The Covert Joint Mobile Mission
It's like a Monty Python skit - except it's not funny.
The Covert Joint Mobile Mission. Sounds all rugged and special ops, doesn't it?
But these body-armored geeks are just jacked-up traffic cops...
Mandatory Automatic Braking For All!
I recently wrote about the Fading Away of the manual transmission (see here). As it turns out, I was wrong.
Manuals will not fade away.
They will be regulated out of existence.
Here's how...
Manual Transmissions: Tomorrow’s 8-Tracks?
There are two things pushing the manual transmission off the stage - or at least, off to the sidelines:
First, there is government pressure - lots of it - that's got the...
How Not To Be a Clover
Clover (the plant) ruins your lawn by choking out the grass. Out on the road, Clovers choke the flow of traffic. Their inconsiderate - and inept - driving makes getting anywhere...
The One Thing to Know About Used Cars
Want to know the single most important thing about shopping for a used car?
It's not the make or the model or the year or the mileage.
A given used car is an...
Things To Know About Radar Detectors … and Police Radar
Radar detectors, like bulletproof vests, don't make you invulnerable. They improve yours odds. And like a bulletproof vest, the more you know about your radar detector's capabilities - and vulnerabilities -...
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...
Unintended Consequences
Ever wonder why people throw empty beer bottles out the window - rather than just throw them in the trash when they get home? Could any of it have to do...
Gangsters With Badges
Here's a CNN news story about a Prince George's County (MD) Hero who pointed a loaded gun, gangster-style, at the head of a man stopped over a traffic violation:
The man was...
Speed Averages
Few people with working brains respect the obviously stupid. Which explains why almost everyone disrespects posted speed limits ... by ignoring them.
Any law or edict that is almost universally ignored can be safely presumed...