Rivalarrival

Justify that, please.

I hit a barn with a dump truck because the clutch pedal failed to disengage the clutch, and I was in first gear when I tried to start. In neutral, the truck would not have lurched forward, and I would have discovered the problem when I couldn't slip the transmission into reverse.

The transmission should be in neutral until the hand brake/parking brake is released, and you are ready for the vehicle to move.

No. If the clutch is in, there is no need to put in neutral.

Disagree.

It is possible for the clutch pedal to fail to disengage a malfunctioning clutch, or for a clutch cable to part while the vehicle is being started. In either case, the vehicle will lurch when in gear and the starter is actuated.

I know it is possible, because I hit the back wall of a barn with a dump truck when it happened to me.

Except for emergency scenarios (roll starting, or trying to use the starter motor to move an otherwise disabled vehicle), the transmission should be in neutral when starting, and not shifted out of neutral until the hand brake is released.

Vegan rabbits, no. Carnivorous rabbits are fair game.

Best I can do is a happy guillotine:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N5mW9JGoRHM

And there is Tom Cruise's account.

There's room for batteries in the rail industry.

Diesel electrics rely primarily on dynamic braking. To save wear and tear on friction brakes, they convert kinetic energy to electrical, and then to heat in a giant resistor bank.

Add a couple battery cars, and dynamic braking becomes regenerative braking.

Theoretically, you could back feed the grid with that electrical energy, but if you do that, the train's primary braking system is now dependent on a connection to the grid, and that doesn't seem like a particularly good idea to me. All of the "stop" systems need to be far more reliable than the "go" systems.

Found Barbara Streisand's Lemmy account.

ACTs and SATs aren't mandated. Students take them if they want to, just like the ASVAB now.

If the SATs were mandated, employers and colleges would expect to see the scores.

Your first and third links have some of the information I am looking for. Thank you very much.