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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
IF it was a factor, there would be an uncomplicated correlation they could state without muddying the waters with drunkeness and other factors.
I vote driver error, and/or going too fast for conditions (too fast for the driver's skill level = driver error, or too fast for a turn/ramp; provided Hamilton crashed too), and I have a hard time considering going too fast for conditions the same as speeding.
More often than not, I'm sure it is caused by a slow poke changing lanes at the exact wrong time someone going faster (and has the right of way in their own lane by the way). Therefore, it's not the speeder changing lanes and causing the accident, it is the slowpoke that changes lanes, usually to get in the passing lane with no intent of passing anyone at all. A pointless lane change, but a very dangerous one. Other lane changes might be caused by left lane campers/impeders, that fail to yield the passing lane, and then you get passing cars changing lanes to the right. This adds another lane where an unsafe lane change by the slower vehicle could result in a wreck.
Sometimes left lane impeders accelerate when people try to pass on the right. This might cause an inattentive speeder (although they are both speeders now), to not realize the left lane camper is racing, change lanes back to the left, and collide.
Without more data, all we know is that unsafe lane changes are being made, and it's causing 66% of the increased accidents (not a few, I'd say).
Oh wait, were not doing that on our Interstates, already, oh well! The 85th percentile only seems to be adopted on non-highways.
I'm not a big advocate of forcing trucks to have a lower limit.
The left lane rules and passing lanes can be followed and the lane used to tax payer advantages. It need not go unused. There will always be slower and faster. Slower Traffic Keep Right; yield to faster traffic. It works, it's been proven, it's been tried, it's being used in 1st world Countries!
Saying the left lane goes unused except for speeders is a fallacy. If there really are a constant stream of speeders forcing you out of the left lane, perhaps your speed limits are set below the 85th percentile, and now you've identified the problem?
The idea with higher limits is that you can get the law abiders to move with the pack and go with the "flow."
With the relaxation of the CAFE standards, and the aging of the baby boomer generation, there isn't much reason to build and sell smaller cars (or, mid-size or large cars, for that matter).
While I've owned SUV's, CUV's and crossovers in the past, I prefer a good old fashioned car for my daily driver (Elantra GT and Jetta are my last two). The wife likes the higher seating position and AWD capabilities of SUV's (going backward from the current vehicle - Outback, Mazda CX-9, Saturn VUE, Saturn VUE, Ford Explorer, Ford Expedition).
I'm hoping this isn't the beginning of the end of the passenger car - I, and I suspect many, many others, will be sorely out of luck trying to find our next vehicle. Or, we buy used.
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Well, I could see having a Fiesta ST for a work beater, but that's it...
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Anyway, the all-new 2018 Camry is nice in the base trim. But it felt a bit cramped to me, both in front and esp. in the back for a midsize car. Otherwise, however, good materials and nice package.
But the great value for the money on some Toyota lots right now are the leftover 2018 Avalons, which are about to make way for the all-new 2019 Avalon. The 2018 Avalon is the Buick/Cadillac of Toyotas, and it's very well done. It's better than any Buick, probably, with lots of room and luxury and features. They had a hybrid Avalon on the lot for almost $9000 off of msrp. Msrp was c.40k, and it was marked down to c.31.5k. Lovely interior. Much, much nicer and roomier than a Camry, and you can have a top-of-the-line Avalon for the same price as a mid-level Camry. Liked it a lot, actually. The exterior styling is maybe traditional, but moderately handsome imho.
Next I test drove the all-new 2018 Accord Hybrid EXL. The styling of the Avalon may say "older person's car," while the new Accord is more contemporary and youthful, but kinda weird. But the interior of the new Accord, imho, knocks it out of the park. It's not only way better than a Camry, it's also better in most ways than even an Avalon. Best dashboard and steering wheel around in a midsize car at this point. Impressive features and quality. The Accord Hybrid has nice pick-up and performance. Luxury features, quality and room. Much more room in the backseat than a Camry. The headroom in the back of the Accord was a little less than the Avalon, but the legroom in the back of the Accord seemed equal to the Avalon.
Camry 29,848
Accord 21,751
Fusion 12,871
Altima 10,400
Sonata 9,616
Optima 8,276
Passat 4,044
Mazda6 2,909
Civic 28,399
Corolla 25,896
Sentra 16,999
Elantra 14,044
Focus 13,001
Forte 9,199
Impreza 5,833
Mazda3 4,725
Jetta 4,313
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I talked with a sales rep for awhile about the next-gen Mazda3, which he said should be in dealerships next February or March. He gave me some details on the Skyactiv-X compression-ignition engine, which will debut in the Mazda3. If it does get 20-30% better FE with more power as claimed, I'm going to have to take a long look at it when my Forte5 lease is up next March. In Soul Red of course.
P.S. the food was great!
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Here are some of the specs for the 2018 Accord Hybrid: wheelbase 111.4, length 192.2, width 73.3, rear legroom 40.4, trunk 16.7, 0-60 c.7.2, mpg c. 47.
And, finally, here are some specs for the 1988 Accord: wb 102, length 175, width 67.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Taking a tip to Ohio at the end of next week and will be taking the Fusion.
Now that the gas switched back to the summer blend, mileage is back up to around 29 mpg.
That's about 10 percent higher than I get in the winter.