Misc

High Speed Chase Involving Teens Sparks New Concerns About Juvenile Crime

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Sep

2022

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High Speed Chase Involving Teens Sparks New Concerns About Juvenile Crime

It was a 16-mile pursuit that ended on I- 83, the dramatic end to a high-speed chase that had weaved its way in traffic from Baltimore City into the County.

Crash Reports Need to List Criminal Involvement

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Sep

2022

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Crash Reports Need to List Criminal Involvement

The Covid and defund police situation has caused many problems in terms of crime. There has been one study indicating a correlation between increase crime and crashes. It is not hard to see. Shoplifting, shootings. Car jacking in broad daylight, stealing cars for "fun"”, etc. A lot of crime has car use in them.

7-Year-Old Montgomery Co. Girl Hit by Car; Driver Ignored School Bus Stop Sign, Police Say

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Sep

2022

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7-Year-Old Montgomery Co. Girl Hit by Car; Driver Ignored School Bus Stop Sign, Police Say

Police tell 7News that the female driver ignored the school bus’s red flashing stop arm, crossed a double yellow line, and drove by the bus, hitting the girl in the process.

Aiding and Abetting

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Aug

2022

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Aiding and Abetting

People ask why car culture is dying. It is being helped along by car journalists. They have become not far removed from the vapid-in-the-background guitar-strumming infomercials for insurance companies that tell you much you’ll save by buying something you neither need nor want but which they have managed to maneuver the government into forcing you to buy from them.

Become the Tracker, Not the Tracked

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Feb

2022

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Become the Tracker, Not the Tracked

Legislation is commonly used to codify public policy, whether good, bad, or indifferent. Perhaps more than you might expect, bills introduced in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures can have undue influence on how we drive, where we drive, and what controls are in place to punish offenders.