What’s wrong with 707 horsepower? Nothing that 797 horsepower can’t cure! That’s a two-sentence summary of the Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, the most aptly named consumer product since Jolt cola. But with a lot more kick. What It Is Start with a Charger, the last full-size, rear-drive American sedan you can still buy new and for just […]
Cars to be Equipped with “In-Air” Alcohol Detection Systems that Test the Breath of Everyone
November 5, 2021 • 0 Comments • ACTS, Auto Industry, BAC, Breathalyzers, DADDS, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, PRIVACY, Public Private Partnership, SAFETY, Technology
By Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog Big Brother will soon be able to stop a person from driving their car if it detects any alcohol in their breath. The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.(ACTS) and the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program have created an open source “in-air” alcohol detection system for […]
Doomed: Studebaker Avanti (1963-1964)
Editor’s Note: This post has been excerpted from the forthcoming book, called Doomed. If you’ve ever hunted deer, you know that a dead deer can run for a surprising distance before it realizes it’s dead. So it was with Studebaker, one of America’s most famous deceased car companies. Though doomed by competition, it could no longer […]
Red-Light Cameras Do Not Reduce Right-Angle Crashes
November 2, 2021 • 0 Comments • IIHS, Red-Light Cameras, SHORT YELLOW LIGHT, TICKET CAMERA, YELLOW LIGHT, Yellow Light Duration, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
By Jim Baxter, Founder of the National Motorists Association Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in 2008 but is still quite relevant today. Since then, Case Western University researchers in 2017 found that RLCs do not make intersections safer and, when finally turned off due to community pressure, the intersection is actually safer than before. […]
Crime Isn’t the Only Thing That Doesn’t Pay: NMA E-Newsletter #668
November 1, 2021 • 0 Comments • LOS ANGELES, Parking, parking tickets, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
Care to hazard a guess on how much money the city of Los Angeles has raked in from traffic and parking enforcement during their last five fiscal years, which end each June 30th? If your estimate is more than half a billion dollars, you are getting warm. During those five years, Los Angeles collected more […]
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