There are still at least a few affordable — and so, appealing — new cars on the market. Some with manual transmissions, like the base trim ’22 Subaru Crosstrek. Some that have advertised base prices under $20k that also tout being able to get 42 MPG, like the ’22 Ford Maverick hybrid (just reviewed at length, here). […]
We Name the Things We Love
When someone says they once owned a Corvair or a Corvette, a story almost invariably ensues, prompted by fond or at least some memories about the car. These often have a flavor that is similar to that of stories recounting old friends and even exes, now gone, but never forgotten. It is easy to forget the new XYZ […]
Speed Limiters Coming to a Highway Near You!
January 6, 2023 • 0 Comments • FMCSA, GPS, ISA, Lane Courtesy, NTSB, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits, Technology, Traffic Congestion
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in October 2022 as NMA E-Newsletter #718. If you would like to subscribe to our weekly E-Newsletter, click HERE. During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer […]
Going No Faster in Cars That Can, Safely
Cars have changed a lot over the past 50 years. Speed limits and how people drive haven’t. Fifty years ago, most cars still had drum brakes in the back and marginal disc brakes up front. None had ABS. It took them longer to stop. Unless you knew how to brake, they would go into a skid if […]
War on Parking Just Got Real
December 30, 2022 • 0 Comments • CALIFORNIA, Congestion Pricing, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, Parking, tolls, Traffic Congestion
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA weekly E-Newsletter #717 in October 2022. Back in the 1960s: Joni Mitchell once sang: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But city planners who once were blamed for creating space for cars are now reversing direction. The new […]
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