By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Who doesn’t like the original Mini? It’s cute, but not girly. Sporty — but not overbearingly macho. A six foot man can drive it — and not look (or feel) silly driving it. So can his five-foot-five daughter. Or her 65-year-old grandmother. The Mini is also inexpensive — around $19k […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 23, 2012
May 23, 2012 • 0 Comments • Red-Light Cameras, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TheNewspaper, Ticket Quotas, 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, May 23, 2012 New Jersey: Lawmaker Pushes Statewide Camera Ban A New Jersey state senator wants to re-institute […]
Should Red-Light Cameras be Legal?
By Gary Biller, NMA President Red-light cameras threaten the public interest in critical ways and should be outlawed across the country. Fifteen states already have banned automated traffic enforcement, mostly on constitutional grounds. Several key tenets of a citizen’s due process rights are violated by red-light camera ticketing. Among them:
Routine Maintenance Not Routinely Done
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Most people know it’s important to get the oil/filter in their vehicle changed at least every once-in-awhile — if they care at all about the longevity (and efficiency) of their vehicle’s engine. But there’s more to a vehicle than its engine — and there are other filters (and other fluids) […]
2012 Volvo XC60 Review
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Safety still sells — problem is, everyone’s selling it — not just Volvo. That’s why Volvo’s gone sporty to an extent that’s truly startling in the context of Volvos-gone-by.
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