Seeing Yellow… But Not For Very Long
Ever get the feeling that traffic lights stay yellow for shorter intervals than they used to?
Turns out, you're not imagining it.
Yellow intervals have been shortened at traffic lights in many areas...
The Bespoke’d New Car
New cars sales are way down - by millions of vehicles annually - but that hasn't caused new car prices to go down accordingly. In fact, they have gone up -...
New Wheels Without All The New “Features”
There is a way to get a new vehicle without getting all the new “features” such as an engine that turns itself off every time you stop for a light, brakes that...
Why “Legal” Pot May Turn Out to Be Bad News
Legalizing pot may turn out to be a not very good idea. Not because the state (or anyone) has the right to tell a person what they may or may not...
Insuring You’ll Stop Driving . . .
Forcing people to buy insurance they can't afford as a condition of being allowed to own (or use) something is a very effective way of discouraging people from owning or using...
Virginia’s Gone Loopy (Again)….
Virginia's gone nuts - again.
This state - my state - has a thing for imposing grossly disproportionate-to-the-offense punishments. Oh, not on the cretins who murder, rape or even steal. It's...
The Genie Between You and Acceleration
When we were kids, we were told to wish for things. Imagine it, pray for it - and it might be so. At the genie's whim, of course.
New cars work a...
Pre-emptive “Case” Dissection
The people who weaponized hypochondria are bringing back their most effective weapon toward the perpetuation of mass hypochondria:
The Cases! The Cases!
Now, the new "cases" . . . of the "UK variant,"...
Blame Nixon
The American automobile industry has loved Uncle long time now. But it was not always so - at least, not to the extent we've come to accept as normal. There was a...
Speed Limit “Assist”
I just got some first-hand experience of what many of you soon will - speed limit "assist" - in plainer language, automated speed limit enforcer - which is a new feature...