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eighty-four merc: Dec 22, 2010; In 2020, we're going to make the end of Fight Club real.

Why is it better for your back to be there instead, though?

I mean there isn't much leg room in the rear facing 3rd row seats of my ~e klasse wagon~ but if you flipped them around and had them front facing your head would be pretty much against the liftgate.

My only point is there's nothing intuitive (to me) that suggests facing forward is safer than facing backwards, when everything else is equal.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 04:33

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# ? May 14, 2024 07:01

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

eighty-four merc posted:

My only point is there's nothing intuitive (to me) that suggests facing forward is safer than facing backwards, when everything else is equal.

All else equal,facing backwards would be safer in a front‐end collision.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 04:36

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

MrYenko posted:

Dad got a new ride. I'm a little jealous.

Dad is awesome.

My first brush with rear facing seating was the first time I went to the US when I was 9, the taxi that picked us up was a lot like that car and the driver asked if we wanted to sit in the back. A little confused we asked what he meant, he opened up the boot and there it was, a rear facing seat. Best taxi ride ever.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 13:46

devmd01: Mar 7, 2006; Elektronik
Supersonik

Bogatyr posted:

Are those rear facing seats "illegal" now or just fallen out of favor? Sure, its a bad place to be in a collision but it makes those seats accessible and comfortable. Maybe a little car sick prone.

I'm gonna go with car sick prone, my daughter is still in a rear-facing seat and while she likes it when we "go wheee" and take empty parking lot corners hard, she wanted me to stop doing donuts in the daycare parking lot (megachurch, so acres of empty space) before dropoff the one snow that we got that wasn't plowed up before we got there. :xd:

# ? Jan 23, 2017 16:21

Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

eighty-four merc posted:

Why is it better for your back to be there instead, though?

I mean there isn't much leg room in the rear facing 3rd row seats of my ~e klasse wagon~ but if you flipped them around and had them front facing your head would be pretty much against the liftgate.

My only point is there's nothing intuitive (to me) that suggests facing forward is safer than facing backwards, when everything else is equal.

Statistically, rear end collisions have the fewest fatalities due to the generally lower speed differential. Front is most, side second, and rear distant third.

Obviously for a front collision, a rear-facing seat would be very safe, as your body mass is spread over the whole seat back and the g-forces are far lower than being pushed against a narrow seat belt when facing forward. The one case where a rear-facing seat would be more dangerous would be a high-speed rear end collision, which is quite rare. Even in that case, the passengers may lose their lower legs but would probably survive.

So the risks with rear-facing third seats are somewhat different than with other arrangements, but their overall safety is probably a bit better.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 16:40

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

An amazing facebook tale!

quote:

I was just sat in Cobham services eating breakfast after a night shift, while I'm sat in the car some woman proceeds with smacking her door on mine repeatedly to get out of her car. I ask what the gently caress she thinks she's doing and she has the audacity to blame it on my parking. If I had parked any squarer the car would be upside loving down! Seems people that have a vocabulary that consists of three letter words are usually loving idiots. The gently caress is wrong with people?

Nice, arsehole can't get out of her car without twatting the one sat next to her and then kicks off when the owner of the car she's hit calls her out on it. All his friends were telling him he should've keyed her car when she was gone but he took the high road.

This new part of the story has just popped up completing the amazingness;

quote:

So a little update from earlier, I was just pulled over and arrested for a hit and run in which I was quickly de-arrested after they realised my car wasn't damaged and the fact I had no idea what they were talking about.

...until they gave me a few more details.

Turns out the woman who earlier had hit my door went on to write her car off around 3 hours ago and gave my number plate saying I hit her and left the scene because of the fuss I made by saying she had dented my door.

Oh karma you absolute diamond

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Not going to lie I was making GBS threads bricks at first especially when I was put into cuffs in the back of the car, luckily from the time of the accident to when they pulled me over it was physically impossible to do that distance in the time it had happened etc, she#ll be even more hosed now.

That lady is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 16:42

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

I'm super curious about her wreck. Did she intentionally bin her ride to try and get this dude in jail?

I mean the simple explanation is that she's just so stupid it was a run of the mill accident but the fact she took his plate and it happened shortly after an altercation is pretty suspicious.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 16:54

OBAMNA PHONE: Aug 7, 2002

Deteriorata posted:

Statistically, rear end collisions have the fewest fatalities due to the generally lower speed differential. Front is most, side second, and rear distant third.

Obviously for a front collision, a rear-facing seat would be very safe, as your body mass is spread over the whole seat back and the g-forces are far lower than being pushed against a narrow seat belt when facing forward. The one case where a rear-facing seat would be more dangerous would be a high-speed rear end collision, which is quite rare. Even in that case, the passengers may lose their lower legs but would probably survive.

So the risks with rear-facing third seats are somewhat different than with other arrangements, but their overall safety is probably a bit better.

Don't most of these third row, rear facing seats lack a headrest? even though you would be at an advantage for a front crash in theory, i'm guessing a lot of people's heads would be above the back of the seat.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 17:16

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

xzzy posted:

I'm super curious about her wreck. Did she intentionally bin her ride to try and get this dude in jail?

