The universe according to MMM

[Hobart]

MMM what you need to learn about politics is that voting is often choosing the lesser of 2 evils. And it's sometimes important to get the lesser evil in over the greater evil.

Not my responsibility, there could be a major thing about both candidates I don't like, so I am not going to have that on my conscience. Too bad, not my problem. Most issues being voted on at the moment don't affect me anyway. I have never seen even a semi-reasonable candidate in a primary. Even for NY Governor, it would be extremely hard to determine which of them was less of the two evils.

@Hobart, what a ridiculous comment! The force you experience is the sum of the 2 cars! And it's much easier to avoid workers (there aren't any in half of the construction zones in NY/NJ) that are 2-3 lanes away on the shoulder than a car that's barely 1 lane away traveling toward you. The closing speed of 160 mph makes it even harder to see the car flying up on you whereas passing the workers at 80 you can see them faster, and they aren't in the road. There is no reason whatsoever for that 45 mph speed limit section on the Jersey Turnpike. Drivers driving hundreds of miles on US 93 are more likely to get bored/drowsy, stop paying attention and drift on roads like that, so it's not unheard of for there to be head on crashes on long undivided roads like that.

Take the first car, moving at 80 miles an hour in a direction. The second car is moving 80 miles an hour in the other direction. If you have any iota of understanding of what a reference frame is, and you take the speed of the second car in reference to the first car, the second car is effectively moving 160 miles an hour towards the first car. You asked for speed, not force. Don't you dare get snippy with me when you change the goalposts. The least you can do is allow me to fail on my own merits, rather than due to your incompetencies.

However, upon some research (using Google to find an answer to the question you asked, which you should try by the way), hitting a car going in the opposite direction has the same effect as hitting a stationary object! The force you experience is not the sum of two cars! You don't even know the correct answer to the rhetorical question you failed to ask correctly!

Running into another car on a long, undivided road, is a skill issue. It happens on any highway, including those with significantly more traffic than US 93. I don't see you saying Illinois Route 49 needs to be four-laned, but it has a higher AADT (540 for US-93 by Pony Springs, 640 at the Jasper County line for Illinois 49). I'm serious, if you look at the Illinois AADT map (https://idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Maps-&-Charts/2021%20Statewide%20AADT%20Primary%20Systems-Statewide.pdf), there are dozens of two-lane roads in Illinois with higher AADT counts than US 93 in Nevada according to that Nevada's TRINA system (https://ndot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=278339b4605e4dda8da9bddd2fd9f1e9). You propose NOTHING for Illinois roads! What makes US-93 so special? Illinois is just as boring, and busier!

You either care only for people from Nevada, or genuinely have not a single clue of what you're talking about! I think we all know which is true here!

In regards to voting, it is your duty to vote as an American citizen. I'd honestly be in favor of making it compulsory.

No. Not happening. Besides there's a higher risk of me getting a cold/covid from all the people touching the same areas. No one hears voter's voices LMAO. Even most politicians don't end up giving a crap about the people who voted them in. Why should I bother voting for a 3rd party when both major candidates have tens of millions of votes, and the 2rd party person may get 10,000?

Third parties also had a significant effect on the 2020 election; the only reason Biden won Wisconsin (and the election) was because the 1.1% of people who voted Libertarian voted that way, instead of voting for Donald Trumpet (made a typo, thought it was funny, kept it).

Also, what's more important, voting for one of the people you think will win, or voting for a candidate that you truly believe in? I know what I value more!

P.S. There's a button called quote on the top right of everyone's replies. There's also a thread in one of the welcome or questions boards or something on how to use it. This isn't Discord!

[Max Rockatansky]

No. Not happening. Besides there's a higher risk of me getting a cold/covid from all the people touching the same areas.

According to the CDC:  "It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low."

No one hears voter's voices LMAO.

Were you really laughing so hard you thought your ass might fall off?  Why?

