Ford’s MyKey System: The Rise Of The Mom Culture
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Technology | 7 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Yesterday's tyrannies came to us in the name of the people - or the race or the nation. We may get ours in the name of the children. At least, when it comes to our cars ...
Should The Driving Age Be Raised To 18?
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 151 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Is 16 too young to drive? If you're 16. you probably think not. But it's those over 16 -- adults like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Adrian Lund -- who will get to be the deeeeciders ...
How To Objectively Identify Unsafe Drivers
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 46 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist For years I have been arguing that the most objective -- and perhaps, definitive -- measure of a driver's ability to drive safely is whether he or she has been involved in an at-fault accident. Speeding tickets, ...
Why Does Car Insurance Cost So Much?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 18 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Ever wonder why car insurance premiums are so high? Even if you've got a clean driving record -- no accidents, few tickets -- it's not uncommon to be shelling out close to $1,000 annually to cover ...
Why The Insurance Industry Loves Red-Light Cameras
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Red-Light Cameras | 5 Comments »The insurance industry has been the leading advocate for red-light cameras since they were first introduced in the United States and it's worth examining why they push so hard for their installation. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which ...
More Silly Numbers From AAA
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Corruption | 33 Comments »By James Baxter, NMA President A little background: The AAA was once known as the American Automobile Association. In the first half of the 20th century it was the pre-eminent spokesman and advocate of American motorists. The American Automobile Association championed ...
Traffic Tickets Are Big Business
Friday, October 12th, 2007 Posted in Corruption, Traffic Tickets | 111 Comments »Traffic tickets are a multi-billion industry. They have virtually nothing to do with highway safety, but they have everything to do with money. When you begin to grasp the full magnitude of the public and private interests that depend on ...
