aaroads.com topics in 2064

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

[kphoger]

Both my cars are manual, and I'd be 78 in 2064, so it's plausible that several older members will have owned manual cars. With enough luck I'll still have one then.

I guess "have you ever seen a car with a manual transmission"  would be more appropriate. Or "have you ever driven a car with an internal combustion engine" .

People would have seen cars with all sorts of old features if they ever go to car shows etc.  I've seen cars with crank starts, but never started one that way.

Usually, it's also impossible to tell just by looking at a car whether it has a manual or automatic transmission.
It's like asking me if I've seen a truck with a 15-speed transmission.  I have no idea.

[US71]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

My ex GF drives a stick   

[Takumi]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

My ex GF drives a stick   

Mine does too, but she was from Germany, where it's much more common to do so.


...or did you mean a broomstick?

[mapman1071]

Tolls on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge going up to $100 Pay per Plate and $75 NY/MTA EZ Pass ONLY (Other EZ Pass pay full Toll) to pay for Subway Rebuild

[MNHighwayMan]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

I feel like admitting to it might almost be a mark of shame here, but... I don't know how either. You're not alone.

[Takumi]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

I feel like admitting to it might almost be a mark of shame here, but... I don't know how either. You're not alone.

I keep thinking you guys are the same person.

[kalvado]

Tolls on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge going up to $100 Pay per Plate and $75 NY/MTA EZ Pass ONLY (Other EZ Pass pay full Toll) to pay for Subway Rebuild

Official estimate of inflation is 639% over past 50 years.
Assuming it would be the same over next 50 years, current $17 Verrazano bridge toll would be $108.63
So you actually predict price will go down...

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

I feel like admitting to it might almost be a mark of shame here, but... I don't know how either. You're not alone.

I keep thinking you guys are the same person.

We have the same first name in real life too, so I don't think you're too far off base.

[MNHighwayMan]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

I feel like admitting to it might almost be a mark of shame here, but... I don't know how either. You're not alone.

I keep thinking you guys are the same person.

We have the same first name in real life too, so I don't think you're too far off base.

And I'll just add that it's one enormous coincidence. I made up this username well before I was ever on this forum and knew anyone or anything about this place. (Check the date on my imgur account if you don't believe me. )

[jakeroot]

I too have faced confusion when trying to figure out which one of you was which. It would be nice if you both didn't use a Minnesota State Highway shield in your profile picture. I could make you a road sign if you wanted!

[inkyatari]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn't own or know how to drive a stick, and isn't particularly interested in such.

I don't either.

[jeffandnicole]

Sometimes I feel like the only roadgeek who doesn’t own or know how to drive a stick, and isn’t particularly interested in such.

I don't either.

While I'm interested in driving one, I never have.  I carpooled with a guy who had one, but it was in his pristine condition Mustang GT. He was *never* use that as a training vehicle!

[Brandon]

Both my cars are manual, and I'd be 78 in 2064, so it's plausible that several older members will have owned manual cars. With enough luck I'll still have one then.

I guess "have you ever seen a car with a manual transmission"  would be more appropriate. Or "have you ever driven a car with an internal combustion engine" .

People would have seen cars with all sorts of old features if they ever go to car shows etc.  I've seen cars with crank starts, but never started one that way.

Usually, it's also impossible to tell just by looking at a car whether it has a manual or automatic transmission.

Look inside the glass.  I find it very easy to tell when actually looking inside the car.

[kphoger]

Both my cars are manual, and I'd be 78 in 2064, so it's plausible that several older members will have owned manual cars. With enough luck I'll still have one then.

I guess "have you ever seen a car with a manual transmission"  would be more appropriate. Or "have you ever driven a car with an internal combustion engine" .

People would have seen cars with all sorts of old features if they ever go to car shows etc.  I've seen cars with crank starts, but never started one that way.

Usually, it's also impossible to tell just by looking at a car whether it has a manual or automatic transmission.

Look inside the glass.  I find it very easy to tell when actually looking inside the car.

I find it difficult to look in through the glass of every car I see.

[jakeroot]

Both my cars are manual, and I'd be 78 in 2064, so it's plausible that several older members will have owned manual cars. With enough luck I'll still have one then.

I guess "have you ever seen a car with a manual transmission"  would be more appropriate. Or "have you ever driven a car with an internal combustion engine" .

People would have seen cars with all sorts of old features if they ever go to car shows etc.  I've seen cars with crank starts, but never started one that way.

Usually, it's also impossible to tell just by looking at a car whether it has a manual or automatic transmission.

Look inside the glass.  I find it very easy to tell when actually looking inside the car.

I find it difficult to look in through the glass of every car I see.

