I think only wheels up time counts towards that 100 hours.

The actual metric is that 80% of premiums must go to medical care. So yes, they can spend more (in asbolute $) on medical care and subsequently keep more (in absolute $) as overhead/profit, but in order for that to work out, they have to also charge higher premiums since that is the only income in the equation. This puts them at a disadvantage in the marketplace.

Hahaha, no.

Most dash cams are activated when the lights go on. All the officer has to say is that they observed it prior to that. Do not under any circumstance fool yourself into thinking that lack of video evidence means you are off.

The court has considered that for decades, it was a key point in Florida v. Bostick which relied on jurisprudence going back to Terry. Unfortunately the court ruled that it has to be explicit that you are not free to leave an encounter with police. Coercion and trickery is OK, which is why ACLU and similar videos tell you to repeatedly ask "Am I free to leave?", as you note. In this case, being on a bus with the aisle blocked by police officers didn't count, the Court insanely ruled that a reasonable person would have felt free to leave the encounter. Justice Marshall dissented (with 2 others), one of the last decisions he took part in. Only Scalia and Kennedy are still on the Court and sided with the majority.

And depending on the state they might still charge you even if you're under the limit.

I was against the war, but am more against revisionism. ~30% in the UK supported the war in March 2003. This does not represent "almost universal opposition". Similarly in the US, ~30% were against the war, despite supporters' claims that "everyone" was for it.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/iraq
http://pollingreport.com/iraq18.htm

1st gen Odyssey you still had to haul the 2nd row seats out. In fact even today the Odyssey doesn't have 2nd row stowable seats.

There's not much in the way of tools.. really only a Techstream which many already have since they are used for all Toyota/Scion/Lexus. And for most things you don't even need that, a generic OBDII (and sometimes a multimeter) will do. Most of the routine maintenance is no different than a conventional vehicle.

"I don't know of anyone who owns a smartphone but doesn't use it for GPS in the car"

Assuming I don't already know (which is >95% of trips if not higher), I figure out how to get there before I leave. I guess I'm just old-fashioned.

Great, now I want an old fashioned. Thanks a lot.

Those who cheat at bar trivia are really the lowest of the low.

So you're great a going in a straight line while on the phone, good for you. When something happens, are you going to be able to react appropriately? You might assume yes, but who knows, and I as the driver in front of you as we approach a traffic jam do not wish to determine this experimentally. Put the phone down.

That's not true at all. My state has no such limitation, and explicitly authorizes an audible signal as an indication of passing.

As a bicyclist you should know from experience that motorists going around obstructions greatly increases the risk of hitting cyclists (not to mention pedestrians and other vehicles). A driver gets fed up sitting behind a stopped car and whips into the bike lane, right as you're passing by..

"People willing to add minor inconvenience to multiple people around them adds up over time."

QFT... and on a 4-lane highway, one asshole really can slow everyone down for miles by creating a traffic wave.

Are you the same guy that brought up Hop like 5 times on the other Blockbuster thread? Just buy the damn thing already.

Back when I still used them, Blockbuster definitely had a form of "all you can eat" for both movies and games. I don't remember the details though. Apparently they still had some plans up until the end: http://www.blockbuster.com/stores/membership