I once worked with a guy who would use "LMAO"  as though it was an actual word when he was speaking.  I bet MMM is the kind of dude who used "LMAO"  in a sentence. 

[MultiMillionMiler]

1. Voting should never be compulsory, what if both candidates have something against my conscience? If that or a draft ever happened, I am flooring it up I-87 to Canada.

2. Me not voting for candidate X does not have any less of an effect than voting for Y instead of X, when Y isn't even the opposing candidate. My not voting Libertarian doesn't change Biden's chance of winning at all, anymore than just not voting for Biden.

3.@Scott, a collision with oncoming traffic.

4. Voting for someone you truly believe in doesn't change the numbers. The electoral college doesn't give a rat's ass. I'm not going to cast a vote that will make no difference, just for warm fluffy feelings. And for the 3rd time, if there is a major issue that both candidates are taking a position ok that I am strongly against, I am not going to vote for either.

5. MMM isn't a word either.

[Roadgeekteen]

1. Voting should never be compulsory, what if both candidates have something against my conscience? If that or a draft ever happened, I am flooring it up I-87 to Canada.

2. Me not voting for candidate X does not have any less of an effect than voting for Y instead of X, when Y isn't even the opposing candidate. My not voting Libertarian doesn't change Biden's chance of winning at all, anymore than just not voting for Biden.

3.@Scott, a collision with oncoming traffic.

4. Voting for someone you truly believe in doesn't change the numbers. The electoral college doesn't give a rat's ass. I'm not going to cast a vote that will make no difference, just for warm fluffy feelings. And for the 3rd time, if there is a major issue that both candidates are taking a position ok that I am strongly against, I am not going to vote for either.

5. MMM isn't a word either.

1. You could blank your ballot

4. There are other elections other than just President

5. Who wants to type out MultiMillionMiler out over and over again?

[hotdogPi]

You didn't vote, and you got George Santos as your representative.

Speaking of voting, my vote to eject MMM stands. He's pretty sus.

[Roadgeekteen]

You didn't vote, and you got George Santos as your representative.

Speaking of voting, my vote to eject MMM stands. He's pretty sus.

And how do we know that MMM is not George Santos himself?

[roadman65]

5. MMM isn't a word either.

Would you like to be referred to as a Troll?

[MultiMillionMiler]

Why would I go through the trouble to blank my ballet?

Also they tend to hold polling at elementary schools, which increases the chances of getting sick. I don't need to be in the Hospital again from covid.

[Roadgeekteen]

 

Why would I go through the trouble to blank my ballet?

Also they tend to hold polling at elementary schools, which increases the chances of getting sick. I don't need to be in the Hospital again from covid.

Wear an N95 mask or send in a mail in ballot. Or just say that you are worried about catching covid and don't want to go out and we would all be a lot more understanding.

[MultiMillionMiler]

But there's no point anyway. I hate most political candidates. It is not my civic duty. And making it mandatory would be the definition of Fascism. People already complain saying shit like "oh well you got what you voted for", well the new response would be "I didn't want to vote for either but was forced to pick one".

[Max Rockatansky]

5. MMM isn't a word either.

You clearly didn't pay attention to the YouTube Poop era:

And this was the best Mmm YouTube Poop cut:

Although, some liked Mmmortal Morshu:

[Roadgeekteen]

But there's no point anyway. I hate most political candidates. It is not my civic duty. And making it mandatory would be the definition of Fascism. People already complain saying shit like "oh well you got what you voted for", well the new response would be "I didn't want to vote for either but was forced to pick one".

Australia has mandatory voting. Is Australia fascist?

[Hobart]

1. Voting should never be compulsory, what if both candidates have something against my conscience? If that or a draft ever happened, I am flooring it up I-87 to Canada.

2. Me not voting for candidate X does not have any less of an effect than voting for Y instead of X, when Y isn't even the opposing candidate. My not voting Libertarian doesn't change Biden's chance of winning at all, anymore than just not voting for Biden.

