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I wish we had the reverse yellow light thing in the US. I feel like every time it's brought up people say that it would make people jump the light or pay less attention or some other problem, but does that happen in other countries that have it? I wonder if anyone has actually done a study to see the effects. I have seen some studies that showed positive effects of having a numeric countdown to the time a green light would go yellow, although in addition to more cautious behavior they also saw some people being more unsafe since now they had a timer to beat.
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I just happened to watch the Deepwater Horizon movie this morning. gently caress all oil companies
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Aug 8, 2021 20:53
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VideoGameVet posted:Did you go on medicare at the end of your life .... YOU'RE NOT ... oh wait, you're Ayn Rand. Of course our fuckstick of a governor sure wants to use state tax dollars to build a border wall…
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Aug 8, 2021 21:19
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Darchangel posted:Of course our fuckstick of a governor sure wants to use state tax dollars to build a border wall… Him and our idiot gov DethSantis are too busy pandering to Trump supporters because they want to run for president apparently. Way to let your dumbass political aspirations gently caress everyone over, great job.
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Aug 8, 2021 21:30
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Ror posted:I wish we had the reverse yellow light thing in the US. Traffic signals here have that hood around the individual lights both so that they pop against the background in sunlight, and so that traffic from directions can't see the indication & think it's theirs. I drive a stick shift and ride a motorcycle, so I'm always craning my head over to watch for when cross traffic gets their yellow, gives me time to engage the clutch and get back into gear. Sometimes I can't see more than a hint of their light going yellow, but that's by design. Before stop-start tech was prevalent, the advance indication was to let drivers know when to start the engines they'd shut off for the wait. The only problem is, when someone's first in line staring at the signal waiting for the starter's gun, they aren't looking for cross traffic. Also more than a few times, I've seen someone take off when the left turn lane's advance arrow lit green, but straight-through still had the red. Ror posted:I have seen some studies that showed positive effects of having a numeric countdown to the time a green light would go yellow, although in addition to more cautious behavior they also saw some people being more unsafe since now they had a timer to beat. I also drove commercial vehicles - in areas with crosswalk signals, we were taught to cover the brake pedal if the orange 'don't walk' was flashing or solid on, and sometimes those had countdowns. So that already kinda exists.
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Aug 8, 2021 21:32
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NoWake posted:
We've got cross walks around here and some have countdowns and some just gave the flashing don't walk symbols. That's one thing I try to teach new drivers at my company too. "You see it's still on walk you're probably ok, but if you see the flash or the countdown, then get ready to brake"
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Aug 9, 2021 01:47
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Where is that? Going to guess one of the baltic countries? Also what the hell plate is that black one
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Aug 9, 2021 16:41
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Ror posted:I wish we had the reverse yellow light thing in the US. I feel like every time it's brought up people say that it would make people jump the light or pay less attention or some other problem, but does that happen in other countries that have it? I wonder if anyone has actually done a study to see the effects. Cripes, I'm just thrilled we finally got blinking yellow arrows for turn lanes around here.
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Aug 9, 2021 20:32
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Ror posted:I wish we had the reverse yellow light thing in the US. I feel like every time it's brought up people say that it would make people jump the light or pay less attention or some other problem, but does that happen in other countries that have it? I wonder if anyone has actually done a study to see the effects. It's extremely rare that I see someone jump the light and start driving on the yellow, before it turns green. Regular old stale yellow/red light runners are a much more regular occurrence. I also see a lot more idiots creeeeeeeping at the light while it's red, and then completely fail to actually go when it actually turns green. It's made even more bizarre by the fact that most cars sold here are manuals.
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Aug 9, 2021 20:48
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KozmoNaut posted:It's extremely rare that I see someone jump the light and start driving on the yellow, before it turns green. Regular old stale yellow/red light runners are a much more regular occurrence. I see that poo poo all the time here too, slow rolling right into the crosswalk and then a full two seconds before they react when it turns green. Minmax effectively!
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Aug 9, 2021 20:52
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Ror posted:I wish we had the reverse yellow light thing in the US. I feel like every time it's brought up people say that it would make people jump the light or pay less attention or some other problem, but does that happen in other countries that have it? I wonder if anyone has actually done a study to see the effects. They work fine in practice IMO. Unless you're using launch control, by the time the car crosses the stop line, the light is green already anyway. Overall through I'm not sure there's any benefit to it either, but I like that the sequence is symmetrical. track day bro! posted:Where is that? Going to guess one of the baltic countries?
