By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It says “4WD” on the tailgate — and there it is again on the list of standard or optionally available equipment. But is it really four-wheel-drive? Or just all-wheel-drive pretending to be something more than it really is? Increasingly, it’s the latter — most notably when it comes to the […]
How Not To Run A Speed Trap
You know you’re running a blatant speed trap when other police agencies start warning the public about your officers. Most police agencies try to keep their speed traps somewhat subtle. That way they can collect as much money as possible without having to deal with angry motorists going to local government or the media. Romulus, […]
Vengeance, Bad Data Make For Terrible DUI/DWI Policy
By James Baxter, NMA President This editorial by James Baxter is a response to a five part series on drunk driving in Wisconsin that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in October. The Journel-Sentinel series on “excessive drinking,” primarily related to drunk driving, was motivated by “studies” that identified Wisconsin as the epicenter of drunken behavior […]
Red-Light Cameras Do Not Reduce Right Angle Crashes
By Jim Baxter, NMA President It seems that the most implausible myths are the hardest ones to kill off. Other than within the institutional capital of the Flat Earth Society, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, it is generally accepted that red light ticket cameras increase rear-end collisions, often dramatically. However, the supposed off-setting rationale […]
Don’t Overreact To These Common Car Problems
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you’re not a mechanic — or mechanically inclined — when your car starts doing something “funny” it can be pretty scary. Sometimes, it’s something to worry about — but maybe not. How to know the difference? Here are a few commonly occurring problems that aren’t big deals — usually […]
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