More often than not, we tend to take driving for granted here in the United States. It’s true that our country is massively spread out and driving for hours on end isn’t as efficient as taking high-speed public transportation in Europe or Japan, but that’s just how things are. We hop in our vehicles, expect
The brilliance with automobiles is that you can drive just about anywhere, anytime, completely on your own free will. Sure, you’ll need money for gas and you’ll want to obey the rules of the road, but the often-taken-for-granted freedom of driving is that we can go from Point A to Point B as we please.
Let’s be honest: there’s a certain stigma against radar detectors and the drivers that choose to use them. We’ll be fair; there are many cases where those who are actively avoiding unwanted attention from the cops also happen to be driving like jerks on the road. Like just about anything you’ll encounter in life, there
Driving from Point A to Point B: it’s just a fact of life and a seemingly unavoidable reality here in the United States. Unless you’re a city dweller living downtown and taking advantage of the public transportation system (the stories you get from riding the New York City subway are worth their weight in gold,
Exactly what is it that catches the attention of the police? Put yourself in an officer’s shoes for just a moment. Beyond issuing speeding tickets to meet their monthly quota, a police officer is looking for anything that could compromise the safety of themselves and, more importantly, other drivers on the road. Of course, the
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