Many of our driving frustrations involve time and our real or perceived lack of it. I say this because when readers or I express displeasure with others’ driving behavior, it’s often because those drivers are unfairly, illegally, or unnecessarily detaining us. Whether the offending irritation…
A couple of local drivers have sent me their peeves and thoughts. G.B. groused, “I have three pet peeves at the top of my list. First off are drivers who refuse to turn on their headlights until there is a 99% loss of daylight. Second…
When I wrote of U.S 195 traffic “parades” last month, resulting feedback spawned a second column — now here goes a third. I regularly try to guess what is causing the driver mistakes I see, and possible medical conditions are among those guesses. Reader J.D.…
When local businesses set out to make a crappy low-budget television ad they have two basic options. Most opt to stick with a safe run of the mill spot that features narration from a voice actor that may or may not be a robot, and…
When the United States put a man on the moon in 1969 it might not have seemed naïve to assume we’d be living like the Jetsons by now. But for all the science-fiction lore that’s become reality since then, being able to make the daily…
After this column addressed the lengthy strings of traffic held up by slow drivers on U.S. 195, several readers shared their comments and opinions. J.F. noted and questioned, “After reading your column…on drivers blocking traffic on highway 195, just wanted to comment on a few…
Hats off to Lexus. They turned us loose in the new IS sedan on an autocross course yesterday -- and supplied a batch of competitors’ cars for comparison. From the Lexus family, we drove the IS 250 ($35,950), IS 350 ($39,465) and IS 350 F…
Lexus throws down the gauntlet today. We’re in San Francisco for the introduction of the third-generation 2014 IS, which is meant to do battle with BMW’s mighty 3 Series. Though it won’t be in showrooms until summer, Lexus hopes to gin up interest early by…
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