Drunk_Engineer

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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
About that Caltrain connection...the terminal was built before the connecting tunnel was planned. It is still unclear how the terminal will accommodate the required number of trains without the tunnel backing up. The latest workaround being
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
https://www.flixbus.com/track/
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
The bus is a much better travel option anyway. Trying to make travel plans with SNCF is a nightmare with their constant strikes.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Austria. In Vienna, for example, 44% of the rental stock is public housing.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
In California, drivers are only required to have $15,000 liability insurance.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
The US has a similar system. It is not officially written into law, but any halfway decent tax accountant knows the loopholes.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
They should update their home page. It still shows offices in Russia, with a footnote saying "suspended".
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Looks like their research groups are in Russia. Not sure how that's going to work going forward.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
ACC is their collision avoidance system, which isn't part of the EU mandate.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
"ISA [Intelligent Speed Assist] systems do not automatically apply the brakes, but simply limit engine power preventing the vehicle from accelerating past the current speed limit unless overridden." See https://etsc.eu&
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Many expect the EU to eventually remove override capabilities as the systems become more widespread.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Europe is now mandating intelligent speed limiters, so I don't know what you are getting on about.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Not really: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hdIR5vHMo
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Congress already has the option of overriding/veto any EPA adopted regulation. It has never used that power to remove regulation of CO2. This is not a win for democracy -- quite the opposite.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
He did $10 million in sales, but has to pay only $2 million in fines. This is not even a slap-on-the-wrist.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Cheated on an ethics exam.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
North America offers many off-road touring opportunities. For example, the Great Divide route runs 2,100 miles from Canada to New Mexico, running almost entirely over unpaved roads. And New York has the 350-mile Erie canal trail.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
You would think if anyone understood the problem of eWaste it would be Sen Laird. From his Bio: "Laird served as a member of the State Integrated Waste Management Board from 2008 to 2009 and taught state environmental policy at Univers
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
They are claiming 90% risk reduction based on a laboratory model. That model obviously does not track with reality (show me any country where bike helmets reduced death/injury by that amount). If a model does not correlate with the rea
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
This is junk science. The authors simply did the ANSI drop-test in a lab test. In the real-world, 99% of bike crashes with death/severe injury are the result of car-crashes -- which the ANSI drop-test does not model correctly at all.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
LOL...they are not supposed to break like that.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
Belarus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommunarka_(confectionery_plan...
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
The main benefit of trams is that multiple cars can be coupled together.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
There is a weight sensor built into the front passenger seat.
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by Drunk_Engineer 4y ago
The real crime is that "safety" regulators still require a child be kept in the back seat. It is an outdated regulation that makes no sense, unless your car is more than 10 years old.
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by Drunk_Engineer 5y ago
SOMA would have developed regardless, and it is nonsense to suggest tech companies want to locate near baseball stadiums.
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by Drunk_Engineer 5y ago
Older cars do have firmware, which may require updates.
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by Drunk_Engineer 5y ago
Is that a serious question? World War 2 for starters...
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by Drunk_Engineer 5y ago
Russia has always in been conflict with Western powers, and has been invaded on several occasions.
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by Drunk_Engineer 5y ago
Road safety measures would benefit all road users, not just cyclists. Around 40,000 Americans are killed each year on the roads, and 1% of the population are injured seriously enough to require medical attention. Those are scary large numbe

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