Speed Averages
Few people with working brains respect the obviously stupid. Which explains why almost everyone disrespects posted speed limits ... by ignoring them.
Any law or edict that is almost universally ignored can be safely presumed...
1987 Again . . . for a Moment
Yesterday, I had an encounter with an armed government worker on a motorcycle, running a speed trap. And running laser, which is kryptonite to even the best radar detector because you...
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...
Drinking and Driving vs. Drunk Driving
It is important to make distinctions. To know exactly what we are talking about before we "do something" about it.
For instance, drinking and driving and drunk driving. There is a distinction...
It Begins
If you saw into the floor joists holding up your house, eventually, something bad is going to happen.
This by way of analogy may help to explain the recent murders of a...
Vehicular Narcolepsy
People aren't asleep at the wheel - they are unconscious behind the wheel. The Safety Cult has done its vile work, turned most people into narcoleptics who operate in ultra slow-motion...
Safety vs. Saaaaaaafety
Driving a car that has loose lug nuts is always unsafe.
No one in their right mind would knowingly do it.
Driving a car that might not hold up as well as a...
Clover Pulls Out/Won’t Move Over
Here's another Clover in action:
Crappy old truck just has to pull out abruptly - even though he could have waited 10 seconds and let the faster-moving car go by before pulling...
Clover Can’t Stay In His Lane
Another day, another Clover.
Here's one who can't manage the challenge of keeping his car in his lane. He swerves wide onto the shoulder - god help any pedestrians or bicyclists who...
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...