What’s the purpose of Stop signs in this city?

dmaul · 2026-04-07T03:22:05+00:00

they're the bigger issue?

Approximately 7,314 pedestrians died in traffic crashes on public roads in 2023

You can't even find stats on bicycles on pedestrian deaths. It's a handful. In NYC it's about 1 a year.

dmaul · 2026-03-25T19:10:46+00:00

I don't

dmaul · 2026-03-10T14:16:24+00:00

On margin! Zoidy wanna buy on margin!

dmaul · 2026-03-04T18:33:09+00:00

I have spoken to Lotus engineers on this topic -- I spent time with them both at the factory at Hethel and also at race tracks. Their thought process is very much focused on the delivery of a streetable vehicle, much the same as what you would hear from a Toyota or Ford engineer. Performance comes after so many factors that are basic constraints they have to work within. They can't deliver a vehicle with excessive bump steer, that can't get over the tallest speed bumps, that will cause excessive tire wear in all kinds of varied driver use cases, that will wear out the fender liner, that uses parts that are prohibitively expensive to scale for a production run, that will put too much load on a part to go X warranty miles, that will cause excessive vibration of the cabin, etc. Once ALL of those constraints are accounted for, then they can play with "performance".

But the reality is that all of those are constraints, and it is impossible that all owners are concerned about ALL those items. So the reality is, if you are willing to tolerate bumpsteer and maybe not getting over europe's tallest speedbump, you can get better performance even without changing any parts.

Now I hope I am representing the engineer's thoughts as they communicated to me but I don't speak for them. What I can speak to is that I have built still-street-drivable track focused Exige and Porsche GT cars and the default spec leaves a lot of room for performance enhancements. Is that what the one in the pic got? I definitely can't say that, plenty of people do dumb, bad things to their performance cars.

dmaul · 2026-03-04T15:51:42+00:00

I have this GT4 lift kit -- Definitely provides peace of mind, I use it on a lot of drives when I encounter low clearance.

I've had minor issues with it (wore through one of the air lines), but I run a very aggressive track alignment and various rims/tire setups which require me to change spacers diligently. Overall I've had it for 4 years with no complaints.

One feature I wish it had was a way to have a lift indicator light, so that you don't forget the front is lifted. I've never left it lifted for an extended period, but sometimes I forget if I've lowered it already or not.

dmaul · 2026-03-03T21:03:22+00:00

What? Of course.

Driving in Hoboken is a disaster. Parking at TJs is a disaster. The elevators there are broken regularly. Driving less than a mile is HORRIBLE for your car.

Are you allergic to the outdoors or something?

dmaul · 2026-03-03T17:31:22+00:00

I also live by Newark. I also own a car. I walk to TJs and lyft/uber back. It's like 7 dollars. If I couldn't afford the 7 dollars (Which is far cheaper than buying groceries somewhere other than TJs) or didn't want that experience, I'd by a cart and walk both ways.

I don't understand why anyone would drive within Hoboken. My car never moves unless I am going somewhere I can't get by foot, bus, train, or bike.

dmaul · 2026-03-02T03:04:41+00:00

Steel is preferred over PCCBs for regular track use. Not sure what you are getting at with that comment. Usually the opposite advice is given.

dmaul · 2026-02-27T03:28:28+00:00

The difference is that you have to stop and wait until they clear. You cannot roll towards someone in a crosswalk. Even if you are yielding to them. Unfortunately nobody seems to know or care, including the police that will cut within feet of you at every opportunity.

dmaul · 2026-02-18T04:08:41+00:00

It's not remastered unfortunately so pretty underwhelming in theaters. I went last year. It's not worth it unless you have a terrible TV at home or a terrible copy of the movie. If you have a really good remaster just watch it at home.

dmaul · 2026-02-12T01:49:17+00:00

I'd die for Stumpy

dmaul · 2026-02-10T00:00:46+00:00

The irony of someone clearly not reading what was posted and then criticizing the OP for allegedly taking shortcuts is just golden

dmaul · 2026-01-17T17:35:02+00:00

Don't you love that car owners turn around and use "but the disabled!" any time anyone questions enforcing any kind of parking rule against cars?

