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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Two-lane, no-passing, winding mountain road: "it's showtime" 😎

Everyone: flies straight off the cliff

[–] [email protected] 73 points 5 months ago (17 children)

This is probably the best thing about lane assist on modern cars.

When changing lanes without a turn signal, the wheel resists a bit.

I have actually seen people I drove with be annoyed by it. I absolutely love it, because it is only annoying if you don't use your turn signals.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I disagree, it's annoying in general.

If I need to go around, say, a mail truck parked on the side of the road, the steering assist in our work van starts to rumble or shake or whatever it does. If there's construction, you guessed it, it doesn't understand that I have to cross over the line to continue driving, and if I have a turn signal on, the cop/worker directing traffic is going to expect me to go that way.

If a car is driving in the opposite direction and starts to ride/cross the double yellow lines, me moving over causes the vehicle to resist and fight me, potentially putting me into an accident because I didn't think to put my turn signal on in a split-second situation.

My car should not be able to, idk what word I'm looking for, override me? People need to take driving more seriously and stop handing off their responsibilities to a computer system/sensor that can not only fail, but also doesn't understand real world applications.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago

Lane assist fucking hates narrow and or curved roads, too. I turn that shit off when I'm driving my parents' car. I really hate the steering wheel trying to decide what's best for me.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

"All bullets should cost $5,000"

-- Chris Rock

(updated with accurate quote)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

First time I'm hearing of this, but it makes perfect sense! Another angle would be to reduce the tax in exchange for harm reducing behavior like taking a voluntary safety class.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We could fix so many problems with mandatory training.

Yes you have the right to keep and bear arms. On your own property. You want to take them somewhere else? Mandatory training and licensing. Just like we do with cars. At a bare minimum.

And I say this as a veteran and gun owner. The absolute lack of even having to know the basics of gun safety is appalling to me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Most states do have mandatory classes, shooting tests, and exams to get a license to carry.

And license-holders commit almost no crime, statistically-speaking. People who go out of their way and spend extra money to comply with the law tend to be law-abiding.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (6 children)

We already have the legal mechanism necessary to enact mandatory training.

The militia is "the whole of the people". Congress is empowered under Article I Section 8 parts 15 and 16 to "prescribe discipline" (read: "training standards") for the militia. They don't have the power to mandate training only to those people who choose to keep and bear arms, but they do have the power to mandate training for everyone.

So, let's have a high school, senior-year class on safe handling. More importantly, let's have a class on the laws regulating the use of force, so everyone is aware of when we can use force against another, and when force may be used against us.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I'm all for this. I mean, gunpowder is not particularly difficult to manufacture. If the legal sources of ammunition charge $5000 per bullet, I could make a fortune with blackmarket black powder.

(Ok, I'm not actually "all for this"...)

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I see you've worked in military procurement.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

That wasn't part of his standup act but it could be a funny addition... if it wasn't so close to the truth.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You get slapped across the face if you litter.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I always wished there was a karma system where every time you litter, when you get home what you littered is in your bed waiting for you. I would love the result for CEOs whose companies dump oil or toxic waste.