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I have a real life example where technology was very unsafe. I was driving my friends 2018 Jeep Grad Cherokee SRT. We’re in the mountains in winter, and he has snow tires on. It’s a winding 2 lane road, with a small shoulder. I tend to hug the outer edge of the lane because there is a pile of snow on the center line where it gets pushed up by traffic. If you catch that snowpile it can pull the vehicle unpredictably, and I always like to leave more space between oncoming traffic in the winter.

Not worth the cost. And aftermarket system might be the only option. But then why is what most owners will claim.

Basically yes, that seat belts are to my mind 99% nanny control. They like to use excuses like Think of the children or What if you give a ride to someone else, but it’s the same mindset that bans smoking in cars because kids might someday ride in them.

When it comes to rear brakes, there are big losers. Suzuki and Kawasaki have very finicky rear pedal adjustments. If you get them wrong, the rear brake will overheat, squeal and lock up. Worse yet, Kawasaki decided that the 2019 KX450 needed a more powerful rear brake. This is seriously flawed logic, because most rear brakes are already too easy to lock up. What they needed was a more progressive feel, not more clamping pressure. Kawasaki’s all-new, jumbo-sized, 250mm rear rotor is the same size as many front rotors were a few years ago (and 30mm larger than the 2019 KTM 450SXF’s 220mm rear rotor). The result is a disaster. The rear of the Kawasaki cannot be modulated. It grabbed, locked up and skidded in every hard-pack corner. It got hot from locking up and began chirping. It is a terrible rear brake. Our backyard fix was to grind the brake pads down on their ends so that the pads could contact the spinning rotors with a less harsh interface.

But remember, it’s just a patent. It may not go anywhere. For now, it’s an interesting piece of tech and I’m eager to see if GM does anything with it.

Keeping receipts helps you keep track of what needs to be done to keep your car on the road. And it’s also a great way to make a vehicle more attractive to a future owner.

But bikers should know better than to hang out in blind spots. Then if they’re splitting lanes, god help them.

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