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In Plain Sight: Yielding to Pedestrians
Q: In your last article about the right-of-way for turning drivers, you failed to point out that the…
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Tips on how to sound professional in the workforce
“The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – George Burns
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Stay in your lane – seriously, it’s the law
Q: Here’s the scenario: There are two cars going in opposite directions on the same roadway. One driver…
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America’s love affair with the drive-in theater
Long live one of America’s finest creations: the drive-in theater.
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Navigating trails, roadways, and crosswalks
Q: Many places where hiking trails cross a road are marked as a crosswalk. Are those crossings that…
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There are two ways to ‘keep right’ on the road
Q: Could you define this exception to the “keep right” law: “Upon a roadway divided into three marked…
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My overthinking has done more harm than help
I overthink things because I’m careful. Or maybe it’s the other way around.
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Has fishing gotten too high-tech for its own good?
“You get a line, and I’ll get a drone, honey / You get a line, and I’ll get…
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A-pillars: the safety feature that increases crashes
Q: I feel like visibility in new cars is getting worse. It seems to be because the posts…
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When the jokes about Kevin Hart went too far
There has been a great deal of reaction to the recent roast of Kevin Hart, and not all…
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A bird’s-eye view; bring back carrier pigeons
It’s time we went back to using carrier pigeons.
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Oversized Tires (and the Frequency Illusion)
Q: There are many pickup trucks with giant oversize tires that extend beyond the fenders, even beyond add-on…
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The likely reason why your shoulder pain hasn’t improved
Shoulder pain is an extremely common ailment affecting a wide range of people. It is estimated that up…
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Trump’s blasphemies create an unlikely opening for Democrats
Whenever President Donald Trump slimes Christianity, as is his wanton wont these days, I’m reminded of a line…
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Getting physical with driver evaluations
Q: In addition to declining vision, many of us older folks have declining health that reduces our driving…
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Orange signs: they’re like yellow ones, but temporary
Q: Road signs in construction zones are orange. Aside from color, some look like ‘mandatory’ black and white…
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Robert Mueller was everything Trump’s not
Recently, when President Donald Trump feted the death of Robert Mueller with sociopathic glee (“Good, I’m glad he’s…
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Plenty of tech options to limit speeding, but will drivers use them?
Q: Is there a device you can install in your car that gives a warning if you go…
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Don’t let tailgaters influence how you drive
Q: The city I live in is planning on installing speed cameras. I don’t know if that’s a…
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