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Cop – or Coot?

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There it is up ahead. A Ford Crown Victoria. Better get on the brakes! But is it really a cop? Or just an old coot? There are - mostly - only two kinds of...

Why Are The Roads Full Of Rage?

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That old nag Dr. Joyce Brothers says that during a road rage confrontation, "men are at the same mental level as an ape,"  a being who "... protects his space, at...

Fast Cars We Can’t Use…

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In the '70s, when cars were slow, you could drive fast and mostly get away with it. Yeah, you'd get a ticket if you got caught, but speeding was just that...

Coots on the Loose

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Teen drivers have lately been in the crosshairs of ranting moms and rat-faced politicians looking for an easy issue to ride into office on. There's some legitimacy to it, admittedly. Teen...

Dem Ree-uhms

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In the '80s, it was tinny electronic recordings advising you that "the door is ajar." In the '90s, it was auto-strangulating seatbelts that assaulted you as soon as you closed the door. But...

Dealing With Holiday Roadblocks

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You can avoid being felt-up or scanned (for now) if you avoid flying, but that doesn't mean you're not subject to similarly random - and just as intimidating - random stops...

I Guess The Terrorists Like Us Now…

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I guess the terrorists like us now. I mean, we were told after 9/11 that they attacked because they "hate us for our freedoms."  Remember that? Well, since we're not very free these days,...

Packing Heat in Your Car?

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A few years ago I decided to get a concealed-carry permit so that (among other things) I can keep a loaded handgun with me in my car. Part of the application process...

Before There Was a TSA There Was MADD

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A hallmark of a totalitarian (or at least, authoritarian) country is the legal impossibility of anonymous, unhassled travel. "Your papers, please" was synonymous - once upon a time - with countries like...

Get Rid of Mandatory Car Insurance?

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A reader wrote in response to an article I did recently on the tyranny of mandatory insurance laws. He had been hit while on his motorcycle - and crippled for life...
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