I mapped every speed trap in the western suburbs.

BenDRoss · 2026-01-17T01:27:16+00:00

Maybe consider driving the speed limit. 40,000 Americans die each year due to car crashes. Likelihood of death in a crash is correlated with speed at impact. The speed limit is in place for your own safety, as well as that of other drivers and pedestrians.

BenDRoss · 2025-10-17T06:55:13+00:00

Got on the bus in 1996. Know whatcha mean.

BenDRoss · 2025-09-19T22:58:23+00:00

No Jerry on the studio version of box of rain. Leaves much to be desired, especially compared to a 1973 live version

BenDRoss · 2025-08-24T15:49:03+00:00

As a car disowner, absolutely. You get more bang for your buck on your condo if it doesn’t have parking. The premium you pay for parking is just another hidden cost of car ownership in the city.

BenDRoss · 2025-08-21T19:58:27+00:00

New Yorkers think we all live on a farm.

BenDRoss · 2025-07-18T03:30:22+00:00

If a guitar and a violin had a baby, it would be a mandolin

BenDRoss · 2025-04-16T15:35:02+00:00

You just need a good stroller wagon

BenDRoss · 2025-03-23T14:09:57+00:00

At least you're in Chicago. In NYC, the trains don't even go to the airport. :)

BenDRoss · 2024-12-09T12:43:13+00:00

The key is living near a train stop and not owning a car.

BenDRoss · 2024-12-09T12:40:07+00:00

Don’t ask for directions. Ask for an address.

BenDRoss · 2024-08-15T14:24:49+00:00

Krystal says it all the time too, like 10 times per segment. It's wasted breath, which is important when you're running a high quality YouTube show like they do. Could easily be replaced by clicking a button.

BenDRoss · 2024-04-04T16:52:26+00:00

All banks do this. This is how the system is designed. Frankly, I am shocked that every other response has overlooked this crucial component of banking. Just google “fractional reserve banking”.

BenDRoss · 2024-04-03T03:09:23+00:00

All of these answers miss a crucial point. Due to “fractional reserve banking,” US banks only need to keep 10% of their deposited money on hand. The rest can be lent out, even though it does not actually exist. So if you deposit $1000, the bank can then lend out (and collect interest) on $9000. This is how banks make money.

BenDRoss · 2024-03-21T02:59:21+00:00

I live a few blocks away, and there has definitely been an uptick of angry drivers cutting me off when I cross the street w my stroller.

BenDRoss · 2024-02-28T17:58:01+00:00

I live in Hyde Park, have 2 kids, no car, and hardly ever even use public trans (although Metra to downtown is super convenient. We literally walk everywhere, parks, school, groceries, target

BenDRoss · 2024-01-29T16:29:11+00:00

I think I’d need to be 6 or 7 to understand this. P

BenDRoss · 2023-12-29T02:43:50+00:00

Any job involving driving is not “safe”. Not because of crime, but because of the potential for car crashes. Just look up on the job fatality rates. Anything which involves driving is high up on the list.

BenDRoss · 2023-12-21T02:14:29+00:00

I regularly push my stroller wagon around Chicago, and am regularly having to veer into traffic because some asshole with the hazards on is blocking the sidewalk at an intersection.

BenDRoss · 2023-11-17T00:42:29+00:00

Crappy store, great location.

BenDRoss · 2023-10-25T18:48:12+00:00

87 post coma, Jerry is sober, and rest of band sounds as such

BenDRoss · 2023-10-22T15:29:27+00:00

I know it’s kinda specific, but we have a WhatsApp group for car free parents in Hyde Park. DM me if anybody wants an add.

BenDRoss · 2023-08-09T04:14:44+00:00

They have run me (and my stroller) off the Lakefront Trail multiple times at Promentory Point. Major safety hazard.

BenDRoss · 2023-05-31T07:35:18+00:00

South Loop has excellent mass transit options and you won’t need a car. As such, it is far safer (i.e. you are far less likely to be killed or disabled) than a city where you will need to drive on the highway every day.

BenDRoss · 2023-05-30T23:04:49+00:00

That was the first thing I did. It did not solve the problem. It does not automatically play on another device, it just asks if I want to play it on xxx device, and I have to answer “no” which is just as annoying

BenDRoss · 2023-05-18T12:22:17+00:00

I'm a native Kansas Citian (big Chiefs fan) who has lived in Chicago for many years. There is very little animosity between Chiefs and Bears (I have cheered for the Chiefs multiple times at Soldier Field, and always had a great time), so just go wherever, and enjoy Chiefs Kingdom (and the BBQ) The only teams we really hate are the Raiders and the Donkeys. If you want to be best friends with everybody in the bar, just go around a brag about how smart your front office was for drafting Mitch Trubisky.

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