Reader Question: Speed Limits?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Tom asks: First, a definition: The 85th Percentile Speed. The speed at or below which 85 percent of drivers travel on a stretch...
Today’s Clover: Slow – and Slower
Here's today's Clover - the geezer in the white Blazer ahead of the blue minivan. The Blazer never quite gets to the speed limit - 55 MPH - but when he...
Bad Boy!
When I leave my gym, there's a red light at the intersection that literally takes five minutes to change. Often, it will skip the green arrow for people waiting to make...
Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafety First! . . . Again
If you've ever wondered why it was so easy to get so many people to Stay Home - and "mask up" - when ordered to by government Safety Nannies, go for...
“Aggressive” Driving
Traffic is a problem in the United States, but not solely because there are too many cars and not enough road. A large part of the problem has to do with...
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...
It’s Not the Touchscreen . . .
This is news - but it’s hardly a surprise. Ready?
A study done by IAMRoadSmart (a saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafety outfit based in the UK) has discovered that tapping/swiping/pinching and just gawping at in-car “infotainment”...
Swine Sussing
The best way to not get what is blandly styled a “ticket” - i.e., a demand note for money backed by the implicit threat of violence for non-payment - is to...
Typically Predictable (junk)….
Reposted with the kind permission of Boris Mihailovic
Just recently, Wheels magazine initiated a campaign aimed at exposing the various governments' speed camera racket. And it is a racket - in that...
The Best Reason to Not Buy Any New Car
There's one very persuasive reason arguing against the purchase of any new car - regardless of make or model:
The property tax you'll be forced to pay . . . forever.
Ot at...