Why it Takes Forever to Get Anywhere
Because, Clover!
The video above is just once incident. Writ large, these incidents - which congeal traffic all over the country - explain why it takes forever to get anywhere.
Just one Clover...
Mistakes and Accidents
Avoiding an accident is actually pretty easy - because most “accidents” aren’t.
They are the result of mistakes.
In other words, avoidable things.
Here are a few common mistakes that can lead to an "accident."
Too...
Rules For Successful Speeding
We all do it - and that includes the cops who spend their days giving us tickets for doing it. Of course, they enjoy legal impunity to speed as much as...
Slow Going
If speed kills, why are people always in such a hurry to get to the hospital? It seems to be the only time they're in a hurry.
American drivers are marinated in...
Perils of the Part-Time Driver
Big Brother has been riding shotgun for years, but he’s never been able to actually watch what we do in our cars.
That’s about to change.
He'll soon be able to tell whether we're...
Operational Neurasthenia
It’s reasonable to adjust speed for conditions - snow, for instance. But what about drivers who drop their speed because it might snow later?
Road (and school) closings, not because it is...
Rearden Steel … in Real Life
Engines are getting smaller again - but not because gas is getting expensive again. At about $2 per gallon for regular unleaded, the pressure to downsize engines isn’t economic... it’s regulatory.
The federal...
Airstream Clover
Ah, the Airstream Clover... aka the RV Clover.
This is the Clover who loves to drive an oversized, underpowered house on wheels that struggles to keep moving on the mildest incline. If the rig can't...
Why Not Make “Speeding” Legal?
Why should it be a punishable offense to "speed"?
After all, it's not velocity which causes harm. It's loss of control, regardless of velocity. Loss of control can happen at any speed...
Better Ways to Save Gas
"We" (as the statists always style it) waste a lot of fuel in this country. No doubt you've heard that one before. But let's examine the cliche from a slightly different...