Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition
-
@dkf said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@BernieTheBernie In that case, you find that the bicycle carrier becomes a trailer.
No, it just drives the fork of the bicycle into the roof when you try to back up. (Thankfully no sun roof).
That was many years ago when I was going to grad school. The bike seat slipped into the groove for the security gate (on the upper deck) - but wouldn't come out. I stupidly just tried backing up. After poking the roof (just dents at least) and bending the forks, I stopped (on the ramp) and took the bike off (after lowering the seat). I was not a happy camper.
-
@boomzilla said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
(Airplane takes off on roadway picture removed. - Ed.)
When I was little and lived in a rather small town we had a neighbor with an ultralight hobby plane. He used to take it out of his garage, attach the wings, and take off on the nearby road.
IIRC, the county (while small, the town was the county seat and so the county government shared much of the city government work) yelled at him eventually and he started taking it out of town first.
-
-
-
@boomzilla said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
The thought of going that fast in reverse makes my skin crawl.
-
-
-
-
-
-
@lolwhat said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
I watch Code Blue Cam and similar channels, which mostly feature DUI traffic stops, and now hope that I'll see the end of this story on there at some point
-
-
@boomzilla better than this guy
-
Software defined vehicles and "intelligent" transportation — what could possibly go wrong?
-
@HardwareGeek Nice looking death trap you have there. Be a pity if you rolled it... Or a bug hit your eye.
-
@HardwareGeek said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Software defined vehicles and "intelligent" transportation — what could possibly go wrong?
How does software define a vehicle chassis anyway?
#include <car.h>
?
-
I just saw an article about some genius from Slovakia who has developed a "front brake light". It's a green bar in the front of your car that lights up when you brake, which could theoretically help traffic flow more smoothly if people could tell that you're braking to let them go or whatever. It's not a new idea, it just never went anywhere because it's not actually going to do shit.
But that's not why I'm talking about it. The article mentioned that this veritable prodigy of 21st century engineering has SPENT 10 YEARS DEVELOPING THIS IDEA AND BY HIS OWN WORDS HAS SPENT MILLIONS OF EUROS ON IT.
Yeah that's right. This motherfucker claims to have spent a decade and enough money to buy a mansion on a strip of green LEDs that you can buy from any electronics store for a under a buck, and his engineering genius is wiring it to the brake pedal switch, which is already present in every car made in the last 100 years because it's needed for the rear brake lights.
And the super duper scientific tests conducted by some very educated people appears to consist of... asking random victims what they think about the idea, and them going "It's cool I guess?"
Jesus Christ
-
@blek You just pathologically lack imagination. There should also be red lights in the front coupled to the gas pedal for peds to get the fuck out of the way. And similarly, a set of green lights in the rear, so that drivers behind can hurry the fuck up.
-
@Applied-Mediocrity said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
There should also be red lights in the front coupled to the gas pedal for peds to get the fuck out of the way.
That's what the roof mounted locomotive horn is for
-
@blek But think of the deaf people! Or would-be deaf, at any rate...
-
@Applied-Mediocrity said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@blek But think of the deaf people! Or would-be deaf, at any rate...
If you use the correct tone, they'll feel the vibration!
-
@dcon If it's powerful enough it'll just blow people out of the way!
-
Anyway, based on another article, the real issue is that this mofo owns a patent for this thing, so now he's trying to make the EU mandate it on every car so he gets paid. Knowing the EU, it might actually work out - depends on how much cash he has for "donations". Why he'd say he spent millions on developing a fucking LED strip is beyond me, though. Is a claim like that actually impressive to politicians?
-
@blek said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@dcon If it's powerful enough it'll just blow people out of the way!
Not on your electric Škoda it ain't
-
-
When 2 car's attempt to drive out to the opposite lane for opposite direction at the same time...
-
@dkf said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@HardwareGeek said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Software defined vehicles and "intelligent" transportation — what could possibly go wrong?
How does software define a vehicle chassis anyway?
#include <car.h>
?I vaguely recall it being a term in the industry. Something with describing the topology of the controller network in the vehicle, don't remember exactly what.
-
@dkf said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
How does software define a vehicle chassis anyway?
#include <car.h>
?class vehicle_Chassis : public Vehicle, public chassis<Wheel> { // ... }
Filed under: code uglyfication in progress, please wait...
-
@remi
chassis<std::vector<Wheel>>
...
-
@dkf
chassis<std::map<Position_onChassis, Wheel>>
-
-
@Zecc did you just define a Reliant Robin?
(probably and perfectly on-topic for this thread!)
-
@dkf said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@HardwareGeek said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Software defined vehicles and "intelligent" transportation — what could possibly go wrong?
How does software define a vehicle chassis anyway?
#include <car.h>
?Correction: ducks suggest it's this:
and I'm pretty sure that's where I've heard it before. Would fit straight in that Internet of Shit dread over .
-
@Bulb said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Many car drivers expect their vehicles to be fully integrated into their digital lives.
