWD/mid-engine car. Escaping someone drifting into your lane. Depending on...

You actually get to 60 when merging? Where i get on, I'm frequently stuck behind someone going 35 when the speed limit is 65.

I've always driven performance vehicles and I still dont see an 8 second zero to 60 being an issue. It would take some adjustment, sure but it wouldn't make driving difficult.

I understand that. I said I'd be comfortable loading a dirt bike or sport bike using ramps. I also said I wouldnt want to load a cruiser like that. I might be missing something, but I'm pretty sure we are in agreement here.

When i rode dirtbikes I always had two ramps, one for the bike and one for me. Made loading really easy. I could probably do the same with a sport bike, but I wouldnt want to do it with a cruiser.

If gas is going the way it is, I'll be on board for the slate 100%. If gas stays between 4.50 and 5.00/gallon, im looking at over 4k in gas alone for my current car for the year. With our electric rate where I live and the same amount of driving, I would be looking at around 1300-1700 for the...

FRS and GMRS are related, but not the same thing. FRS (Family Radio Service) is basically the “no license, low power walkie-talkie” version. It’s limited in power and uses fixed antennas (you can’t upgrade or detach them). GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) is the more capable version. It...

FRS and CB radios don’t require a license. GMRS shares some frequencies with FRS but allows more power, detachable antennas, and repeaters, which is why it does require a license. The good part is it’s just a simple FCC license (no test), and it covers your immediate family under your call sign...

You will find the majority in that thread dont see it as a safety issue either. I'm not interested in an FM radio as far as getting radio stations is concerned. But I do want to add a CB at the least. My main concern is getting a good ground plane with the panels being composite. There is a...

SINCGARS? Nobody is getting one of those with the internal guts still intact. Harris is a brand of Radio so what model are we talking about? Might as well bring up the MBITR while you're at it. FRS/GMRS are an option. I've been thinking it would be fun to have CB, GMRS, and a trunking scanner...

You would need just shy of 296k Slates to carry all the pennies assuming each truck is driven by a 190lb person.

The only problem is that if you don't add in a GPS receiver, you won't know where they went. You'll know mileage, but the Slate doesn't have GPS or a cellular connection.

Even if they do have an API that the general public has access to, it will also likely be limited in what you can access from the API. If they gave us that access, my guess is that the API we would get would be informational only and not allow you to set cruise control (for example). Not saying...

I haven't driven a car made in the last 30 years that made me uncomfortable driving at 80+ mph. I even drove my 1993 Ford Lightning on the autobahn back in 2005 while stationed in Germany. The main thing that kept me from going faster was that I could watch my fuel gauge go down over 80. That...

You don’t actually need virtual machines to test different platforms. You can use each platform’s developer kit to see how the app behaves. From a development perspective, the bigger challenge is making sure a web app scales properly on mobile devices. That said, my main concern is security...

Currently, there is no federal EV rebate. Any available rebates would come from either state programs or vehicle manufacturers.

The forward button does exist though. On Android you tap the three dots and iOS is in the bottom left corner.

The 7500 was a tax credit, so the original price was always in the mid-twenties.