Speed limits and Limited Government: Unlimited Nonsense
I view speed limits much as I do "limited" government. . .
Throw 'em both in the woods!
The premise underlying each is absurd. And imposing the absurd using violence?
That's just nuts
Why should anyone be...
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...
Just Because I Said So
A reader informs me that Pennsylvania is about to do what most other states already do: Empower local armed government workers to use radar to entrap "speeders." In PA - at...
No One Feels Bad About “Speeding”
The problem with speed limits is they're arbitrary - and presumptive.
A velocity maximum is decreed - and you are presumed a threat to others if you exceed it. Everyone - almost...
Passivity in Passing
Oner of the reasons why traffic is so bad has to do with so many drivers being so bad at passing it.
Passing used to involve something called acceleration - a thing...
How “Defensive” Driving Killed Driving
“Defensive” driving has killed driving in this country.
It is a regime defined by hypercautious passivity - that being fundamentally at odds with attentiveness and acting on it, expeditiously. Active-tense used to...
Egg Meets Chicken
It is apparently a high-order skill to keep a car within its travel lane; to drive without swaying across the double yellow into the opposing lane (where there is hopefully no...
Today’s Clover – a Good Clover!
Today, we have that rare animal - the good Clover! Who actually isn't a Clover at all. Because she (in this case) pulled off onto the shoulder to let the cars...
The Spoonful of Poo . . .
Here's video of what makes a Clover a Clover. It is not timid or slow or even bad driving, per se.
It is gratuitous, intentional inconsideration for other drivers.
Observe this Clover ....
Buying What They Can’t – or Don’t Want – to Sell
There are still at least a few affordable - and so, appealing - new cars on the market. Some with manual transmissions, like the base trim ’22 Subaru Crosstrek. Some that...