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Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-24-2019, 08:48 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
The problem with traffic circles / roundabouts is...

The problem with traffic circles / roundabouts is that with heavy traffic from one direction there isn't a break from the cars streaming in, so those coming in from another direction just have to...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-24-2019, 11:16 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
We've come a long way since then. The author of...

We've come a long way since then. The author of the book "Traffic" says that cars today are about as safe as possible, and that any further improvement in traffic safety will have to come from...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-24-2019, 08:36 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
I remember pickups that had the fuel tank mounted...

I remember pickups that had the fuel tank mounted vertically inside the cab, behind the seat. You could hear the gasoline slosh around as you drove down the road.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-23-2019, 07:14 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
Wow! Dang these all-electric homes. I never...

Wow! Dang these all-electric homes. I never have any fun.


No, because people are familiar with bridges. If one fails the public doesn't condemn all of them. It is the unfamiliarity of...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-23-2019, 11:57 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
This may end up being a perception problem. ...

This may end up being a perception problem. Truckers are trained professional drivers, and the CNG tanks are well-protected in big trucks. But suppose an average U.S. driver going down the road in...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-22-2019, 10:02 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
Yeah, propane is sort of a hazard as well, but we...

Yeah, propane is sort of a hazard as well, but we have to heat and cook with something.

Compressed natural gas is more dangerous than propane because:
- it is a compressed gas, not a liquid...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-22-2019, 07:57 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
Explosion and fire caused by car powered by natural gas

I'm reviving this thread on alternative fuels to post a link to this story about a fire and explosion in Bangladesh caused by a car powered by natural gas. Although safety standards in the U.S. and...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-28-2019, 05:30 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
Don't know if Kirk took a vacation, but in ST-TNG...

Don't know if Kirk took a vacation, but in ST-TNG Captain Picard did; he went home to France to visit his brother. Best episode of the series IMHO.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-27-2019, 04:16 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
Well, another perpetually promised technology was...

Well, another perpetually promised technology was a flat screen TV that you could hang on the wall like a picture. I had heard this prediction for my entire life. This one finally came true, so...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-26-2019, 08:14 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
If I recall correctly, India used a CANDU reactor...

If I recall correctly, India used a CANDU reactor to get the fissionable material for its first nuclear bomb back in 1974.

I have recently become more optimistic about fusion reactors. One reason...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-17-2019, 09:42 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
I think Toyota is betting on hydrogen fuel cells....

I think Toyota is betting on hydrogen fuel cells. I'm not sure that's a good bet, though. The infrastructure problem may be insurmountable, given that national electrical grids already exist.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-17-2019, 01:11 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 15,855
Posted By Mike Lewis
An electric F150 might be okay for farmers,...

An electric F150 might be okay for farmers, tradesmen, and anyone who needs a truck and doesn't have to drive long distances during the day. That depends upon the price of the thing, of course.
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