By James Baxter, NMA President MADD and its bloated stepmother, NHTSA, have been pushing for mandated ignition interlock devices (IIDs), preferably in all vehicles, but they know from experience these things have to be done in an incremental fashion, or there could be severe public backlash and resistance. One can currently assume that the breathalyzer […]
Why Are Politicians Trying To Kill The Fuel Tax?
By Jim Baxter, NMA President A federally appointed commission just released a report spelling out the demise of fuel taxes as a means to fund transportation projects. To replace the fuel tax they recommend that all vehicles be equipped with monitoring devices so taxes can be applied on a per mile traveled basis. The commission […]
Traffic Tickets: A Tax Increase By Other Means
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Governments all over the country are looking for creative ways to increase their cashflow — without a formal tax raise. Instead of filching through everyone’s pockets via a new sales tax or jacking up the real estate assessment — actions that generate outrage among the peasantry, especially as the economy […]
How To Squeeze Every Penny Out Of Your Car
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist People who lived through the original Great Depression learned how to squeeze every last drop of value out of every penny they had — and never wasted anything. It looks like this generation is going to have to relearn those lessons… double-time quick. The best way to save money, of […]
Ticket Camera Scams Are Plentiful In The D.C. Area
A new website, launched in January, is documenting the various ticket camera scams in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. It’s called CameraFraud DC and is an offshoot of the successful CameraFraud movement started in Arizona. Here a few of the stories they’ve covered so far. The Fairfax County Yellow Light Scam This article shows how Fairfax […]
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