The Case Against Driver’s Licenses
That little plastic laminated card you've got in your wallet or purse - you know, the state's permission slip for operating a motor vehicle? Ever stop to reflect how peripheral the...
Here’s What We’re Missing …
Best-case mileage you can get in a new car is 48 MPG - the advertised highway mileage of a 2012 Toyota Prius hybrid.
It sucks.
If, that is, you can remember... .
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Tits Up
There will be no bailout for Saab - and so, no bailout for Saab owners.
Sweden's other automaker, formerly an appendage of GM, recently filed for bankruptcy liquidation - not reorganization....
How Not to Save Money
Hybrid vehicles are many things, some of them positive. I tested an Infiniti M hybrid recently that had so much right-now torque (an electric motor strong point) that it launched like...
2012 Honda Ridgeline
Honda's take on the old Chevy El Camino (and Ford Ranchero) probably came along a few years too soon.
In 2006, when the first Ridgeline appeared, real trucks (body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive with...
Road Clovers
Charles Darwin categorized the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. My job is to provide a taxonomy of Cloveris Americanus - the various sub-species of atrocious "driver" who makes driving...
Get a Ticket – Get a Date?
This one registers a solid 10 on the Creep-o-Meter:
A woman (I'm leaving her name out on purpose) was recently pulled over for "speeding" by Chicago cop, Chris Collins. The cop...
Suing Honda . . . Watch Out, GM!
Heather Peters (no relation to this writer) is hopping mad at Honda. She says her '06 hybrid Civic's actual mileage more than just varied: About 30 MPG vs. the EPA (and...
Before You Buy a Bike….
Motorcycles are a lot of fun. They're also relatively inexpensive to buy - and they get great gas mileage.
But if you've never ridden before, there are some things you should...
Going Old?
I've begun noticing a lot more older cars on the road. And they are not headed to an antique car show, either. Almost every day, on my way into town, I...