right hook n.— «Transportation Alternatives’ Graham Beck was on the scene and he said the crash looked like a “classic right hook.” The drivers of these big tucks have a big blind-spot along the right side of their vehicle...
ram raiding n.— «All the locks and security systems in the world won’t prevent a deranged thief from smashing into your business with a 3,000-pound vehicle. This practice is known as “Ram Raiding” and involves smash-and...
J-bar n.— «Install a mechanical device that locks to the steering wheel, column, or brake to prevent the wheel from being turned more than a few degrees. Commonly called clubs, collars or J-bars, these devices can act as a deterrent if...
ringing n.— «Intensive investigations and lengthy surveillance has uncovered a team of people who arrange for vehicles to be stolen in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire before changing the vehicle’s identity. This process, known as ringing...
move over law n.— «Florida has what’s called a Move Over law. Here’s how the driver’s handbook explains it: “When driving on interstate highways or other highways with two or more lanes traveling in the direction of the emergency...
frequent flier n.— «What the state has been doing is having the attendants at tollbooths try to take down license numbers of the cheaters (the state calls them frequent fliers). When a license appears three times, the state’s Department...