3.@Scott, a collision with oncoming traffic.

4. Voting for someone you truly believe in doesn't change the numbers. The electoral college doesn't give a rat's ass. I'm not going to cast a vote that will make no difference, just for warm fluffy feelings. And for the 3rd time, if there is a major issue that both candidates are taking a position ok that I am strongly against, I am not going to vote for either.

5. MMM isn't a word either.

You do know that there are a significant amount of other offices on those ballots, right? You vote for everything from president, to mayor, to senator, to water commissioner. You vote how your government runs, maybe you can vote for somebody who wants to increase speed limits! Stop complaining about how people select speed limits if you don't even vote for the people who do!

MMM actually has a dictionary definition for something completely unrelated to you. However, it is an acronym referring to name, like the FBI. You know what it means. "Lmao" is different; it's all common nouns and informal slang. If you really want me to bust out the abbreviations, imma start using double and triple contractions like hadn't've and I'dn't've.
Use case: "I'dn't've spent this long trolling on a roads forum because I have better things to do!"

And yes, absentee and mail in ballots are a thing. You don't even need to leave your house, you just need to put it in a mailbox.

[kphoger]

Everyone calls everyone else a fascist nowadays.  It's almost as popular as calling people racist.

[roadman65]

Why would I go through the trouble to blank my ballet?

Also they tend to hold polling at elementary schools, which increases the chances of getting sick. I don't need to be in the Hospital again from covid.

You have a lot in common with Nancy Pelosi. Both believe that Covid spreads in voting booths. That was her rationale for pushing mail in ballots against Trumps chagrin.  That is why Biden won with record votes of 80 million because of the crazy chick's brilliant idea to push paper.

[MultiMillionMiler]

1. Voting should never be compulsory, what if both candidates have something against my conscience? If that or a draft ever happened, I am flooring it up I-87 to Canada.

2. Me not voting for candidate X does not have any less of an effect than voting for Y instead of X, when Y isn't even the opposing candidate. My not voting Libertarian doesn't change Biden's chance of winning at all, anymore than just not voting for Biden.

3.@Scott, a collision with oncoming traffic.

4. Voting for someone you truly believe in doesn't change the numbers. The electoral college doesn't give a rat's ass. I'm not going to cast a vote that will make no difference, just for warm fluffy feelings. And for the 3rd time, if there is a major issue that both candidates are taking a position ok that I am strongly against, I am not going to vote for either.

5. MMM isn't a word either.

You do know that there are a significant amount of other offices on those ballots, right? You vote for everything from president, to mayor, to senator, to water commissioner. You vote how your government runs, maybe you can vote for somebody who wants to increase speed limits! Stop complaining about how people select speed limits if you don't even vote for the people who do!

MMM actually has a dictionary definition for something completely unrelated to you. However, it is an acronym referring to name, like the FBI. You know what it means. "Lmao" is different; it's all common nouns and informal slang. If you really want me to bust out the abbreviations, imma start using double and triple contractions like hadn't've and I'dn't've.
Use case: "I'dn't've spent this long trolling on a roads forum because I have better things to do!"

And yes, absentee and mail in ballots are a thing. You don't even need to leave your house, you just need to put it in a mailbox.

1. There are no candidates that have supported raising speed limit in NY, none.

2. All of those subdepartments are the same shit. I could care less and they don't affect me.

3. Australia has other things I don't like, but yes, mandatory voting is wrong. If that ever came to be, since Me and my dad have similar views on this, we would simply both vote for the opposite candidate, guaranteeing a 0 net effect on the outcome. If every single voter makes such a difference, I would rather them use that energy to mandate universal organ donation, something that can actually help people, should not have an opt-out option, and far too few people do.

[roadman65]

Wow no fast rebuttals. I think we've reached our limit.

[Roadgeekteen]

1. Voting should never be compulsory, what if both candidates have something against my conscience? If that or a draft ever happened, I am flooring it up I-87 to Canada.