Many car drivers are idiots.
-
-
@boomzilla My first thought was "Help me! I can't get up!"
-
@dcon said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Help me! I can't get up!
They sell blue pills for this
-
Rrgh. Vexing stuff on the road. So there is a 2-lane section of road coming up and you are behind a slow-moving truck. What do you do?
- Overtake when the 2-lane section starts.
- Overtake when the 2-lane section ends.
- Don't overtake.
If you choose 2, then congratulations, you are one of today's moron drivers! And it happens surprisingly often too. Why do people think that keeping on staying behind the slow vehicle until the "2-lane section ending soon" sign and then overtaking is the best idea? It's utter retarded dumbshittery! Can nobody plan their driving more than negative 10 seconds in advance or something?
-
@Atazhaia I get you, but if that's a 2+1 road, I have to add that on flatlands it's an immensely stupid thing. And sadly, the brainworm is spreading.
-
@Atazhaia I think the truck driver who was arrested in Germany for doing pretty much that – and didn't make it before the 2-lane section ended and barely avoided collision with a bus in the opposite direction – is mentioned somewhere way way upthread.
-
@Applied-Mediocrity At least the terrain here is hilly, so there is more of a reason for 2+1. But sadly Sweden has been all brainwormed with 2+1 all over.
@Bulb Risk of collision with opposing lane traffic is lesser here due to fence between lanes, but would still cause a major mess in at least the same direction lanes.
-
@Atazhaia I remember a stretch of 2+1 in the UK from my youth. Or rather it started out as 3 undifferentiated lanes, with no marked priority in the middle. No idea how many horrific crashes ensued, but it got changed to 2+1 and then (years later) to simple two lanes, one wide one in each direction.
-
@FrostCat said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
cars drive in the left two lanes, side-by-side, without passing each other, and go 25 mph under the 65 mph speed limit, forcing everyone else into the rightmost lane which then clogs up and goes 10 mph under the speed limit.
The cops (and possibly legislation) could solve this if they wanted to. Some highways have speed minimums and/or "slower traffic keep right" rules. Serious enforcement of same sounds warranted.
In civilised countries all roads have that rule, by the simple expedient of having it being the law.
-
@cheong said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
When 2 car's attempt to drive out to the opposite lane for opposite direction at the same time...
And both drivers are too stupid to actually turn their steering wheel properly. At least the one nearest the camera had ample space to turn a lot harder and not have to go into the opposite lane
-
@dkf said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Or rather it started out as 3 undifferentiated lanes, with no marked priority in the middle.
I've never seen one of those, but when I passed the theoretical part of my driving test a lot of the exam questions did include those, so I know they did exist at some point.
No idea how many horrific crashes ensued
Yeah, they sound like a perfect idea for the Driving Anti-Patterns...
-
@Atazhaia said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Rrgh. Vexing stuff on the road. So there is a 2-lane section of road coming up and you are behind a slow-moving truck. What do you do?
- Overtake when the 2-lane section starts.
- Overtake when the 2-lane section ends.
- Don't overtake.
If you choose 2, then congratulations, you are one of today's moron drivers! And it happens surprisingly often too. Why do people think that keeping on staying behind the slow vehicle until the "2-lane section ending soon" sign and then overtaking is the best idea? It's utter retarded dumbshittery! Can nobody plan their driving more than negative 10 seconds in advance or something?
Since I often tow a trailer, I can absolutely confirm that #2 prevails. And it's one of the prime reasons I got a dash cam. (Which I thought had crashed badly the other day. Turns out the memory card had finally corrupted. I guess 5 years wasn't too bad... A new card and the unit is once again performing nicely.)
-
@dcon said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
Since I often tow a trailer, I can absolutely confirm that #2 prevails. And it's one of the prime reasons I got a dash cam. (Which I thought had crashed badly the other day. Turns out the memory card had finally corrupted. I guess 5 years wasn't too bad... A new card and the unit is once again performing nicely.)
The best sort of crash in this thread...
-
@Atazhaia said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
If you choose 2, then congratulations,
... and do not forget that you must use the "fastest" gear available in your car. Depending on the particular model, likely 5th gear, sometimes 6th gear. That is most important when driving uphill!
-
@Atazhaia said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@Applied-Mediocrity At least the terrain here is hilly, so there is more of a reason for 2+1. But sadly Sweden has been all brainwormed with 2+1 all over.
The reason we have them is because they are cheaper than 2+2 by some margin, and safety than 1+1 without fence. And we imported them from Norway. When i took my license they were called Norwegian Highway.
-
@CRConrad said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
@cheong said in Driving Anti-Patterns - Necro Edition:
When 2 car's attempt to drive out to the opposite lane for opposite direction at the same time...
And both drivers are too stupid to actually turn their steering wheel properly. At least the one nearest the camera had ample space to turn a lot harder and not have to go into the opposite lane
They have to drive into the opposite lane in order to follow the flow of traffic to the destination they want to, just that they shouldn't do it at the same time.