True/False? “NHTSA reports an average of one accident per 484,000 miles”

I keep reading the following sentence in safety reports about Tesla, but only about Tesla: NHTSA reports an average of one accident per 484,000 miles. Do you see the NHTSA reporting that anywhere? I do not. And I do not see any other car manufacturer quoting this number either. I see only a sentence Tesla … Continue reading True/False? “NHTSA reports an average of one accident per 484,000 miles”

Manslaughter By Car: “At Best Negligent” in South Dakota

Here are some useful definitions for interpreting the continuously bad news about infrastructure and transit safety in South Dakota. Gross Negligence: “…reckless disregard for the safety or lives of others, which is so great it appears to be a conscious violation of other people’s rights to safety…” Negligence: “…failure to behave with the level of … Continue reading Manslaughter By Car: “At Best Negligent” in South Dakota

The Future-Future of Aircraft Carriers

The impressively huge Aircraft Carrier was a decisive platform in past wars and still gets a lot of airtime (pun not intended). …when word of a crisis breaks out in Washington, it’s no accident that the first question that comes to everyone’s lips is: ‘where’s the nearest carrier?’ However, I can’t help but think about … Continue reading The Future-Future of Aircraft Carriers

Permanent Improvisation: Nazi Dictatorship Was Opposite to Law and Order

Important insights come from reading “The German Dictatorship” by Karl Dietrich Bracher, who was a German professor of politics and history at the University of Bonn: The German dictatorship did not mean ‘law and order.’ The Third Reich lived in a state of permanent improvisation: the ‘movement’ once in power was robbed of its targets … Continue reading Permanent Improvisation: Nazi Dictatorship Was Opposite to Law and Order