In a conversation over on my cousin’s Facebook wall, I was pointing out that the rate of accidents (And fatalities) per million miles traveled has been steadily declining over the past 20 years or so. With a noteable exception: In...
Has Russia found the solution to bad parking and errant parkers? I am almost willing to give this a try! Let me explain. Several weeks ago, during spring break, my son and I decided to go to Chic-fil-A for lunch....
Hopefully you have all seen this commercial by now. I want you to watch it closely, and really think about what you first think (or thought) when you see it. Does it really sell the car? Watch the video (and...
Back in 2007 I bought a Civic Hybrid. At the time I “ran the numbers” and decided that the purchase made both economic and environmental sense. I wrote about it on my blog, and explained why I believe the true...
On this auspicious day, when the Obama White House has decided to finally use their extensive community organizing expertise to dictate Board of Director decisions at a major US Corporation, I am reminded of a story often told (apparently) by...
I was listening to our local public radio station this morning, and they were discussing the reduction in revenues to fix PA highways and bridges because (as they said) the price of gasoline is so low. Of course, they correctly...
I last wrote about the numbers being a bit “off” on the gas tax. I stand by the “general” analysis, since the discussions in the media centered around the “average American” but I wanted to discuss a bit more in...
Far be it for me to attack Obama. Hey, he’s the one Democratic candidate I have liked so far. But I have to go after what is quite honestly either the sloppiest math I have seen, or the most disingenuous...
It appears, according to the BBC, we are another step closer to a compressed air car. Let’s start with the highlights: Runs on compressed air Seats 5 Will cost about $5,000 (that’s £2,500, imagine what it will be like if...
Ahh, Lynn (over at Business Writing blog) reminded me of a recent response from the Department of Motor Vehicles. I called to ask if the state accepted “out of state” learner’s permits (we just moved to this state.) I was...
