Ever try finding a firing pin for an Iowa Class battleship’s 16-inch guns? They probably didn’t make very many and the ones they did make were last made probably 50 years ago. My problem is similar, though on a smaller scale. Needing some relief from sickness psychosis, I decided to roll out the ’83 Honda […]
Citywide Speed Limit Reductions: Creating Violators in the Name of Safety
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in April 2022 as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #691. If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning, Click Here. An email claimed that a speed limit reduction in Portland, Oregon “resulted in lower observed vehicle […]
What May Really Kill the Electric Car
Electric vehicles are just the ticket for short trips in between long recharge times. Assuming you can afford one. The new electric version of Ford’s F-150, for instance, can go up to 230 miles on a full charge. That’s a bit less than half as far as the base version of the gas engined F-150 can go […]
A Former Truck Driver’s Perspective on Whether 18-year-olds Should Drive Big Rigs
June 24, 2022 • 0 Comments • DRIVER EDUCATION, in-cab camera, OOIDA, SAFETY, Speed Limiters, Speed Limits
By NMA Arkansas Member Thomas Beckett Editor’s Note: Last Friday, featured Should 18-year-olds Drive Big Rigs, and in response to this newsletter that originally appeared in March 2022, here is a counterpoint from the perspective of a long-time commercial driver that first appeared on the NMA Blog in April 2022. I come to this discussion […]
The Off-Grid Car
The interest in tiny homes and off-grid living reflects a growing weariness with being carried along, unwillingly, by the rip-tide of “technology” as it makes life superficially easier but also alienating. Cars are a good example. You can start the engine without a key, but when the engine won’t start, what do you do? Most […]
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