Don’t Overreact To These Common Car Problems
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 20 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you're not a mechanic -- or mechanically inclined -- when your car starts doing something "funny" it can be pretty scary. Sometimes, it's something to worry about -- but maybe not. How to know the difference? Here ...
6 Dumb Traffic Laws That Should Be Repealed
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 21 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Just because it's "the law" doesn't mean it's right -- or even sensible -- when it comes to traffic law, anyhow. While we may have no choice but to obey -- or risk a ticket -- that ...
A "Reasonable And Prudent" Approach To Speed Limits
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Speed Limits | 28 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist "Speeding" is one of those things that's very much in the eye of the beholder -- and the letter of the law. There is the ...
Ford’s MyKey System: The Rise Of The Mom Culture
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Technology | 6 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 | 18 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 | 45 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 | 17 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 ...
The Hidden Costs Of A Simple Speeding Ticket
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Traffic Tickets | 11 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Virginia's recently repealed "abuser" fees got a lot of coverage in the press -- but few people understand that a standard-issue traffic ticket can have repercussions just about as lethal to your pocketbook. The difference is that ...
5 Essential Used Car Buying Secrets
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 1 Comment »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The biggest "secrets" of successful used car buying aren't really secrets -- they're just not very well-known to those who don't buy used cars regularly. Here are the five Big Ones that people inside the business ...
7 Things New Cars Ought To Have But Usually Don’t
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Helpful Information | 6 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Remember that episode of "The Simpsons" in which Homer gets to design his perfect car? It didn't turn out so well -- but that doesn't mean the new cars we're getting are perfect, either. Here are ...
