We Have Reached The Best Era Of Japanese Imports In America
Thanks to America’s arbitrary, dealer-imposed car import laws
and a lack of political will to change them, the enthusiasts of our
nation—despite being the “most free” and “best” one in the world—are
barred from bringing in cars younger than 25 years of age. This is a
shame, but as we edge closer to 2018, an interesting overlap between the
25-year ban and our collective Japanese car nostalgia seems to be
taking place.
In
short, as we Americans prepare to be able to import cars from 1993, we
are entering the end of the very best era of Japanese cars. And it’s
right at the pinnacle of our anime/manga/Gran Turismo/Best Motoring-driven love of these machines.
I’d
like to let you know, dear reader, that at this point in time you can
get on your local Craigslist, favorite forum or specialty shop near you
and pick up anything from a Toyota Soarer to a Honda Beat to an Autozam
AZ-1 to a Suzuki Cappuccino, to say nothing of crazy variants of cars we
already got in America, like possibly not-ruined CRXs and
third-generation Supras with 2.0-liter twin-turbo inline-sixes. Ours is a time of infinite wonder, of Pajeros, of Presidents, of Seras and Paos and Cefiros and more.
(Jalopnik.com)
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
There's A Simple Solution For It, Too
Here's How A Major Highway Falls Apart
Based on an analysis of numerous data sets, a team from the Journal examined how I-95 is failing with traffic jams, bumpy stretches of road, bottlenecks, and the number of fatalities along the highway.
Auto accident fatalities have been on the rise in recent years. Along the heavily-congested I-95, traffic jams cost trucking companies money while also driving people into a frenzy.
“I believe it all relates to congestion,” James Wolfe, district secretary for Florida Department of Transportation District 6, told the Journal. “That changes driving behavior. People aren’t patient.” Wolfe’s district includes Miami-Dade County, which experiences a fatal accident at eight times the rate of all interstates, the Journal found.
Amid all the promises of what an automotive future might look like, the Journal’s project—which you should read entirely here—is a well-timed example of how much we should be spending to alleviate the stress of an unkept highway, but aren’t.
It bears repeating, again and again, we’re spending trillions of dollars less than we should to keep our infrastructure intact. It’s impossible for any of us to ignore, and yet the conditions remain.
(Jalopnik.com)
Based on an analysis of numerous data sets, a team from the Journal examined how I-95 is failing with traffic jams, bumpy stretches of road, bottlenecks, and the number of fatalities along the highway.
Auto accident fatalities have been on the rise in recent years. Along the heavily-congested I-95, traffic jams cost trucking companies money while also driving people into a frenzy.
“I believe it all relates to congestion,” James Wolfe, district secretary for Florida Department of Transportation District 6, told the Journal. “That changes driving behavior. People aren’t patient.” Wolfe’s district includes Miami-Dade County, which experiences a fatal accident at eight times the rate of all interstates, the Journal found.
Amid all the promises of what an automotive future might look like, the Journal’s project—which you should read entirely here—is a well-timed example of how much we should be spending to alleviate the stress of an unkept highway, but aren’t.
It bears repeating, again and again, we’re spending trillions of dollars less than we should to keep our infrastructure intact. It’s impossible for any of us to ignore, and yet the conditions remain.
(Jalopnik.com)
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