Assuming the car is moving, try and watch how often the brake lights light up (less often with a manual, as many drivers slow using gears). At stop lights, many drivers leave it in neutral and/or set the parking brake, or sometimes balance the clutch and throttle. Either way, the brake lights aren't lit up. Also try and notice how obvious the gear changes are. Unless the drivers are heel-toeing, you can usually see the car lurch a bit each time the gear is changed. You could, in theory, watch and see how often their right hand moves around (in LHD market). Good manual drivers move their hand from the steering wheel, to the stick, and back to the wheel for each change. You generally aren't supposed to rest your hand on the gear lever. Manual cars also don't pass through reverse going into first, so manual drivers go from brake lights, straight to pulling away. And if you see someone get into the car, and the reverse lights are already lit up the moment the car turns on, that means it was parked in reverse (common when parking on a down-slope) -- another manual trait.

[kphoger]

Both my cars are manual, and I'd be 78 in 2064, so it's plausible that several older members will have owned manual cars. With enough luck I'll still have one then.

I guess "have you ever seen a car with a manual transmission"  would be more appropriate. Or "have you ever driven a car with an internal combustion engine" .

People would have seen cars with all sorts of old features if they ever go to car shows etc.  I've seen cars with crank starts, but never started one that way.

Usually, it's also impossible to tell just by looking at a car whether it has a manual or automatic transmission.

Look inside the glass.  I find it very easy to tell when actually looking inside the car.

I find it difficult to look in through the glass of every car I see.

Assuming the car is moving, try and watch how often the brake lights light up (less often with a manual, as many drivers slow using gears). At stop lights, many drivers leave it in neutral and/or set the parking brake, or sometimes balance the clutch and throttle. Either way, the brake lights aren't lit up. Also try and notice how obvious the gear changes are. Unless the drivers are heel-toeing, you can usually see the car lurch a bit each time the gear is changed. You could, in theory, watch and see how often their right hand moves around (in LHD market). Good manual drivers move their hand from the steering wheel, to the stick, and back to the wheel for each change. You generally aren't supposed to rest your hand on the gear lever. Manual cars also don't pass through reverse going into first, so manual drivers go from brake lights, straight to pulling away. And if you see someone get into the car, and the reverse lights are already lit up the moment the car turns on, that means it was parked in reverse (common when parking on a down-slope) -- another manual trait.

Yes, yes, I'm perfectly capable of telling that sort of thing.  But what about all the cars I see on the other side of the Interstate going by at 75 mph?  There's no possible way for me to know if those cars have automatics or sticks.

(Back in '99, I used to drive stick with only my left hand.  I would hold my girlfriend's hand with my right, and both steer and shift with my left.  Turning corners was tricky, having to either start out in 2nd gear or not shift out of 1st until rounding the corner.)

(Back a year or so before that, some of us would go cruising on Friday nights–yes, that was still a thing where I grew up–and we developed a way for three people at once to drive a Ford Ranger stickshift.  The driver worked the pedals, the guy in the middle seat did the steering, and the guy on the passenger side did the shifting.)

[Takumi]

Good manual drivers move their hand from the steering wheel, to the stick, and back to the wheel for each change.

When I'm going 1-2-3-4 (or higher) after taking off, I usually keep my hand slightly above, but not on, the shifter, but otherwise yes.

[cl94]

If I'm going 1-2-3(-4-5) in a relatively short span, hand stays on lever or just above because I'm not in each gear long enough to move it. This is typically the case if I'm pulling out of a toll booth and I'll be in 4th-5th gear within 10 seconds. My car has a really low second gear, so hand almost never leaves the lever between 1 and 2. I'm usually in 2nd within a few seconds of starting (and I'll occasionally go straight to second if I start on a downhill).

[jakeroot]

Good manual drivers move their hand from the steering wheel, to the stick, and back to the wheel for each change.

When I'm going 1-2-3-4 (or higher) after taking off, I usually keep my hand slightly above, but not on, the shifter, but otherwise yes.

True. And even I do pretty much the same thing. Maybe not all the way back to the wheel in every instance, but at least off the shifter.

[shadyjay]

CT:
I-91 signs to be replaced, the oldest dating to 1985.  Upon completion, exits will be renumbered, making the state completely mile-based.
I-95 study to determine if widening is necessary east of New Haven
Rest Areas on I-84, I-91 reduce hours, only open 2 hours per day, due to budget cutbacks

MA:
I-93/I-95 interchange debate continues (both interchanges)
Traffic reporters continue to reference Route 128, including the Canton-Braintree section

VT:
First section of 3-lane interstate completed in Burlington area

NH:
Franconia Notch Parkway to be widened

ME:
York toll backup now reaches Massachusetts on Fridays, Portland on Sundays

[formulanone]

(Back in '99, I used to drive stick with only my left hand.  I would hold my girlfriend's hand with my right, and both steer and shift with my left.

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Jake, you lost the game.

[jakeroot]

(Back in '99, I used to drive stick with only my left hand.  I would hold my girlfriend's hand with my right, and both steer and shift with my left.

[image deleted]

Jake, you lost the game.

Not sure what you mean. But I miss a lot of jokes, so, sure.

[Roadgeekteen]

People who still use gps and don't use self driving cars.

[Takumi]

(this might be risky...)

VA 214 decommissioned after General Assembly decides anything related to Robert E Lee doesn't deserve primary funding