1: It is common knowledge (and common sense!) by now, but here are a couple of links. (I don't know what sites you'd trust, but I'm sure a google search will yield similar conclusions for sites you'd find trustworthy).

https://safestart.com/news/4-reasons-backing-parking-spaces-safer/
https://www.geotab.com/blog/reverse-parking/
https://www.vox.com/2016/8/1/11926596/safer-back-into-parking-spaces

To sum it up: When you back into the space you have a very limited area to worry about, and the chance of someone or something moving into/around that area is very small. When backing out of the same space you have a very limited view of what is going on where you're backing out (moving pedestrians and cars obscured by the cars parked next to you for instance).

2. Your willingness to take responsibility is meaningless. Sure, a dented fender can be repaired and repainted, but I'm sure whoever you have baked into in the past and will back into in the future would rather be without the hassle no matter how willing you are to pay for your mistake. Then there is the matter of when you run over a person.

7) I'm round. Round is a shape.

The ones not backing in are the assholes. You are a lot more likely to hit someone/something while backing out of the space then when backing in. Many workplaces have safety regulations that require you to back into the space for a reason. It should be the law.

Don't leave out menstruation, then!

You do know that all telescopes and antennae searching for intelligent life are actually pointed away from Earth, right? Just sayin'. :-D

1. Serious/relevant polls
2. Goofy/funny polls
3. I don't care as long as CowboyNeal is one of the options.

I had wanted to get VR for a long time, and a while ago was there a deal on the Oculus Quest 2 that was too good to pass up (price-wise, that is).

I hate the fact that it needs to be connected to facebook to work, but not needing a beast of a PC and being tethered to that via a cable outweighed the fb-issue for me. My son in law had one with his gaming PC, but it was way beyond what I wanted to spend on something like that. It was great fun though.

That said, there are a few games that are fun and even gives a good workout, so all in all I'm happy.

It is a novel idea, but I seriously doubt it will ever be cost effective.

For transporting goods, ships and railways are a lot better and cheaper, not to mention already existing. Last mile transportation by truck, sure, but then batteries (or perhaps even hydrogen) would suffice. The cost of building and maintaining these highways would be tremendous, not to mention there would be a significant cost to each car to be able to use it. And most of the time you'll be parked (and then you could just plug it in), or driving on roads without this feature.

For personal transport batteries are already good enough for most these days, although some stragglers claim they can't drive an electric car until they can drive 1000km without charging. (Why anyone wants to pee in a bottle while driving is beyond me, but baing able to go 1000km on a charge is not that far into the future.)

I have driven electric cars for a decade and a half, and never once have I thought that "charging while driving would be nice". Being able to plug the car in while it is parked (not only at home) on the other hand is what will kill range anxiety. Sure, you'll want/need to use a fast charger every now and then when traveling longer distances, but semi fast charging (or even slow charging) while shopping, at the cinema, in an amusement park, hiking or any other activity away from home is key. Especially as batteries become better and better.

I have showed of the self driving capabilities to my friends, but I never felt the urge yo be an utter moron and move out of the seat while doing so. In my experience the most powerful way to show it off is to let the friend drive, then have them engage the self driving. Always fun to watch the disbelief while hovering their hands at the wheel, ready to take over instantly while the car does the job.

Moving out of the driver seat is as dumb as jumping out of a plane without a parachute hoping one of the others jumping with you have a spare one hanging on their belt.

I totally agree! Using names is just juvenile anyways. It was the [first/second/third] [storm/huricane/tornado] of August 2020. I don't go about remembering when John or Joana were here.

Surely tying up the big screen TV actively doing something (narrating the adventure story/plotting strategies to save the hostage or dismantle the bomb/reading the road ahead to shave some seconds of the lap time/whatever) perhaps even with friends online is better use of the big screen TV than passively watching the latest whore TV (paradise hotel, ex on the beach or what have you) or any other non-interactive show for that matter, wouldn't you say? ;-)

Yes, charging stations are as readily available as gas stations are, but that is changing every day. For the few years I have owned a Tesla (in Norway) the SupreChargers (SC) have grown tremendously in availability. Our first trip to visit relatives far away required a detour (with new and exciting scenery) that made the trip an hour longer than usual. Since then there are now several SC along the route, and lots and lots of other operators providing generic fast charging.

Incentives are making EVs very popular, and increasing gas/diesel prices as well (it can cost up to $2 pr liter here; US prices are practically free in comparison). Other incentives are no sales tax, reduced prices or even free parking in cities, lower rates on toll roads etc. Add the fact that you can evenmake your own electricity, you can drive an EV for down to 1/10 of what it costs pr km driven in an ICE car.

I am surprised how many people seem to need to go ~400 miles non stop on a daily basis. Do you guys pee in a bottle while driving? You can't have kids, that's for sure.

My experience with the Tesla is that long trips doen't take any longer than with the diesel van we had before. Rest stops and eating takes the same time. If anything, we shave 5-10 minutes off each trip, since fueling the van took time, and you I to stand there filling it. Now we just plug the Tesla in and go eat. The car is fully charged even before we're done eating. And not to mention that we no longer have to pay the ~$130 that a full tank of diesel cost last time I filled it (it has been a few years).

Same here. Not to mention diesel! It seems so outdated; the EV is better in each and every way.

There is more than enough sound pollution as it is; one of the best things with EVs is that you don't hear your neighbor leaving early in the morning. I'd welcome a "soft horn" for alerting pedestrians in situations where it is necessary without needing to skare the living daylight out of them the regular horn, though. But I guess that is what the sound system is for.....