Category Archives: Automobiles

Hitting Pedestrians Wasn’t Always an ‘Accident’: How Crossing the Street Became a Crime

Posted on May 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the things that makes many,though not all, cities work is that they’re geared towards pedestrians. Unfortunately, our traffic laws along with our attitudes towards automobile-pedestrian collisions haven’t caught up to this reality. Actually, it’s more accurate to say … Continue reading →

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Road Rage in the City

Posted on April 14, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

From the urban hellhole known as Back Bay, March 1 (as reported by The Boston Courant): On Thursday, March 1 at 1:48 pm , District 4 officers responded to a reprot of an assault and battery in the first block … Continue reading →

Posted in Automobiles, Boston, Transportation, WhatEVAH! | 1 Comment

The Short Term Problem With a Gas Tax Increase: For Some, It’s Like an Oxygen Tax

Posted on March 9, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Or, for you UK-ians, a petrol tax. By way of Mark Thoma, we come across an article extolling the virtues of increasing the gas tax: Cars and light trucks produce about 15 percent of U.S. greenhouse gases. The best policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Automobiles, Economics, Taxes, Transportation | 20 Comments

What Democrats Should Learn From the Auto Industry Bailout

Posted on February 29, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Regular readers will be aware the Mad Biologist’s Pentultimate Political Theorem: People have to like this crap. Back when Obama proposed and then executed the auto industry bailout, it was not popular (boldface mine): According to Pew’s latest survey (conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Automobiles, Democrats