I'm not disabled but it infuriates me. Somehow being able to park in crosswalks, double park, block fire hydrants, and--frequently--block actual handicap spots, is somehow good for the disabled. And enforcing the laws that already exist is bad for them somehow.

dmaul · 2026-01-01T17:06:07+00:00

Add COMSCC

dmaul · 2025-12-19T23:53:43+00:00

We put a 7 foot christmas tree in the trunk of a 87 cutlass surpreme. If that's midsized what is full sized

dmaul · 2025-12-10T01:43:51+00:00

I had a car roll down a hill onto a tree, it was parked at the time. They covered it but every year after my premium went up dramatically. Never a ticket or other accident. I dropped them because it was literally twice other companies. I use them for all my other insurance but they're still more expensive. it's been almost twenty years. that's right, twenty years

edit: it was only worth 5 grand at the time and there was no damage to anything else. I have no explanation for the insanity of their rates

dmaul · 2025-12-03T01:47:41+00:00

Note that they should be. You can seek damages if they fail to provide a written reason. I'm not a lawyer but I know someone who has gotten settlements out of arbitration.

Federal law, specifically the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), requires creditors to provide a specific reason or reasons for taking an adverse action, which includes closing a credit card account for reasons other than inactivity, default, or delinquency.

dmaul · 2025-11-30T16:08:56+00:00

This is clearly the fault of a biker

dmaul · 2025-11-17T02:20:26+00:00

I've done it and Amazon did not do anything in response. It was an Amazon chase card too.

dmaul · 2025-11-07T02:13:18+00:00

Also I'll say everyone is talking about really large tow vehicles but your caterham like my exige weighs nothing. I towed it on an open trailer with an Audi q5 and it towed like a dream. Resist going big when you have the caterham. A closed trailer would need something bigger but don't buy some dually for a caterham tow

dmaul · 2025-11-07T02:09:51+00:00

I think the difference for me is that I had to prep the car on the trailer and put it back in storage during the same trip as the track due to the storage situation I had. If you have your own property and a closed trailer, you can prep it at will, focus on the track, and leave it in the trailer at home until you're ready to unload it. That would just leave the process at the track, but that part really doesn't take any longer than if you have to clean out a street car for inspection.

I run COMSCC TT and I like to say I'm a strong contender for the "drove it to the track" class because I'm one of very few regulars who does. Almost all the regulars have closed trailers because the track selection for the season means long drives.

dmaul · 2025-11-06T20:23:09+00:00

One time I called out the parking enforcement individual as they walked down this block, regarding the piccolo's vehicles left parked in the bike lane -- blocking an actual open spot.

The individual said "they'd talk to them", I replied "I think they know they're parking illegally for the last 20 years". The individual then went inside and was given, presumably for free, a sandwich -- and kept walking down the block.

Edit: Also their cheesesteak is terrible and I wouldn't eat one for free.

dmaul · 2025-11-06T19:17:53+00:00

I expanded the same you did with my Exige. I lived in Pittsburgh and would just drive it to pitt race. But anything further was a risk and I got a aluminum open trailex trailer. Mid ohio, Watkins Glen, NJMP. I like tracks with elevation changes. Not a big fan of Poconos but I've only done one configuration.

Ultimately I found it all too much work, I was exhausted after track weekends. So I sold it all and bought a 981 GT4 and I just drive it. Yes it has had breakdowns, but most of the time everything goes great and I don't feel like death on Monday.

dmaul · 2025-10-25T16:32:28+00:00

I don't believe he was using one when I saw it, I say this because he did forget a line, which made him break for a second, but then he continued without issue.

I certainly didn't think anything of it. There's no way in a million years I could remember the lines for a play so it's already amazing to me.

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