A Reader Asks….
A reader sent in the following questions (along with a generous donation - thank you!) which I decided to re-post here, along with my answers. I hope "the regulars" here will...
Cimpl Justice
What follows is a reader's account of his experience with state "child welfare" bureaucrats. It's a harrowing look inside the Kafkaesque machinery of The System:
What word in the English language...
In Defense of Sticks
Is there any reason to drive a car with a manual transmission today? It’s a question I’ve been pondering lately.
Most of the cars I’ve owned had sticks. My first new car,...
Geico Has Digital ID Cards
So I just saw the Geico commercial with the pig and the sheriff's deputy (do I repeat myself?). The deputy asks for the pig's proof of insurance and the pig pulls...
Eric’s Autos: 50 MPG Then – and Now
Hi There,
i just read you post about Eric's Autos: 50 MPG Then - and Now Jul 2, 2013 http://www.arcamax.com/automotive/s-1350644#IEF1zWBvYVOCf8tZ.99
and wanted to say here in UK we have many cars that do...
The Utter Failure of the Police
From Boris Mihailovic over at BikeMe
How do feel when you suddenly, apropos of nothing, see a cop car in your mirrors? Do you immediately breathe a sigh of relief that your...
CDOT Crows about DUI crackdown over 4th of July
Eric,
I get updates on road closures and traffic from Colorado DOT via email. It's good to know in wintertime when certain passes are closed and other issues are happening given the...
crawl on the right side of the page
Dear Eric,
I love your site and the commentary here, I found you through Lew Rockwell over a year ago and have found your stuff informative and amusing.
There is however a nit...
can not register
Eric , great blog would love to
chat but I cant register. I did reg and filled out form then tried to log on .............invalid username tried lost password doesn't know me????...
Hastings Crash and Safety Engineering
Over in a non-car forum, a few of us are speculating about the crash that killed journalist Michael Hastings. The argument we're having revolves around safety engineering in modern cars. Are...