Stuck Accelerator? Here's What You Do
For those times when 'drive one and you'll never stop' becomes more than mere marketing hyperbole
In light of Toyota’s recent 14-million-strong recall for stuck accelerators, it might be a good idea to plan for this contingency.
Step 1
Go through...
Speed Kills ... or does it?
[This story, written by me, appeared in Wheels magazine in 2006 (I think). It's still relevant today - maybe even more so, with the regulatory obsession with camera-based enforcement even more entrenched. See if you still agree with that after you read it.]
Speed kills is coercion by stealth; a passive-aggressive attack on decent drivers. To advocate against it invites scorn. You appear to endorse anti-social behaviour … and risk being labelled a crackpot. Why not just wipe off five instead?
When road safety and PR collide, rational debate