Yesterday I had a little bit of unexpected car problems. My timing belt broke on the way into work as a result of something going wrong with my water pump. For that I had to get the car towed to my auto shop and get the work done.

On the ride to the shop the tow truck driver shared with me a few interesting stories about the life of a tow truck driver. He told me about the video above, which should be a training video for new tow truck drivers; always put on your parking brakes!
He also shared with me …read more

I’ll be honest. I normally don’t go the speed limit on most highways. I usually try to stick with traffic or a little faster. Even with that admittance of guilt though, I also accept the fact that I’m speeding and if I get pulled over I deserve the ticket. I don’t use a radar detector.

That doesn’t mean I’m not aware of certain streets and areas where there’s normally a bit of extra police presence on the streets.
The Njection website provides a nice little speedtrap mashup map for cities all over the United States.
Red light cameras and speed traps are …read more