Traffic Laws That Make Some Sense (For a Change)
Virginia - home of the dumbed-down "reckless driving" statute (drive faster than 20 MPH over any speed limit and you qualify; see here) has actually done something sensible for once, with...
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...
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...
Rain Day Clover
Here is today's Clover:
It's lightly raining outside - misting, really. For Clover, this constitutes dangerous driving conditions.
Saaaaaafety!
Ergo - Must Slow To A Crawl. And even more important (to the Clover): Must ignore...
Clovers Hogging Passing Lane
Here are today's Clovers.
Clover number one in the white PT Cruiser squats obliviously in the passing lane, even though the right lane is empty and even though there are cars behind him who...
Can’t Pass a Bicycle Clover
Here's today's Clover:
Unable to pass a bicycle without putting half his vehicle across the double yellow and into the opposite lane of traffic. So instead, Clover simply creeps along behind the...
Won’t Pull Forward Clover
Here's some footage of the Won't Pull Forward Clover. This is the Clover who, when approaching a red light (or sidling into a turn lane at an intersection) leaves a huge gap...
Double Yellow Clover Clusterfuck
Here is today's Clover - an old geezer in a geezermobile ambling along at 5-10 below the underposted speed limit (secondary roads are particularly notorious for having under-posted limits; that is,...
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...
To Harass And Impose
It was a beautiful August Saturday night; high 70s, low humidity and mostly sunny. A local restaurant on the main strip of our town (honestly it's not that much of a...