The Most Expensive Traffic Ticket Ever?
Imagine a ticket for “failure to display a front license plate” - not even a moving violation - costing you almost six figures. Nathan Cox of Mechanicsville, VA doesn’t have to,...
Irreparable Damage
You’ve heard the saying - if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? True enough. But there are also things you can’t fix once broken. The car will never be quite right...
Jaywalking and Other Escalation Inducers
A guy named Nandi Cain got badly beaten by a law enforcer over . . . jaywalking.
Yes, I know. Cain invited the brutal take-down and beating. Not for jaywalking - but because...
Jaywalker Gets Wood Shampoo
The big crimes - the real crimes - go largely unpunished. Defraud thousands of people, steal their life savings - and get a golden parachute. Jaywalk - and get a wood shampoo....
Taxpayers on the Hook for $5.5 Million To Pay Victim of Another “Hero” Beatdown
A man who suffered a concussion, deep head cuts and broken bones in his arms at the hands of Alameda County, California sheriff’s deputies will receive a $5.5 million lawsuit settlement.
Attorneys...
2017 Ford F250 Super Duty
If the Bugatti Veyron “transitioned” into a truck, this might be the result.
Instead of 1,000 horsepower, almost 1,000 ft. lbs. of torque. Instead of a 200-plus MPH top speed, the ability...
2017 Ford F250 Video Rant
Here's a quick initial impression walk-around of the 2017 Ford F250, which can be ordered with a 925 ft.-lb. PowerStroke diesel. Automotive News guys must be grinding their teeth . ....
Demonized
Really, it’s surprising it took them so long.
But it is much more surprising that automotive journalists are leading the chorus ululating for the outlawing of the Dodge Demon muscle car. The automotive...
Taxpayers on Hook for $2.75 Million to Pay Victims of Molesting “Hero”
Taxpayers in Irwindale, California are on the hook for $2.75 million after a lawsuit brought by a young woman molested by a "hero" was settled last Thursday.
The "hero" himself will, of course, not have...
Is Slower “Safer”?
The mantra is that Slow is Safe. But Slow is often also oblivious - and sloppy.
Which tends to be dangerous, the opposite of safe.
The priests - and priestesses, more often -...