North Carolina gives travelers the opportunity to drive from the highest point in the eastern United States, Mt. Mitchell in the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in a few short hours. There’s lots of beautiful scenery along the way, but some traps as well … speed traps that is. Let’s […]
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The Driver Strikes Back? (Part 2)
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “Il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres.” — Voltaire, Candide I have a dream. It involves ruined men and crying children and massive tax increases. There are a few thousand mayors, DPW commissioners, traffic engineers, and other state and municipal employees […]
The Drivers Strike Back? (Part 1)
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. — Dr. Laurence J. Peter Standards and You Imagine you bought some land in the country. It’s beautiful — right on the water — if a bit rocky. The inspector says it’s probably not buildable and you need a site […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 5, 2013
June 5, 2013 • 0 Comments • Fuel, Insurance Companies, Mass Transit, NMA, Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper, Traffic Tickets
Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Illinois DOT Busted Over Red-Light Camera Spreadsheet The Illinois Department of Transportation’s attempt to keep […]
On Speedometers, Faulty Thinking and Shameful Consequences
Car buffs appreciate the subtle visual evolution of automotive features over time—from rooflines, to side view mirrors or taillights, every successive design tweak is studied and critiqued. A great example of this ongoing refinement comes from the humble speedometer. This website charts the evolution of Chevrolet speedometer designs from 1941 through 2011. A quick review […]
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