Entries from December 2007

December 28, 2007

The Case for Speed Derestriction in the US

I was driving home a few nights ago from a hockey game in Tampa, Florida, and as it does ever now and then, inspiration struck me hard.
It was around midnight, and I was enjoying a dose of GABA generated by that lovely sensation of night driving on a fully-lit highway.  The sodium lamps were on [...]

December 18, 2007

The Thrill of Night Driving

What is it about driving at night? The chilled air? No bugs? No overpowering sunlight? Sparse traffic? Why is it just so…. cool?
In Michael Mann’s crime thriller masterpiece Collateral, Max tells Vincent why he likes driving at night. “People are more relaxed,” says Max. Is it relaxation that makes night driving so sumptuously cool? [...]

December 5, 2007

Driving the Aston Martin DBS

The Emotional Control Unit of the Aston Martin DBS has been making me moody for a good few days now. My emotions have been running extremely high; and that’s a good thing. Since I’ve been driving around in the Aston, I feel sort of like the unpopular kid in high school who, by some [...]