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Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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07-16-2019, 06:49 PM #6901
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07-16-2019, 06:50 PM #6902
The Basin on July 4th.
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07-16-2019, 06:54 PM #6903
And I can't begin to fathom the infrastructure needed for our robocars. Will they park, loop in endless circles until rider returns, or do they just go on their merry way?
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07-16-2019, 06:55 PM #6904
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07-16-2019, 10:12 PM #6905
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07-16-2019, 10:20 PM #6906
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07-16-2019, 10:29 PM #6907Registered User
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07-16-2019, 11:06 PM #6908
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07-16-2019, 11:12 PM #6909
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07-17-2019, 09:46 AM #6910
Yeah that shit will last about a week before every NIMBY in towns shuts that robocar parking down.
Let alone this glossing over the concept of a robocar driving your ass through a snowstorm.Live Free or Die
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07-18-2019, 04:14 PM #6911Registered User
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Hoping the Skimaid's Tale that Summit described is a bit further out than we might think...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/b...mous-cars.html
A year ago, Detroit and Silicon Valley had visions of putting thousands of self-driving taxis on the road in 2019, ushering in an age of driverless cars.
Most of those cars have yet to arrive — and it is likely to be years before they do. Several carmakers and technology companies have concluded that making autonomous vehicles is going to be harder, slower and costlier than they thought.
“We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles,” Ford’s chief executive, Jim Hackett, said at the Detroit Economic Club in April.
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Mr. Salesky said Argo and many competitors had developed about 80 percent of the technology needed to put self-driving cars into routine use — the radar, cameras and other sensors that can identify objects far down roads and highways. But the remaining 20 percent, including developing software that can reliably anticipate what other drivers, pedestrians and cyclists are going to do, will be much more difficult, he said.
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In the future, powder days might turn out to be the best days to drive "manually" and ski while all the self driving cars (which can't operate without seeing the lane lines) will be grounded.
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07-18-2019, 04:58 PM #6912
OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
They would be very useful for dropping you off at one trailhead and picking you up at another.
The Aspen/CB hike will be even more popular as will mtn bike rides like the Monarch Crest. No need to pay money for a shuttle. Hell, you could go hut to hut in the winter and have your robocar waiting for you 50 miles from where you started.
Ugh, I hope they go away.
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07-18-2019, 07:49 PM #6913
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07-18-2019, 07:52 PM #6914
At least we’re not dealing with this:
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/video-...er-64105029747
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07-24-2019, 11:02 PM #6915
An asphalt truck spilled hot asphalt on I70 just W of Wolcott covering the road for at least 100 yards with the shit. All visibility lost as the vehicle in front of me sprayed my car, I fishtailed a bit decelerating enough not to hit the guy slamming on brakes in front of me fishtailing like driving on marbles while not braking too hard such that the semi behind me would hit me. I came out intact, and called Eagle dispatch to warn them. My tires were coated in asphalt and I assume the underbody. I think my paint is pretty shredded from the brief cellphone light inspection. It was weird listening to my car shed asphalt for the next 20 miles. My car now has a weird vibration really noticeable above 60mph like a wheel is out of balance.
I assume the asphalt truck was for the huge I70 paving projects in Vail / Vail Pass that was going on tonight. Do I call CDOT or what?Originally Posted by blurred
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07-25-2019, 09:31 AM #6916
I would. Assuming in the chaos you didn't see which truck it was, they should be able to easily find out who showed up missing their asphalt.
Required by law to secure their load. They didn't and it caused 'unintentional damage' to your whip, that driver/company should be on the hook for damages, right?
But then, I gotta assume they'll stonewall you.
Worth a try?
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07-25-2019, 01:28 PM #6917
You should call your insurance agent
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07-25-2019, 02:18 PM #6918
That really was terrifying. When the viz went, had no idea how long the spill was, though I might sail right off the road as it curved... at least the Subaru is driveable.
Looking today in the light, asphalt everywhere.... windshield and front end are pitted, lots of parts of the car are coated, especially underbody and wheel wells. I think stuff embedded in the tires are why it is vibrating.
Called Eagle Co today said they had many 911 calls, but nobody was injured.
Called CDOT and they were very apologetic, glad nobody was hurt, and said they would handle the responsibility through the state claims line, so off to fill out a web form.Originally Posted by blurred
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07-26-2019, 06:24 AM #6919Registered User
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SnowStang is happening. $25 round trip to Loveland and Abasin. https://theknow.denverpost.com/2019/...9IjRj1xmQkeU90
Should be popular. Only scheduled to run 40 days this year.
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07-26-2019, 08:19 AM #6920
^^^ nice!
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07-26-2019, 10:15 AM #6921
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07-26-2019, 07:23 PM #6922Registered User
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Why is it a surprise that subsidized bus fares on i 70 to popular destinations is well, a surprise?
not to be a hater and all...
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07-26-2019, 09:25 PM #6923Registered User
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Yes buses are subsidized. 40% covered by fares, aim is to get remaining 60% covered by benefiting ski areas
You know what else is subsidized? Private cars. User fees and taxes (i.e. gas tax, registration etc) pay for 51% of road costs in Colorado.
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07-26-2019, 09:49 PM #6924
Motherfucking mudslide near Glenwood.
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07-26-2019, 10:02 PM #6925
Ride through the mud, not around, so as not to widen the road.
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