I mean the simple explanation is that she's just so stupid it was a run of the mill accident but the fact she took his plate and it happened shortly after an altercation is pretty suspicious.

I want to think she took his plate in case he did anything in retaliation and was then so annoyed all day (HOW DARE HE TELL ME OFF FOR DENTING HIS DOOR!) that she stacked it and thought she'd blame him.

If I find out more I'll let you know.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 17:29

dreesemonkey: May 14, 2008; Pillbug

Coredump posted:

Demuro is pretty inoffensive and goons will hate anything that gains popularity.

I watched one of his videos probably a year or two ago and I couldn't get over how he was trying so hard to be jeremy clarkson. That was enough for me.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 20:44

um excuse me: Jan 1, 2016; by Fluffdaddy

Demuro loves talking about himself. From the cars he buys for attention to the fact that he always plugged his Twitter whenever he wrote something for Jalopnik. It was insufferable.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 20:57

IOwnCalculus: Apr 2, 2003

The biggest problem with Doug is that he's convinced he's way funnier than he actually is. At best his videos are amusing.

Also, I'm pretty sure even AvE has better production values with his voice activated focus you gently caress!.

Edit: Coal rolling C3 :stonk:

IOwnCalculus fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Jan 23, 2017

# ? Jan 23, 2017 21:11

Galler: Jan 28, 2008

dreesemonkey posted:

I watched one of his videos probably a year or two ago and I couldn't get over how he was trying so hard to be jeremy clarkson. That was enough for me.

Yep. The world only needs at most one Jeremy Clarkson and Doug ~~is pretty poo poo~~ a pretty poo poo Clarkson.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 22:09

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Deteriorata posted:

Statistically, rear end collisions have the fewest fatalities due to the generally lower speed differential. Front is most, side second, and rear distant third.

Obviously for a front collision, a rear-facing seat would be very safe, as your body mass is spread over the whole seat back and the g-forces are far lower than being pushed against a narrow seat belt when facing forward. The one case where a rear-facing seat would be more dangerous would be a high-speed rear end collision, which is quite rare. Even in that case, the passengers may lose their lower legs but would probably survive.

So the risks with rear-facing third seats are somewhat different than with other arrangements, but their overall safety is probably a bit better.

Yes, but how many cars had a rear facing third row? It's a pretty low number.

IOwnCalculus posted:

Edit: Coal rolling C3

Wrong thread.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 22:16

Q_res: Oct 29, 2005; We're fucking built for this shit!

iospace posted:

Yes, but how many cars had a rear facing third row? It's a pretty low number.

Didn't most 70s and 80s wagons have them? I know the GM A-body wagons (Celebrity, 6000, Cutlass Ciera, Century) did. The Taurus and Sable wagon had one too. I'm sure there were others, though in terms of sales I think those would total to quite a few backwards seats.

# ? Jan 23, 2017 22:26

Beach Bum: Jan 13, 2010

iospace posted:

Wrong thread.

But it's already in the awesome thread?

# ? Jan 23, 2017 22:36

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Beach Bum posted:

But it's already in the awesome thread?

I have the largest hate for coal rollers. So there you go (I think it's absolutely pointless).

# ? Jan 23, 2017 22:46

Lord of Garbagemen: Jan 28, 2014; Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

iospace posted:

I have the largest hate for coal rollers. So there you go (I think it's absolutely pointless).

Agreed, doesn't the black smoke mean they are running way too rich and wasting power/fuel?

# ? Jan 24, 2017 00:17

McTinkerson: Jul 5, 2007; Dreaming of Shock Diamonds

Gale Banks has some choice words on the subject every time someone brings it up. This is a pretty good summary: http://assets.bankspower.com/mag_article_files/100/8Lug_Jan13_carb.pdf

# ? Jan 24, 2017 00:44

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

And for those unfamiliar with the diesel world, Gale Banks is somewhere between John Moses Browning and Jesus Christ himself.

Dude knows his poo poo.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 01:13

jamal: Apr 15, 2003; I'll set the building on fire

On a related note, diesel bros tv show guys and their parent company are being sued

http://www.standard.net/Environment/2017/01/18/Diesel-Brothers-lawsuit-reveals-challenges-of-emissions-enforcement-in-Utah

Although on the other hand, if someone wants to buy a catless downpipe from me I'll take their money.

jamal fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jan 24, 2017

# ? Jan 24, 2017 01:35

TotalLossBrain: Oct 20, 2010; Hier graben!

jamal posted:

On a related note, diesel bros tv show guys and their parent company are being sued

http://www.standard.net/Environment/2017/01/18/Diesel-Brothers-lawsuit-reveals-challenges-of-emissions-enforcement-in-Utah

Although on the other hand, if someone wants to buy a catless downpipe from me I'll take their money.

Pro-click, especially with the included pic of one of the accused, a certain Mr. "Heavy-D".

# ? Jan 24, 2017 01:43

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

TotalLossBrain posted:

Pro-click, especially with the included pic of one of the accused, a certain Mr. "Heavy-D".

