No matter which state you live in, there are dozens of obsolete car laws that remain in place to this day. While it’s unlikely you’ll be arrested for any of the following offenses (except one; we’ll let you guess which), it’s still funny to read them and wonder why they were enacted in the first…
This is what an AMBER Alert sign on the highway looks like,br/>Photo: Takuvia Flickr/cc If you’ve been driving down the highway and seen a description of a vehicle flash across a digital screen above the road, it’s no doubt gotten your attention—and that’s on purpose. Those vehicle description broadcasts are part of the AMBER (“America’s Missing:…
Dogs are man’s best friend, but they can’t do everything we can. One of the more obvious things is drive a car. One not-so-good boy in Florida decided to try his hand – er, paw – behind the wheel with an hour-long joyride in Port St. Lucie. Comfort for Long Drives: The Chevrolet Blazer is…
Despite the belief held by some that smoking pot even once will turn normal people into depraved and murderous degenerates (thanks, Reefer Madness!), the movement to legalize recreational and medicinal use of marijuana has been gaining traction in the last several years. One thing that Reefer Madness did get right (well, about as close to…
She took a shot She took a shot of booze Oh what a thing to do And they were all Jell-O There’s a time and a place for Jell-O shots. Driving a bus full of passengers is not one of them. This was the lesson that 53-year-old bus driver Tammy Jones learned after she was…
When it comes to breaking into a hot vehicle to get out a trapped animal, explicit laws on who can enter the vehicle and which animals can be retrieved vary somewhat. A quick note, here, is that often even if there isn’t a specific law prohibiting having an animal in a hot car, the situation…
The 2016 Ford Taurus, as seen in China, may ultimately be imported rather than built in the United States The Taurus was once a lynchpin name in the Ford lineup, with more than 7,500,000 units built from its 1986 launch through the 2007 model year. Dwindling sales and a shift in interest toward SUVs led…
If you’ve ever been behind the wheel of a Chevy Silverado, you’re likely familiar with this truck’s pleasing performance specs — especially when it comes to towing. As impressive as the Silverado’s strength is, though, it’s still a good idea to stick within Chevy’s recommended towing specs before hitching it to something heavy. A driver…
Photo: SEVEN24 Films With its supernatural-Western atmosphere, hilarious quips, and remarkable cast, Wynonna Earp was praised as one of the best television shows of 2017 by Variety. After a week-long binge of the first two seasons, I found myself eager for the next season of demon-hunting antics. What struck me as intriguing was the collection…
GM’s forward collision warning and autobrake are evidently effective Photo: Chevrolet Unsurprisingly, automakers continually state that their front crash prevention systems keep drivers safe on the road. Still, evidence from independent organizations has begun piling up in support of these statements. Most recently, a study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concluded that…
If you’ve ever wondered who cleans up after a car crash, you’re not alone. We’ve done a bit of digging and unearthed some interesting facts that answer this question. Personalized and Professional: Reasons to service your vehicle at Hometown Motors Photo: Rasbak Responsible parties According to the state troopers with the Duluth News Tribune, the…
Automakers have, over the past few years, been feverishly equipping their new vehicles with driver-assist active safety features—some of the basic of which are lane departure warning and blind spot detection systems. However, when I channel my inner curmudgeon, the first question that comes to mind, after a number of skeptical harrumphing noises, is “Do…
A Houston car salesman had the scare of his life during a recent test drive A routine test drive was anything but routine earlier this week for one Houston car salesman. On Monday night, Jose Martinez was taken advantage of by a customer who wanted a discount on a Dodge Challenger—a five-finger discount, that is….
The percentage of U.S. teens with driver’s licenses has dropped again, according to new stats from the Federal Highway Administration. As Bloomberg’s Justin Fox put it, the statistics “have more or less plateaued at levels much lower than those of a few decades ago.” As of 2018, just 25.6 percent of American 16-year-olds could legally drive….
“This office has probably reviewed upwards of a hundred police shootings, and this is the first time that we thought, ‘this is, without question, a murder.’” This quote came from Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters while announcing murder charges against University of Cincinnati officer Ray Tensing. Ray Tensing shot and killed 43-year-old motorist Samuel DuBose during…
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