By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist People seem to like this idea. It makes my flesh crawl. Well, maybe not that extreme. But the idea does depress me. A big part of what makes driving enjoyable is the freedom and control it gives you, the individual. It is your car and you are in charge of […]
Denying Reality: When Politics Trumps Engineering
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist I used to watch my city’s Traffic Council meetings every month. It was amusing to see the difference between rumor and reality. Once a resident said her street was packed with parked cars every day and nobody could get out of the driveway. Field observation by city DPW showed […]
Radar Detector Detectors: Worth Worrying About?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist An article I wrote a few weeks back about the value of buying (and using) a radar detector prompted several replies pointing out that in Virginia and DC — where detectors are still illegal — I ran the risk of being nailed by a “radar detector detector,” specifically, the Spectre […]
How To Quickly Become A More Informed Voter
By James Baxter, NMA President Between local, state, and U.S. elections this fall most of us will be confronted with making a dozen or more choices from two or three times that many candidates. Some vote for a straight party ticket and let it go at that. But most of us like to pick and […]
The Pros & Cons Of Buying A Motorcycle (Or Scooter)
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Cars are expensive — to buy and to operate. Which is why you may have noticed more motorcycles and scooters on the roads. They’re inexpensive to buy and keep up — and most of them get much better gas mileage (as much as 60 mpg for the smaller ones) than […]
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