HUGE TRUCK NUTS Funny to some, but to most people are tacky and hint at an emotionally underdeveloped owner.  

 GIGANTIC SPOILERS Unless your car has a ton of horsepower and you make regular runs at the race track, then you don’t need a huge spoiler.  Besides it looking dumb, it adds weight, increasing drag without any benefit and subsequently lowers your fuel economy.  If these are all things you want to achieve then go for it.  

 FAST FOOD SWIVEL TRAY If you eat in your car so much that you find value in buying a fast food tray to hold that burger and fries, then you may have a problem.  If you must eat and run then why not go inside every now in then or at least use your lap or the passenger seat?  Seems … Read More

Clogging the passing lane Why is it that Arizona snowbirds like to cruise in the passing lane, at or way below the speed limit? Arizona has a “Move Over” law, as do almost all of the states and Canadian provinces you’ll see on license plates here in the desert during the winter months. This headline from a Canadian newspaper article earlier … Read More

Driving slow/scared to death in the HOV lane This might be news to some people, but having a passenger in the car doesn’t force people to drive in the HOV lane. This is especially problematic when there’s heavy traffic, and the only thing holding up the HOV lane is a snowbird who’s absolutely scared to death. With a dozen cars behind them, … Read More

Going the wrong way on one-way streets Going the wrong way on the highway is bad enough but,how is it even possible to turn the wrong way onto a one-way street? How does it happen all the time? The one way, do not enter, and no turn signs seem to make it clear enough, but other cars parked on the side … Read More

 Making a phalanx with fellow slow drivers If people want to drive below the speed limit, that’s fine — really. However, do you think anyone’s ever noticed when there’s no traffic in front of them, then looked in the rear-view mirror (not) and noticed that there’s a mile’s worth of cars behind them, because they’re going 10 mph under the  posted speed … Read More

Falling asleep at Red Lights We all get stuck at a red light. It’s not a death sentence. It’s going to change in a minute. Instead, snowbirds are pulling out Clive Cussler’ latest book, or looking around for something they dropped 20 miles ago, and act like they’re completely surprised that a traffic light would change at some point, and … Read More

Unobservant of all the mirrors on the vehicle There’s big mirrors on each side of the car, and there’s one right in the frikin front of your face. You’ll see a lot of snowbirds even have the extra, “fish-eye” mirror on the sides to see in their blind spots. Yet, as you may have noticed, those mirrors don’t work when … Read More

Trying to merge onto the highway at 45 mph All modern vehicles can accelerate to 65 mph at the drop of a hat. If a Prius can do it, any snowbird’s car can do it. Yet, while everyone’s cruising at 75 mph or more, one person decides that everyone needs to slow down by 40 mph, because they didn’t feel … Read More