New Presidential limousine spotted with digital zebra camouflage

Prez Trump is getting a new ride. Normally I would have no interest in a “new car coming out” story, and I still don’t, but secrecy around the launch had this interesting tidbit. Pictured below is the new Presidential limo (read: one from the upcoming fleet, that is), spotted on public roads near GM’s “proving grounds” (I guess that’s the property where they prove their cars actually run?). Unsurprisingly, it is cloaked to conceal itself before officially launched, but surprisingly-to-me, it’s this:

I’ve seen jacketed yet-to-launch cars being stealth-tested in the Los Angeles area before and they’re draped in all black. Wtf is up with this television static design? It looks like its wearing a giant QR-code. Can I snap a shot with my phone and go to a Prez-car website? I assume it is supposed to be urban camouflage that dizzies your eye in the same way zebra stripes confuse predators from being able to hone in on a single one but this manifestation of that concepts seems like it would attract more attention to itself than project a “nothing to see here, folks” vibe.

While poking around this news item though, I found out the vehicle is also more badass than you might have expected:

The presidential limousine has tear gas cannons and a night vision camera, as well as a pump-action shotgun. Extra weapons, an oxygen supply and bottles of the president’s blood type are also on board. The fuel tank is armor-plated and encased in foam to prevent it from exploding. The kevlar-reinforced tires are puncture and shard-resistant, with steel rims that allow the car to continue driving if the tires are destroyed. 

More specs of the new Trumpmobile can be read here.

Woman Driver steps out onto road, casually strolls while still-moving car glides into oncoming traffic

Driving in souther California is annoying because of the traffic, bad drivers, and illegal immigrants populating the roads as it is but it’s an extra annoying day when people just slow down and exit their still running car, leaving it to continue rolling down the road and over the divider and into the oncoming traffic lanes, hitting several cars in the process. What in the actual balls, SoCal?

The only thing better than the fact that this was captured on video by a dashcam is the haunting foreign language serenade underscoring this bizarre event as it unfolds in real time.

Notice that the woman isn’t running in distress or to the side of the road at all… When she exits she casually continues walking the direction her now driverless vehicle is continuing. Betch needs one of those treadmill keys that cuts the power if you fall off or a surfboard tether or SOMEthing.

No information on why the eff she did this.

The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 22-year-old Jasmine Lacey. She was taken to a hospital for “a non injury-related reason,” according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

Lacey was never charged with a crime. The drivers of the two SUVs suffered minor injuries.

The only theories I can come up with that make sense to me are 1- the obvious “on drugs, or suffering from other mental incapacitating ailment” (in which case I guess we need to fight the auto-unions with the same diligence as those do when going after the NRA when drugged or mentally sick people gain access to firearms and do horrible things with them) or 2- she was in a captive situation and assigned a task that would put her deeper in the hole of an already shady situation (like a drug run or some other forced errand) and “getting into a car accident” was a non-“calling the police” way to get law enforcement involved in her plight. In that case – she shouldn’t have endangered other peoples lives and made sure the car was pointing toward something stationary without humans around before pulling the stunt.

What’s your theory?…