EndlessNightmare

We shall call it: Reanimator

It's a tongue twister. Twists like a screw

Glad I switched to full synthetic years ago

People that glaze zipper merging are ignoring that the real issue is the bottleneck caused by the lane reduction.

The funny thing is that when I'm in the lane being merged into, I specifically hang back a little and just leave space for the next car up in the lane that is ended. I'm spaced as if they are already in my lane.

Note that this doesn't actually speed anything up; they could simply get over immediately or they can run the lane to the end. It makes no difference.

I heard that getting the parts is very difficult. The manuals are of limited use if you can't get the parts to do the work.

How typical do you believe your situation to be?

I see more Cybertrucks and electric Humvees than I do Nissan Leafs (Leaves?).

Fwiw, I'm not denying that they are less harmful to the environment than gas cars, rather that the stated motive is bullshit. If they were truly serious about the environment, they would also be promoting WFH. A mile not driven at all is even better than an electrically-driven mile.

Often because you have enough money or a valuable skill

I was referencing articles such as: https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/05/17/gen-z-less-likely-get-drivers-license/73678202007/

It's a well-documented trend. Although housing is more expensive in urban areas, the cost savings of not dealing with a car can offset some of this. I think $10k/year is a commonly cited average cost for owning and operating a car.

So what happens when people aren't getting licenses? Do these areas change? Do the people relocate? Does the area simply atrophy?

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down

I'm curious what will happen as increasingly large numbers of young Americans are delaying and rejecting driving.