2. Me not voting for candidate X does not have any less of an effect than voting for Y instead of X, when Y isn't even the opposing candidate. My not voting Libertarian doesn't change Biden's chance of winning at all, anymore than just not voting for Biden.

3.@Scott, a collision with oncoming traffic.

4. Voting for someone you truly believe in doesn't change the numbers. The electoral college doesn't give a rat's ass. I'm not going to cast a vote that will make no difference, just for warm fluffy feelings. And for the 3rd time, if there is a major issue that both candidates are taking a position ok that I am strongly against, I am not going to vote for either.

5. MMM isn't a word either.

You do know that there are a significant amount of other offices on those ballots, right? You vote for everything from president, to mayor, to senator, to water commissioner. You vote how your government runs, maybe you can vote for somebody who wants to increase speed limits! Stop complaining about how people select speed limits if you don't even vote for the people who do!

MMM actually has a dictionary definition for something completely unrelated to you. However, it is an acronym referring to name, like the FBI. You know what it means. "Lmao" is different; it's all common nouns and informal slang. If you really want me to bust out the abbreviations, imma start using double and triple contractions like hadn't've and I'dn't've.
Use case: "I'dn't've spent this long trolling on a roads forum because I have better things to do!"

And yes, absentee and mail in ballots are a thing. You don't even need to leave your house, you just need to put it in a mailbox.

1. There are no candidates that have supported raising speed limit in NY, none.

2. All of those subdepartments are the same shit. I could care less and they don't affect me.

3. Australia has other things I don't like, but yes, mandatory voting is wrong. If that ever came to be, since Me and my dad have similar views on this, we would simply both vote for the opposite candidate, guaranteeing a 0 net effect on the outcome. If every single voter makes such a difference, I would rather them use that energy to mandate universal organ donation, something that can actually help people, should not have an opt-out option, and far too few people do.

Raising NY speed limits aren't a huge political issue that matters to people. Several legislators, mostly from upstate I believe, have introduced bills to raise speed limits, but none have passed obviously.

[dlsterner]

Wow no fast rebuttals. I think we've reached our limit.

He had to leave his basement.  Mom just made some Hot Pockets for dinner.

[kkt]

I-13 will need to extend down to Vegas. A 6 lane elevated expressway over the Vegas strip needs to be built to help relieve some minor traffic congestion in Clark County.

Edit: I didn't get any threads banished to the fictional realm, my posts focused on speed limits.

This is bad, even for you. I-15, a ten lane freeway, is 1,000 feet away. I-215, a beltway, is about 8 miles away. Moments like these make me wonder if you're trolling, or if you're just really dense.

Oh, I'm not wondering any more.

[MultiMillionMiler]

I live on the top floor. Honestly, I wish I were closer to the ground because sometimes during thunderstorms I worry about getting hit by lightning through the window or something due to being higher up, and with the layout of my bedroom, my bed has to be near the window.

In fact, on elevated highways, there should be very tall lightning rods every couple of miles so that drivers are not at risk of being hit due to being the tallest object if there arent taller buildings nearby. I don't know if the Faraday cage design of a car helps if you are touching the steering wheel/pedals.

[ethanhopkin14]

Everyone calls everyone else a fascist nowadays.  It's almost as popular as calling people racist.

You're a fascists racist!!

[kkt]

You didn't vote, and you got George Santos as your representative.

Speaking of voting, my vote to eject MMM stands. He's pretty sus.

And how do we know that MMM is not George Santos himself?

We don't actually know, but even a fake congresscritter has a lot of duties that probably wouldn't leave him a lot of time to troll AARoads.

[Scott5114]

3.@Scott, a collision with oncoming traffic.

Wouldn't there have to be oncoming traffic to collide with for that to happen?

[Scott5114]

And how do we know that MMM is not George Santos himself?

Because he's Wesley Crusher, obviously.