Rick Bayless has Michelin starred Mexican (not TexMex) restaurants in Chicago and about 4 homes in and around the country of Mexico. From what I've seen of his townhouse in Mexico City it's incredibly pimp. ...and yet somehow he is Skip Bayless's brother
People with fast cars. And bad drivers in general. Just because you spent 100k on a fast car, doesn't give you a right to drive 100 miles an hour, zoom in and out of traffic, and ride people's asses. You're a selfish, narcissistic prick with the tiniest of dicks. And bad drivers, driving is a privilege in this country. We allow way too many people to operate motor vehicles. I don't care if you can't work without a car. Starve for all I care. If you can't drive safely without being so easily distracted, you don't deserve to participate in society. Driving from Waco to Kerrville yesterday this ******* was on his phone head down, just straight up driving in two lanes. I am blaring my horn because I was about to pass him...doesn't even look up. I called the cops on his ass and gleefully watched as a sheriff made the u-turn and pulled his ass over. Thought about pulling over and offering dash cam footage. Earlier in the day, I called the trucking company of this one truck (which I think had fake decals and no USDOT number) because he was literally driving 95 mph no more than 5-10 feet from the vehicle in front of him. It's so GD reckless and dangerous. You could kill a dozen people in a second. Maybe I should create a new thread, things that piss you the hell off.
After e-bike fury, suburban pearl-clutchers set their ire on golf carts First, it was e-bikes, offering an efficient, effective, and low-cost way for teens and just about everyone to zip around town, yet drawing the temper of suburban traditionalists. Now golf carts are the new public enemy number one in suburbia, at least if you ask the growing number of online groups where residents complain about these small electric vehicles “clogging” their streets. But beyond the hand-wringing, golf carts and their more sophisticated cousins known as Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) or Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs), are quietly becoming a popular alternative to cars for short trips around US cities and suburbs. While most people still associate golf carts with retirement communities in Florida or slow rides across 18 holes, street-legal versions have been around for the last few decades. But these aren’t your grandpa’s bare-bones carts, complete with a golf pencil clip. Many now come with DOT seat belts, lights, turn signals, mirrors, backup cameras, and speed limiters that allow them to operate legally on roads up to 35 mph, as long as they meet all the federal requirements for Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs). That means such vehicles are legally allowed to operate like cars, trucks, bicycles, or motorcycles on the vast majority of residential streets and a surprising portion of urban grids. In other words, for grabbing groceries, school drop-offs, or cruising to a friend’s house, they’re a practical, cheaper, and far greener substitute for firing up a 5,000-pound SUV. Golf carts have been slowly taking off for years, but the pandemic accelerated the trend. Sales of golf carts and LSVs spiked as families looked for safe, outdoor transportation and an easy way to get around their neighborhoods. Now, in cities all over the country, the sight of parents driving their kids to school or running errands in a cart is increasingly common. In some towns, petitions have even popped up with hundreds of residents asking for local ordinances to legalize them on more streets, according to the Daily Mail. Of course, not everyone is thrilled. There’s growing backlash against the increase in golf carts on streets, with many residents calling them a “plague” and complaining that they’re taking up space on the roads, in parking lots, or creating unsafe conditions. While rare, there have been serious accidents too, with a handful of tragic cases highlighting the dangers of mixing small, lightweight carts with full-size vehicles. Critics argue that carts lack the crash protection of cars and don’t always fall under homeowners’ insurance policies if an accident happens. But for every critic, there’s a supporter pointing out that golf carts take cars off the road, save money on fuel, and are no more dangerous than scooters or e-bikes – modes of transport that already share the streets. And major golf cart makers have been happy to respond to the demand with boosted sales and new models. Companies like E-Z-GO, Club Car, WAEV, Kandi, and others are all rushing new models to the market as more suburban commuters discover that their next electric vehicle might just cost a fraction of what they thought it would – and come with a better breeze, too...
I guess I'm a pearl clutcher. Ride a real bicycle you lazy ****ing worthless human beings. Even worse all the parents letting their children ride these e-bikes or motorized vehicles... so much for exercise. But don't worry when they grow up to be a fat lazy **** they can go all in and take ozempic, or mounjaro, or whatever other drug we have invented because they don't have the self discipline to not eat 4000 calories a day while only burning 2k. I'm in a bad mood this evening.
I don’t disagree in neighborhoods due to safety and health reasons. Maybe on non-designated main thoroughfares in neighborhoods they can be banned, with exceptions for handicapped people (yes some handicaps still allow for bike riding). There’s a real argument for owning a hybrid e-bike/regular bike. E-bikes can go 20-50m on one charge. So in areas that are bike friendly, why not allow it to cut down on auto usage? If I had a safe way to get to the grocery store from my house on an e-bike, I would have to start my car weekly just to keep it running because I would never use it.
Dude yeah, if this was the Netherlands where everyone biked to work and everywhere else then I wouldn’t be b****ing about e bikes. For most people, riding a bike might be the only physical activity they get all week. So ride a real bike.
People need to stop running red lights. It's one thing to go through a "fresh" yellow, but flat out running red's has gotten out of hand.