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Aug 9, 2021 21:08
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Him and our idiot gov DethSantis are too busy pandering to Trump supporters because they want to run for president apparently. Texas: at least we're not Florida! Although, I see that Louisiana is the leader in new cases and deaths. Florida is only second. Colostomy Bag posted:Cripes, I'm just thrilled we finally got blinking yellow arrows for turn lanes around here. I like those. Wee bit more information imparted. KozmoNaut posted:I also see a lot more idiots creeeeeeeping at the light while it's red, and then completely fail to actually go when it actually turns green. It's made even more bizarre by the fact that most cars sold here are manuals. Glad to see that's not just an American thing.
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Aug 9, 2021 22:08
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Because it's Texas, raising taxes to maintain public roads is a no-go, but paying tolls to maintain private tollways is the purest form of freedom. And those tollways are very nice. The 635 express lanes between 75 and 35 in Dallas are a canyon of smooth and unfettered speed.
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Aug 10, 2021 03:29
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My cousin works for CH2M, or whatever they’re called these days. They buy your cell phone location data and then propose toll roads to States based on what they find. Texas is especially receptive.
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Aug 10, 2021 06:10
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https://i.imgur.com/T9JsCgI.mp4 Pucker factor incredibly high
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Aug 10, 2021 08:01
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More like buckle factor.
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Aug 10, 2021 08:07
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Memento posted:https://i.imgur.com/T9JsCgI.mp4 Thats not how that works!
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Aug 10, 2021 08:25
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Huh. Never thought that you don't actually need a jack to remove a tire. Efficient.
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Aug 10, 2021 10:00
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His Next video will be in the mechanical failures thread 
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Aug 10, 2021 12:03
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Almost lost a few fingers there.
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Aug 10, 2021 14:30
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CommieGIR posted:Almost lost a few fingers there. he's so loving casual about it too even though it just happened right there his brain is so smooth it didn't register
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Aug 10, 2021 15:16
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CommieGIR posted:Almost lost a few fingats there. Ftfy Advent Horizon posted:My cousin works for CH2M, or whatever they’re called these days. They buy your cell phone location data and then propose toll roads to States based on what they find. Texas is especially receptive. They are known as Jacobs engineering or consulting or something now . Just worked for them a few weeks ago. God I hate that company.
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Aug 10, 2021 16:53
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BraveUlysses posted:he's so loving casual about it too That was what stood out to me as well. Me, I'd be jumping back and having to get my heart rate back down to a reasonable level, and probably looking at my hand to make sure I still had all my fingers. This moron has no clue how close he came to dismemberment. edit: Advent Horizon posted:My cousin works for CH2M, or whatever they’re called these days. They buy your cell phone location data and then propose toll roads to States based on what they find. Texas is especially receptive. There's already been a fair amount of pushback on the number of toll roads they kept building here in DFW. Years of construction, using foreign companies, for the few who will pay to use them, was a very bad look for some politicians. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Aug 10, 2021 |
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Aug 10, 2021 22:10
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Darchangel posted:There's already been a fair amount of pushback on the number of toll roads they kept building here in DFW. Years of construction, using foreign companies, for the few who will pay to use them, was a very bad look for some politicians. Have they figured out that they can close travel lanes on non-toll roads, and then dynamically toll them as “express lanes” yet? Miami is the loving worst.
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Aug 10, 2021 23:44
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MrYenko posted:Have they figured out that they can close travel lanes on non-toll roads, and then dynamically toll them as “express lanes” yet? The Virginia part of the beltway transitioned their HOV Lane to an express toll lane when they added an additional lane.
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MrLogan posted:The Virginia part of the beltway transitioned their HOV Lane to an express toll lane when they added an additional lane. Also the main interstate (66) that runs into DC is express toll inside the beltway during rush hours. I've seen it as high as $45 on the sign when I drive past then interchange and it's beaten that a couple of times but gently caress paying for that.
