Try this next time you’re in traffic
Aug 8, 2008 me
Next time you are approaching a red light and people are behind you, leave a car-length or so of space in front of you. Then, while everyone is stopped. Move you car up a few feet and stop. Chances are, the car behind you will do it also. Keep doing it and see how many times the person behind you will keep moving up. It cracks me up only because I know that if the car in fron of me inches up, I will involuntarily do it also.
I just did this a little while ago. I moved-and-stopped about 5 times, and each time, the person behind me did it to. I was SO in control.
A Ford with a Fridge
May 28, 2008 Just Plain Awesomeness, Technology
“you can keep six packs of b… soda in there” (name the movie for extra points)
The new Ford Flex has an option where you can have a small refrigerator between the front seats under the armrest. From the looks of it, you can put around 3cans of whatever in there and it will keep them cold:
In normal operation it can take drinks from room temperature, at 77 degrees Fahrenheit, down to 41 degrees in two- and-a-half hours. It also has a freezer option that can get keeps items a chilly 23 degrees F. And it is sealed well enough so that it takes almost three hours for the temperature to go up just 18 degrees F.
Anyone else think that this is an awesome idea? I wish that it was a little bigger, but other than that (and the $760), it rules!
Autoblog
Tags: auto, cars, driving, ford, ford flex, fridge, road trips
Atlanta is the No. 1 WORST city for commuters
May 2, 2008 Current Events
That’s right folks. Here in Atlanta, we have the worst traffic in the country according to Forbes Magazine. According to Forbes, 13% of us spend over an hour sitting in traffic on the way to work in the morning. Also, only 29% of us get to work in less than 20 minutes. Lucky me, I am in that demographic. It takes me about 15 minutes to get to work. But, as someone who has lived here my whole life, I have to agree with them.
Jump right to the Atlanta part
Tags: atlanta, automobiles, cars, rush hour, traffic
