Archive for the ‘Law Enforcement’ Category
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
People who love driving and worship cars regularly trot this theory out, and there's certainly something to be said for some of their points. But it's worth remembering that many more people died when cars were a lot more dangerous and the roads weren't as well-designed. There are some tips ...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
The key tip to this story is to avoid buying auto warranty extensions if someone calls you and tells you that you need to extend your coverage.
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
At some time it will be just too dangerous to let Alzheimer sufferers take out the family car, and figuring out when that should be is a growing issue.
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
They won't fight the ticket on your behalf or anything, but a new online service will do a lot of the administrative work associated with moving citations.
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
You don't have to be in a car to be a counted as a traffic fatality, as being hit by a car gets you on the list as well. That becomes a more likely happening if you tune out the traffic around you by talking on the phone or listening ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
A reporter in Orlando made a small mistake the other day regarding the safety integrity around her car and is paying a big price for it. The best part is she can now help other people avoid the same problem.
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
Her life may not be in danger, but Lee Redmond's status in the Guinness Book Of World Record may in jeopardy following a car crash in Utah. Mostly the injuries came because she wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car. The longest nail was about 3.4 inches ...
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
After staging these crashes, the women went on to claim insurance payments for things that didn't happen, which of course all the other patrons of the company would have to pay for.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
As this story mentions in passing, none of the firms that sell you used car reports (Carfax et al) have all of the information that you need to make an informed choice. But a government-mandated data base is finally getting off the ground, and in due course it will deliver ...
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
The glee in this press release about a method for overturning DUI charges from a British law firm is not quite typical of the kind of thing you see from American law firms when they think they've done something clever, but it's close enough to give you the creeps.
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
This type of thing may happen in other parts of the continent, but somehow it isn't surprising that it's pretty common in Boston, particularly the south side. If you don't life there, this kind of behavior might be viewed as comical.
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
The craziest auto writer in the English-speaking world is back recommending a Volvo smart shoppers should avoid and suggesting that attractive cars should get preferential treatment. We think it's supposed to be a joke, but who knows?
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
By far the most important lesson of this story is that you should NEVER leave anything on view inside your car since it can lead to a break-in and endless residual trouble. From there on, it probably depends upon where you live, since not all police departments will behave the ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Ralph Nader is probably more responsible for the launch of automotive safety than any person in the world, and he's still out there doing what he can to encourage consumer protection on all fronts. With George Bush gone, Nader believes the new president has a chance to make things better ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
As entertaining as a list like this can be, the truth is that it's drivers who get tickets, not the cars themselves. There is sometimes a co-relation between the driver and his car that results in tickets (young men and cheap sportscars), but more often the causal relationship is not ...
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
The continuing growth in the number of people who are driving around without car insurance is a huge financial problem for the people who are insured, since their rates will probably be going up. But there are various issues associated with this and you should check with your agent to ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Most people take being in a car for granted, especially if they've been doing it for years with no untoward results. But this story shows how close to disaster you can come every time you get into a vehicle. This situation will play out in these people's lives forever and ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
No one seems to be sure why exactly, but the number of drivers over 70 who die in car crashes has dropped significantly in recent years. This press release from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) delivers the hard facts and the soft speculation on the matter.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
This is the kind of thing you might find hysterical in a film, but it makes you shake your head when you know it happened in real life. Especially when you consider the part about the check.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
A 77-year-old Florida woman crashed into someone on a scooter and then left the scene to get to her hairdresser's on time. And it wasn't as if she didn't know the crash happened, since the guy on the scooter was thrown onto the hood of her car and hit the ...
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
This short story in Time Magazine might be enough to stop you from ever getting behind the wheel of a car again and using the money you save to send your children to law school so they can cash in on the poor folks who still go out on the ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Not sure how much weight this will carry with lawmakers, but the idea that you shouldn't be able to talk on a cell phone with a headset or through the car's stereo system or indeed through any method at all unless the car is stopped will surely irritate a lot ...
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Not only did she do it on purpose and not show much emotion at being sentenced, but it seems to have happened because of a man and an injury to an innocent dog. For reasons that defy explanation, it seems even worse because it happened in Scotland.
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Not much of this will be new to the concerned parent, but it's always good to have the truths and dangers of teen driving brought up for reconsideration.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
As this story shows, the Brits are worried about the advent of sophisticated parking meters in their country, following a successful launch in France. It's not hard to see how some people would be upset that the meter notifies the traffic wardens when the time runs out, but there seem ...
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
In an effort to avoid prosecution for driving without insurance, a 24-year-old Welsh man told the court he thought his mother had looked after getting it for him. Though guys like him would never get married and have children in a just world, it's likely he'll be blaming his wife ...
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
When he missed his bus to school, a little boy in Virginia decided to use skills he garnered playing Grand Theft Auto to take the family sedan instead. Technophobes everywhere will be delighted by this story.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
The OnStar system that GM offers on most of its cars is one of the greatest safety/security/convenience features in the world, and at long last Toyota is set to offer its own system. As the following press release makes clear, there'll be separate iterations for Toyota (Safety Connect) and Lexus ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
One of the people running for major of Detroit is promising to take legal action against the Motor City's car insurance rates, which are often among the worst in the country. Indeed, insurance rates are often one of the chief reasons people give for leaving the city.
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
This is the kind of social etiquette question you can only see in a tech-infested world like ours, but it could make for an interesting coffee break chat. The rest of this column has some interesting comments on the women with the princess syndrome.
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
As depressing as this story is for the obvious reasons, the worst of it may be what some passer-by did before leaving the scene. The crash, even the hit-and-run is sadly familiar, but that second guy...
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
This is one of those stories that's simply hard for most people to believe, but unfortunately it's true. At least the authorities seem more disposed to doing something about them now.
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Dallas police decided to get tough with a new policy on uninsured drivers, and as a result a bunch of people were left without their cars on New Year's Day. There's still some flexibility for safety reasons, but the cars are still being towed away.
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
No matter where you live, this story out of California has amazingly important information for you to bear in mind if you're in the market for a used car. If you haven't got time to read it, here's the key message -- be sure you get the title of the ...
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
This story you would have to say is an unfortunate consequence in the increasing levels of equality and opportunity for women in various countries of the world.
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