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...
Don’t Just Check the Air . . .
For decades, people have been advised to regularly check/make sure their vehicle's tires haven't lost air - especially after the mid-1990s-era Firestone tire/Ford Explorer rollover fiasco.
The Explorer of that era wasn't...
You Can Have Safety . . . Or Fuel Economy
There was a time when cars got great gas mileage - better than 40 MPG. That was before they got "safe," as defined by the government. Bracketed in air-fingers quote marks...
Help EPautos – Earn Yourself a Dollah
I am putting out a call for help - actually, to announce an opportunity.
Here's the deal:
EPautos has a lot of readers - we average about 80,000 visits a month (sometimes, we...
I See You – You See Me
Now that every new (and recently made) vehicle has an array of cameras built into it - as well as the ability to send and receive data - the time has...
“Immigration” On Four Wheels
There is a way Americans could have vehicles like the $13,000-to-start Toyota HiLux Champ they're not allowed to buy here:
They could just drive them here.
Such vehicles are for sale right across...
Diaper Report: 06/11/2024
This is a report about a resurgence - of the cases! the CASES! It's beginning to happen again. This time, the "cases" of bird flu. And the reporting is similarly fallacious....
Some Advice For The Young
One of the first things I didn't do that many of my friends did just after we graduated from college was buy a new vehicle. I kept the beat up but...
The Cost of Predators
Eggs are getting to be as expensive as steak used to be - and may become unavailable - which is part of the reason why we have chickens (and ducks). They...
Intended Acceleration
You may have heard about the Audis - back in the '80s - that supposedly accelerated unintentionally. It turned out it was their owners who accelerated their Audis, unintentionally. They inadvertently...