Eifert Posting posted:

So the company I'm working for now has a specific thing in their handbook that says that if you work on a claim and write a car off as a total you can't then buy the car.


It's amazing how much more clever people are when they are gaming a system then when they're creating the system.

Cindy Shitbird posted:

That's a euro truck, though. We don't do that cab-over thing here much at all.

`Nemesis posted:

Usually it's poor maintenance or a design defect causing a fire. I'm looking at you Ford.

For those unaware, they put an always powered switch in the brake master cylinder that would kick the cruise control off when you touched the brakes. Trouble was eventually the switch would fail and then could start a fire... even if the car had been sitting for days untouched in a parking lot. They had to do multiple recalls over multiple years,affecting over 14 million vehicles.

Michael Scott posted:

I never give people the finger. At most I'll give a thumbs up. I drive a lot by my neighborhood, park on the street, and I'm scared of someday a road user enemy that I've made will find my car on the street and key it.

Edward IV posted:

Get a dash cam with a 1/4"-20 screw mount (which is a standard camera mounting feature) and you can use a clamp that grips your rearview mirror bracket.



In this particular arrangement, it does prevent me from easily putting on mirror placards (I have to take the owe cable out) but it's not like I use them at all.

This is what I used.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/239972-REG/Ultra_Clamp_Assembly

Probably could find something cheaper somewhere else.

Protocol7 posted:

Forgive the potato quality crop, as I took the picture while stopped and pretty far off, but, uh, just take a look:



This was at a gas station that's just up the hill to the right, and as I was leaving I saw a guy get out of this car and stumble up the hill. I'm pretty sure he was drunk. Yes, the car was parked and not running.

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

Sure Wish I'd Finished Training.

Murphys Law posted:

Some people in my neighborhood really need to learn how stop signs work.

The other day I come up to a 4 way stop. I stop first, then the guy going the opposite direction from me stops second, and the guy to the right who wants to turn left onto my road stops third.
As I move my foot from my brake to the gas pedal and start moving through the intersection the guy going in the opposite direction, number 2, waves to the guy to my right, number 3, to go ahead.
Luckily, the guy to the right was either paying attention or does understand how stop signs work and didn't go.

NoWake posted:

It's been been a thing around my section of the state where people park at the doors of the big-box grocery store instead of the actual loving parking lot. It clogs up the roadway passing the doors, and makes it hard to spot people leaving the store about to cross the roadway. They just pop out from behind those parked cars/vans/trucks.

Last douchebag family I saw, watched a lady park her van at the curb, get out walk into the store. I did my shopping, paid and walked out to see her getting done loading her van right where she'd parked it, leaving the cart in the road, then get into the drivers' seat and drive away. The whole while her husband and kids sat in the van waiting for her.

Really what the gently caress, people? If you can't walk far distances, park in the handicap spots. If you can't walk 20 feet to park in an actual spot, why are you then getting out to walk around a store the size of a neighborhood?

Disgruntled Bovine posted:

Since when do school busses provide door to door service?

When I was a kid we had to walk about 1/2 a mile to the bus stop. (Up hill both ways in the snow)

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

Poor thing is probably retarded.
The kid is probably pretty dumb too.

um excuse me posted:

divergingdiamond.com is potentially the most autistic site I've ever seen. And I know about the cloud appreciation society. Thanks for that.

PCOS Bill posted:

Remember, lights timed for 35 are also timed for 140

Geoj posted:

You may have missed the part where I stated that I drive faster than most other traffic on the road. Law enforcement here gives you 10 over the posted limit on a limited access highway before even thinking about pulling you over, so that's what I typically average. The only people faster than me are ones who blatantly disregard the speed limit and emergency vehicles. In addition, I mentioned if traffic conditions warrant it I'll move into the right lane so I won't be a rolling roadblock. This rarely happens.

I think you'll find that like most AI regulars I'm not the person you need to be worried about when it comes to hogging lanes. I'm either going to pass you as quickly as possible before moving right again, or else if you're going faster than me I'll gladly let you by so you can be ticket bait.

Skinnymansbeerbelly posted:

I wasn't sure if it was sarcasm or not. It mostly seems to work, except for everyone losing their goddamn mind at the southbound exit for 50/99/Cap city.

CharlieWhiskey posted:

Car was a rental. Guy coulda been from anywhere.

bigbillystyle posted:

I had a '91 with the 5 speed. That thing was awesome. Later I got a '97 with the tiny V8 in it. That one was cool too, a little more luxury than sport but still got the job done even it was an auto.

Michael Scott posted:

An oldie but a goodie, this is in Chicago. In the full video you can hear terrible scrapes as the tow arms crunch the rear bumper.

NoWake posted:

They really need to face that type of car seat towards the rear.

Imperador do Brasil posted:

Not a year goes by, NOT A YEAR, where I don't hear about some accident where a buggy horse gets spooked and goes through a windshield or darts out into traffic and fucks poo poo up, or kicks some poor fucker and breaks his legs. Working in the OR with trauma surgery I see a ton of Amish guys getting hurt falling off silos and roofs and whatnot but the horses are definitely dangerous. You never know when a buggy with seven Amish kids will just leap out into the road and wreak havoc.

Elsa posted:

I don't even know what's real anymore

iospace posted:

On the opposite end, I've seen people fly down freshly chipsealed roads when they are supposed to be taking it slow.

InitialDave posted:

"Used motor oil"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Beach,_Missouri

Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:

buttcrackmenace posted:

Saudi Drift attempt gone (predictably) wrong ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-8CsawAAXw

volume warning : there is a bit of shouting

Protocol7 posted:

edit: Also, this:

Protocol7 posted:

I love people who drive in the shoulder to get around one car in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Congrats, now you're one car ahead, and still stuck going 5MPH like the rest of us. Oh, and now everyone knows you're a dick.

Disgruntled Bovine posted:

I pass on the right when the left lane's clogged frequently, the difference is I scope out both lanes to be sure I'll be able to make enough progress that it's worth it, and that I've got a decent chance of being able to get back over. Basically if you want to maintain a speed of 75-80 mph in the left lane you have to constantly pass folks on the right, because the number of left lane hogs doing 70 around here is ridiculous.

monsterzero posted:

In my experience this never happens. It's always a case that people towards the back of that left lane train merge right, then fly right up to the bumper of the rolling obstruction and then force their way back into the left lane, causing the person they cut-off to brake. Then someone further back in the train goes "why are these people so slow, I'll pass on the right!" and a little more of me dies inside.

monsterzero posted:

I5 from the Grapevine to 580 is literally what I was writing about. At least it gets reasonable once you're past Sacramento, until you start sharing the rose with Oregonians.


No, there is no hope. Only pain.