They do some okay stuff sometimes though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6DGzunjdns&t=46s

# ? Jan 24, 2017 01:47

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

jamal posted:

On a related note, diesel bros tv show guys and their parent company are being sued

http://www.standard.net/Environment/2017/01/18/Diesel-Brothers-lawsuit-reveals-challenges-of-emissions-enforcement-in-Utah

Although on the other hand, if someone wants to buy a catless downpipe from me I'll take their money.

I hope they get hosed. Air quality in that area is truly awful.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 02:36

Beach Bum: Jan 13, 2010

iospace posted:

I have the largest hate for coal rollers. So there you go (I think it's absolutely pointless).

I'm not a fan of the coal myself (I've been rolled on a couple times by the local teenagers while on my Suzuki), but a diesel 'Vette is freakin' awesome.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 03:22

Somewhat Heroic: Oct 11, 2007; (Insert Mad Max related text)

Godholio posted:

I hope they get hosed. Air quality in that area is truly awful.

As a native and resident of salt lake I do hope they get shut down. Tuning a diesel for big power is neat. Rolling coal in the salt lake valley that is a soup bowl for air in the winter makes you a complete twat biscuit.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 04:42

The Door Frame: Dec 5, 2011; I don't know man everytime I go to the gym here there are like two huge dudes with raging high and tights snorting Nitro-tech off of each other's rock hard abs.

McTinkerson posted:

Gale Banks has some choice words on the subject every time someone brings it up. This is a pretty good summary: http://assets.bankspower.com/mag_article_files/100/8Lug_Jan13_carb.pdf

https://youtu.be/b18R5ZEKxuc
His /DRIVE interview is pretty cool if you only have a basic knowledge of diesel or forced induction

# ? Jan 24, 2017 04:47

kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

Some guy put this on the sloppy mechanics group. Nitrous tractor pulling wagon... with woodsides and a loving cargo carrier.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 05:33

Arishtat: Jan 2, 2011

kastein posted:

Some guy put this on the sloppy mechanics group. Nitrous tractor pulling wagon... with woodsides and a loving cargo carrier.

Right thread, oh so very right thread.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 05:39

Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

kastein posted:

Some guy put this on the sloppy mechanics group. Nitrous tractor pulling wagon... with woodsides and a loving cargo carrier.

Found the video of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zndBeZIXAbU

# ? Jan 24, 2017 05:58

Gay Nudist Dad: Dec 12, 2006; asshole on a scooter

Deteriorata posted:

Found the video of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zndBeZIXAbU

Everything about this video is beautiful. Is that a baseball diamond?

# ? Jan 24, 2017 07:00

Messadiah: Jan 12, 2001

Gay Nudist Dad posted:

Everything about this video is beautiful. Is that a baseball diamond?

hahaha yes it is, awesome

# ? Jan 24, 2017 08:16

stump: Jan 19, 2006

The Door Frame posted:

https://youtu.be/b18R5ZEKxuc
His /DRIVE interview is pretty cool if you only have a basic knowledge of diesel or forced induction

His appearances on the Hooniverse and Smoking Tire podcasts were pretty good too. The guy is full of great stories.... admittedly mostly self aggrandising stories but good ones all the same. From what I remember his first appearance on Hooniverse is probably the most interesting one..

http://hooniverse.com/2013/07/31/podcast-episode-21-and-you-can-take-that-to-the-banks/

Edit: Skip to 13:30 unless you want to hear a bunch of outdated car news.

stump fucked around with this message at 09:52 on Jan 24, 2017

# ? Jan 24, 2017 08:47

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

Doug's voice annoys me and his tongue is too fat for his head. Outside of that some of his videos have entertained me so I don't hate the guy.

Thank you for listening.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 09:39

BigPaddy: Jun 30, 2008; That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.

xzzy posted:

I'm super curious about her wreck. Did she intentionally bin her ride to try and get this dude in jail?

I mean the simple explanation is that she's just so stupid it was a run of the mill accident but the fact she took his plate and it happened shortly after an altercation is pretty suspicious.

It is Cobham which is NW Surrey and if you live there you either work in London making a ton of money or you are scum who clean the riches bogs. It would not surprise me if she tried to get him in trouble but it would make her one of the more higher functioning morons since it would take 2-3 brain cells firing to come up with the plan to begin with.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 15:06

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

I've just been reminded about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOOOHX9DnOg

# ? Jan 24, 2017 15:27

FuturePastNow: May 19, 2014

I remember a mid-90s Popular Mechanics article where they took a Roadmaster and converted it into an Impala SS wagon.

# ? Jan 24, 2017 17:38

Dagen H: Mar 19, 2009; Hogertrafikomlaggningen

FuturePastNow posted:

I remember a mid-90s Popular Mechanics article where they took a Roadmaster and converted it into a~~n Impala SS~~ Buick GS wagon.

https://books.google.com/books?id=6...ahaulic&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=P...ahaulic&f=false

# ? Jan 24, 2017 17:45

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

So I knew about the Subaru Vivio RX-R which is a supercharged 660cc car (and therefore awesome) but what I didn't know is that the Vivio Super KK existed and that it was Colin McRae's first ride for Subaru in the Safari Rally event. He retired after 2 stages after setting the fastest time and breaking his suspension.