The untold history of how a 1988 Hertz executive invented the collision damage waiver revenue model that generates eleven billion dollars annually across the industry, why state attorneys general who investigated rental insurance fraud in the 1990s suddenly dropped cases after lobbying pressure, and how rental companies legally seize your credit card holds for phantom … Read more
You approach a construction zone on your daily commute, and suddenly the familiar highway transforms into a maze of orange barrels, confusing lane shifts, and reduced speed limits. Workers in reflective vests operate heavy machinery just feet from passing traffic, temporary barriers channel vehicles into narrower lanes, and signs appear almost faster than you can … Read more
Stand on any urban street corner and you will likely spot them within minutes. Electric scooters and bikes waiting on sidewalks, their LED screens glowing with promises of convenient transportation. A pedestrian unlocks one with their smartphone, hops on, and zips into traffic alongside cars and buses, often without a helmet and sometimes without prior … Read more
You pull into a shopping center parking lot, navigating between parked cars as you search for an empty space. Another driver backs out of a spot without looking, and the two vehicles collide. This scenario plays out thousands of times daily across the country, yet most drivers do not realize that the moment they left … Read more