Frankly, it was either that or run the red light that the AMG just sailed straight through...

It was threshold braking, didn't feel the ABS coming on. No traffic, early Sunday morning in sleepy Holland.

Another time, it was either that or testing out the pedestrian airbags on the temporary citizen/organ donor on the old, slow motorcycle that pulled out in front of me without warning. Indicators are apparently an optional accessory in The Netherlands.

Cheers
Stu

 

Maybe hazard lights during braking is EU feature only? Tracked car many, many times and not once seen it activate. Obv, the car was in perfomance mode with traction control turned down to track mode.

 

Other day, when getting in and out the car after the rain I noticed that automatic wipers won't activate while the door is open. So you don't get splashed.

 

Correct sir, they are

 

This is gonna sound really stupid - and feel free to call me crazy - and it kinda shows you how clueless I might be (about some things). Then again a friend of mine calls me "Bubble Boy" for a reason. [No, not the Seinfeld Bubble Boy].

Last night, and for the first time, I noticed that just after parking my car and removing some groceries from the trunk (no, not my "weekly shop", in spite of my having a coupe) - and I know I have my lights on a delay after parking - that there are two bright lights which illuminate the rear license plate. I suppose most cars have a rear license plate illumination but that's not something I have ever noticed/noted.

And, yes, when I think about it, my other 3 cars also have it - as do ALL cars? - but last night was the very first time I noted it on the F-Type.

Like I said, stupid!

P.S. I think it was the "brightness" of the rear license plate lights which really surprised me.

 

Not just a good idea, it's the law. I think the rear plate has to be adequately illuminated either from dedicated lights, or by the taillights.

 

So much for running in stealth mode...

 

No its only a law for Jay's car so the Police can keep tabs on him

 

In my youth I had a kill switch for all rear facing lamps. I know on 'Cops' and other shows they say you can never run away, but my younger self wholeheartedly disagrees.

 

By that point you have to be committed to getting away, or you will get committed.

 

Also drive a POS that is never title/reg in your name in case leaving it behind was necessary. All of that a piece of cake in the 80s. We weren't living in a surveillance, rat on everyone state.

Probably the only guys nowadays that can have their fun are the 175+ mph superbike crazies who risk being turned into a pink mist if any errors are made.

 

Used to ride a Honda Valkyrie, 1500cc Flat 6 cylinder with a carburetor for each cylinder.

Early one Sunday morning I was headed to a meet up and was late. I was traveling at about 90 on an almost deserted freeway.

Something passed me (did not have time to tell the type of bike) as if I were parked by the side of the road.

He had to have been doing in the neighborhood of that 175 mph you just mentioned.

 

The Kawasaki H2 running from the state police on the highway still has to be one of the most entertaining videos .... he warps time and space. Again, something never to be seen on TV.

2:45min mark 'chase' begins. 4:05min mark he literally goes off into another dimension and reality.

 

So they don't have helicopters or radios in that state?

 

Eventually, the Laws of Physics will catch up....

 

I noticed today that when I climb in the car, before starting it, the start button beats like a heart/pulse.

 

It is said to be calibrated to the actual heart rhythm of a live jaguar (the animal).

 

Wow, live and learn. That is amazing.

 

I recently picked up the OEM windshield sunscreen found that, although it's custom-fit, does not actually fit very well. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it doesn't sit flush unless you wedge it between the glass and dash to clear the auto-high beam sensor. Once it's in though, it covers nearly every square inch!

 

Proof that this is indeed "Canon". See subtweet:

https://twitter.com/HHotelConsult/status/793503163307347968