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MrYenko posted:Have they figured out that they can close travel lanes on non-toll roads, and then dynamically toll them as “express lanes” yet? They built *new* lanes, walled off, and called them express lanes. Also the dynamic toll thing where it costs more when there is more traffic. Brilliant! MrLogan posted:The Virginia part of the beltway transitioned their HOV Lane to an express toll lane when they added an additional lane. There you go. Midjack posted:Also the main interstate (66) that runs into DC is express toll inside the beltway during rush hours. I've seen it as high as $45 on the sign when I drive past then interchange and it's beaten that a couple of times but gently caress paying for that. Thankfully, it’s limited by law to some like $13 per section (several miles, unusually) here. And as mentioned previously, the Expressway paralleling (and partially UNDER!) 635 through Dallas is very nice. And worth taking on weekends when the toll is a buck or two. Because Dallas drivers are incredibly bad, managing to slow down a highway that is 65-70, and SIX lanes wide per side, on a weekend.
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Midjack posted:Also the main interstate (66) that runs into DC is express toll inside the beltway during rush hours. I've seen it as high as $45 on the sign when I drive past then interchange and it's beaten that a couple of times but gently caress paying for that. Yeah, I'm waiting for 95 and 270 to get those as well.
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Aug 11, 2021 02:34
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Both Austin and Houston have the dynamic toll "express" lanes. I think in Houston, at least, it also doubles as an HOV lane depending on occupancy in the vehicle. In Austin, people will just drive over the flexible pilon barriers into the toll lane, and I assume they drive over them again before the exit. Strangely, in Austin, there is only a camera or toll monitoring at the entrance of each span of the express lane, so if people pull into the toll lane after the entrance, and then take the real exit they get away scot free.
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Aug 11, 2021 08:06
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Speaking of terrible toll roads. National highways here have free and paid sections, the bits around large cities are usually free but for everything else you need to pay. This used to be done with a vignette you stick on your windshield that covered the whole calendar year, a month or a week. Well the geniuses decided this wasn't modern enough and replaced it with a digital system. You pay online and cameras track you (cool). Except instead of coming up with a new scheme, they just replicated the sticker system. So you can still only get annual / monthly passes. Need to move a car across the country once? gently caress you, pay a weekly toll. Have multiple cars? gently caress you, pay for each one even if you can't physically drive them simultaneously and only use one on the weekends. Made a typo in the online form? gently caress you, you'll find out when the fine arrives in the mail. It's not too much money but it just makes me unreasonably mad. You already know which sections I drive on, just bill me based on this you assholes. Or even better, just dump the tolls altogether. I already pay more in fuel taxes in two full tanks anyway.
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Aug 11, 2021 08:49
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Midjack posted:Also the main interstate (66) that runs into DC is express toll inside the beltway during rush hours. I've seen it as high as $45 on the sign when I drive past then interchange and it's beaten that a couple of times but gently caress paying for that. holy sweet gently caress I thought paying $10 one way on the 405 express tolls in Washington was bad
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Aug 11, 2021 08:55
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Our fuckstick mayor wanted to turn i69 into a toll road a few years ago. Not even one person supported this idea. But I'm sure it will happen eventually.
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Aug 11, 2021 09:17
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What the gently caress People complain about gas taxes of several tens of cents here, guess they should spend a week out in states that are less communist
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Aug 11, 2021 15:31
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Wasabi the J posted:More like buckle factor. More like knuckle factor. In other news this was at my grocery store today. I don't know how well it comes through in the photo but it is a flat black:  I have no idea what they were going for.
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Aug 12, 2021 04:18
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That “paint shop masking tape” look. In other news, I saw this a while ago. Quite a lot to unpack here, couldn’t quite work out what make it was? 
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Aug 12, 2021 07:08
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Its a WRX sti
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What is eco3 and why is it bad? Welsh number plate though with a cool dragon on it so add half a point.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Its a WRX sti That was my first thought but something about it is off. tuna posted:What is eco3 and why is it bad? Welsh number plate though with a cool dragon on it so add half a point. It's a UK Government house heating and insulation funding/grant program - https://www.housewrapped.co.uk/ECO3 Guess he doesn't like poors being warm.
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AirRaid posted:
Ahhhh. Right thread then.
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I’ve seen some weird custom plates but complaining about a govt service to keep people from freezing to death is pretty nihilistic
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