Because It’s “The Law”….
Most states now have mandatory"buckle up" seat belt laws. But - strangely, when you think about it - no state requires that a motorcyclist wear more than a helmet. So, on...
The Chiiiiiiiiiilllllllllldren
Maybe this bugs you, too?
There's a "school zone" ahead and - clearly, obviously - there are no kids about. But the DANGER! DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!! flashing lights are on anyhow -...
Cash For Everyone…
There's a federal cash giveaway for almost everything on four wheels - except things that make economic sense.
Two years ago, the government paid people to throw away perfectly good older cars...
Drunk driving and “pre-crime”?
Pre-crime used to be a sci-fi literature concept. But it's already our everyday reality. The fallout from the shooting in Tucson is going to make that very clear, very soon.
But first,...
Cloveritis. . .
I think the Flouride in the water has done its thing... .
Almost every time I go out, I come up on a car that's doing either just barely the limit -...
What Happened?
Watch old movies - you know, from the '80s - and you'll get a few snapshots in passing about how free we used to be, only 25 years ago - even...
“Driver’s” Licenses: Throw ’em in the Woods?
Why do we bother with driver's licenses at all?
They're certainly not a measure of even minimal competence as a driver. You take a written (now digital) test that Forrest Gump could...
Plastic and “Planned Obsolescence”
Remember "planned obsolescence"?
Decades ago - in the '50s and '60s - the car companies were accused of deliberately planning to make new cars old almost as soon as they were sold...
Where We’re Headed…
I have a feeling that Refusenik types like me will be the next crop to be harvested. (The first being overt "threats" to the government.)
Everything's already in place; the circle is...
A Bad Moon on the Rise. . .
There's a bad moon on the rise - in the form of upward creeping gas prices.
Unleaded regular is surging toward $4 per gallon again - the same highs that preceded -...