By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Ultra vires — an act under color of authority but beyond the legal authority granted to a person or administrative agency Having an interest in traffic laws and signs, I am in the minority that reads road signs. I see “TRUCKS USE LEFT LANE.” “END LEFT LANE PROHIBITION.” “BICYCLES […]
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Fake Experts and the Reporters Who Love Them
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Reductio ad absurdum — proving a proposition false by showing that it leads to false or absurd results. Today’s filler masquerading as news Linda Finarelli is a lazy reporter. I don’t mean to pick on her in particular. She has plenty of company. But her report on Pennsylvania’s speed […]
Let’s Talk About Experts
November 12, 2013 • 0 Comments • John Carr, NMA, Roadblocks, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, Traffic Tickets
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “I’d love to be a Civil War buff. What do you have to do to be a buff?” — George Costanza, Seinfeld An excess of experts Reporters love to attribute statements to road safety experts. I read a lot of driving-related articles. I see a lot of talk of […]
Biased Thinking
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Confirmation bias: the tendency to selectively accept evidence that supports existing belief, while ignoring contrary evidence Wishful thinking We hear a lot about safety in debates over traffic rules. We like to think safety is on our side and safety wins any argument. Much of the time we’re fooling […]
Money Talks
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Don’t do the crime if you can’t read a rhyme — Any highway sign during mobilization week The federal government likes to throw money at states in return for cooperation in a marketing campaign. Rhyming slogans, mobilizations, zero tolerance, all paid for with your gas taxes. From the state’s […]
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