Tag Archives: Automobile

24-Hour Cell Phone Crackdown Begins Tonight

Starting tonight at midnight (Tuesday, October 26, 2010), New York City will be strictly enforcing the cell phone law for 24 hours.  Drivers who don’t use a hands-free device face a $130 fine and a possible auto insurance increase. During … Continue reading

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Would You Pay To Drive 90 MPH?

Eugene (Gino) DiSimone, a Nevada gubernatorial candidate, believes that vehicles which pass a safety inspection should be allowed to drive up to 90 mph.  The catch is that motorists would have to purchase a transponder and pay $25 to the … Continue reading

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New York “Wins” Worst Driver Award

A test given by GMAC Insurance on the rules of the road puts New Yorkers at the end of the pack.  The national average for this test was 76.2% while New Yorkers scored an average of 70% with New Jersey … Continue reading

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New Red Light Camera Rules To Make It Easier To Tow

As reported this week in the NY Post, effective September 13, 2010, New York City Marshals will be allowed to tow any vehicle with a combined $350 owed for parking tickets and red-light camera summonses.  Previously, fines owed for red-light … Continue reading

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Are You A Cheapskate?

Author Jeff Yeager is the cheapest guy I know.  In fact, he’s made a career around penny-pinching.  His newest book is entitled “The Ultimate Cheapskate: Road Map To True Riches” and it is devoted to various ways for people to … Continue reading

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The "What To Do If You Sell Your Car" Checklist

Newsday recently reported that a man was issued 32 parking tickets in his name although none of them rightfully belonged to him.  WGRZ in Buffalo likewise reported that a Western New York couple received $5,000 in Manhattan parking tickets despite … Continue reading

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Porn And Driving Don't Mix

Pornography is a $10+ billion industry.  Millions of people watch adult videos, films, etc.  However, some people love their porn too much. Last month, an Ohio trucker driver was charged with second degree manslaughter arising out an accident involving the … Continue reading

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Road Rage? There is an app for that.

Yes, there is now an application for road rage, and it’s free.  It is called CarPong. CarPong is a social network that lets you send messages to other drivers who have cut you off, dangerously are speeding, or any other … Continue reading

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Governor Paterson Feels Motorists' Wrath

As reported yesterday, the New York DMV announced a money raising initiative to require 10 million license plates to each be replaced with a newly design NY plate at a cost of $25 per vehicle.  In 24 hours, the response … Continue reading

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New York To Require $10M Perfectly Good License Plates To Be Trashed

Any regular reader of this blog knows that the Department of Motor Vehicles is routinely used to “tax” residents.  New fees are being created all the time and existing ones are increased regularly (sometimes more than once in a year!).  … Continue reading

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