It’s often said that those who can, do, while those who can’t, teach. There’s no denying the fact that Lotus F1 Team star Kimi Raikkonen can wheel a Formula One car, not to mention a World Rally Championship car, a NASCAR Camping World truck and a NASCAR Nationwide car. His...
Just when you think you have every automotive acronym figured out, General Motors goes and invents a new one. In this case it’s “PAL,” which stands for... December 20, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
We here in America tend to view road rage as a uniquely domestic phenomenon, with the chances of an encounter increasing proportionally to the amount of traffic on the road... December 19, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
The problem with highway signs is that drivers rarely, if ever, pay attention to them. “Keep right, except to pass” may as well be written in hieroglyphics for... November 8, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
On August 30, the Texas Transportation Commission voted to approve a speed limit of 85 miles per hour on a 41-mile stretch of toll road linking Austin and San Antonio. While... September 7, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
For those who spend a disproportionate amount of time driving cars, speed traps are an ever-present danger to driver’s licenses and insurance rates. No matter how much... August 29, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
There is a simple joy in a properly rev-matched manual gearbox downshift that’s near impossible to describe. For a brief moment in time, years of practice blend muscle... August 29, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Building and maintaining roads, bridges and tunnels is an expensive proposition, and rising costs mean that municipal, county and state budgets often fall short. Raising... August 1, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Legal obligations aside, let us throw out a moral question: if you saw someone motionless in the street, critically injured following a hit and run accident, would you phone... July 31, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Don’t worry, we’re not going to show you Saudi-drifting-dismemberment videos, since they get plenty of coverage on other internet sites. Instead, we bring you... July 11, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
If you own an Android phone, the New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has just released an app called “Police Tape” that allows users to... July 6, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Damon Hill’s F1 career spanned some eight seasons, enough for the British driver to rack up 42 podium finishes, 22 wins, 20 pole positions and the 1996 F1 Word... July 3, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
No matter where in the world you live, driving can be fraught with danger. We’ll admit that we have our own pre-conceived notions, right or wrong, when it comes to this... June 28, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Earlier this month, we brought you video of Chinese driver Han Yue breaking the Guinness World Record for the tightest parallel parking job. After beginning with a successful... June 26, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
When it comes to slowing down drivers, conventional wisdom requires police to issue citations, which ultimately lead to points against a drivers license and points against... June 26, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
After years of declining market share, sales of manual transmission cars are oddly on the rise. Take Chevy’s compact Sonic, for example: something like one-in-five... June 25, 2012 by Kurt Ernst