Unintended Consequences
Ever wonder why people throw empty beer bottles out the window - rather than just throw them in the trash when they get home? Could any of it have to do...
Gangsters With Badges
Here's a CNN news story about a Prince George's County (MD) Hero who pointed a loaded gun, gangster-style, at the head of a man stopped over a traffic violation:
The man was...
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...
No Ticket For Texas Mayor
A Mundane discovers that some animals are more equal than others:
FRISCO TX – Finding examples where laws magically don’t apply to the political class or their cronies is not a particularly...
A Different Standard For Heroes
A guy drives his Jeep with extreme recklessness, swerving around cars stopped at a red light to try to bully his way through the red light and piles into a car trying to...
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...
Clovers… On the Road (and Otherwise)
I'm often asked - what's a Clover?
Technically, it's a specific person - an incredibly persistent troll on these pages who identified himself (herself?) using that handle. After awhile, it stuck -...
Vampire Cops
Apparently, our money's not enough.
They want our blood, too.
You may have heard about this. In Texas - one of America's, uh, "freest" states - the cops have got the power to...
The Self-Driving Car is Already Here
Your next new car can probably already drive itself. Or at least, can steer itself. Accelerate (and brake) too. Without you doing much - and sometimes, nothing. As these capabilities are refined...
You’ve Got Mail!
You've heard about the automated car.
How about automated policing?
Instead of government drones (that would be cops) picking our pockets at gunpoint, the "work" (and profit) is being turned over to private...