What They Don’t Teach About Snow Driving
The Safety Cult wants you to be afraid of driving in the snow. It wants you to rely on “technology” rather than skill to get through the snow. It’s why so...
The Best Reason to Not Buy Any New Car
There's one very persuasive reason arguing against the purchase of any new car - regardless of make or model:
The property tax you'll be forced to pay . . . forever.
Ot at...
Presumptive vs. Actual Impairment
Yesterday, my buddy got into an accident. An actual accident - because it was one he could not have avoided. A minivan pulled out in front of him, struck his Jeep...
Video Rant: Replacing The Speed Tax
If - as is likely - new cars become incapable of "speeding," how will the "revenue" lost to the Speed Tax be replaced? Here are some thoughts on that . ....
Rearden Steel … in Real Life
Engines are getting smaller again - but not because gas is getting expensive again. At about $2 per gallon for regular unleaded, the pressure to downsize engines isn’t economic... it’s regulatory.
The federal...
The Mantra
Sun Tzu counseled that it is madness - because pointless - to directly confront a superior foe. A costumed goon with a badge and a gun, for instance. You will lose...
Drinking and Driving vs. Drunk Driving
It is important to make distinctions. To know exactly what we are talking about before we "do something" about it.
For instance, drinking and driving and drunk driving. There is a distinction...
More DWV (Driving While Vaccinated)
Here's another one!
Every day, there's another one. Every time I go for a drive I encounter one. Or more. Here's one more:
Drivers License And Social Security Number, Please
A weird thing happened to me recently during a traffic stop. The cop demanded the usual stuff - license, registration. But then he demanded one more thing - my Social Security...
A Look at One of the Last
There was a time when it was as nothing to buy a can of Freon (R12) at any auto parts store and for less than $5 per can. It is now...