Police bikes have a few advantages over patrol cars, in a few areas of police work...and that's it. Beyond those few specific uses they're just not a very practical option for most police forces. End of the day they're just too expensive, because it always comes down to money at some level or other.

The driver was booked on suspicion of vehicular homicide, which pretty much says it all. It's the whole notion of "self-driving" that is just plain wrong from the outset...it just encourages misuse, complacency, etc. It's a driver assistance feature....albeit a very sophisticated one, that...

I wish you the very best with this new venture. It's come across very clearly over the years that you care deeply about this sort of thing. That, and you must have the patience of a saint.

Thanks for the heads up.
That was a demolition derby, wasn't it..??

"Shoresy"

Working in the backyard and hating the world....especially any world that has long grass and weeds in it.

Forest vs Man City.

Miami Sound Machine.

I've eaten pizza, some delicious tacos, onion rings, more pizza, ice cream cake, etc., all day long. It's a friend's birthday, and all we've done is watch TV and pig out on junk food. And I'm still not done, although I haven't decided what I'm going to round off the evening with. A giant bag of cris...

The first photo looks great...the "cloud-lines"....they look like giant flashlights beyond the horizon.

Homemade sausage and mushroom soup concoction, a milky way, and M&Ms.
Oh, and a ham & Swiss sandwich.

Chinese food!! Found a neat hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant...good food, if a tad pricey....but then again even McDonald's is pricey these days. And I have a birthday cake to plough through later, as I "reportedly" turned 57 today, although I deny any knowledge of this. The cake is hum...

I'm watching soccer...or rather I would be if it wasn't for the ongoing debate over some team or other getting screwed out of two or three penalties, the impartiality (or not, as the case may be) of a particular referee, etc.

Antiques Roadshow.
....We're at some castle near Stratford - at least I think that's what they said.

Dammit...my mistake - I was getting mixed up with the newish Magnificent Seven re-make.

The new one, or the 90s version??
The latest was fairly decent, I thought.

It's been a year..

Scratch that....Vera Farmiga is in it, maybe she can save the day.

Ken Watanabe in...."Godzilla - King Of The Disappointments!"
...I did a longish mtb ride today - this will have me napping in no time.

Oh you poor man. My heart bleeds for you.