[1] Andy Turnbull, "The cost of trucking: more than Ottawa thinks," Today's Trucking Mar/92, pg 62.

[2] "Trucking is a big part of your salad," Today's Trucking Mar/93 pg 23.

[3] The ring was broken by a fluke, in 2001, after a shipment of computer hard drives that had been stolen from the airport and sold to a manufacturer was stolen again from the manufacturer's warehouse. When he reported the theft the manufacturer listed the serial numbers of the missing drives, and police noticed that they matched the numbers of drives stolen from the airport. After they learned where the manufacturer had bought the drives, they were able to track back to the thieves. This case was featured in an episode of the TV series Masterminds, broadcast April 15/05. The leader of the ring -- and apparently the only man charged with the thefts -- was named Loa Lam Ong.

[4] Sean Silcoff, "Bombardier tests waters for a bigger jet," National Post, Mar 16/05, pg FP1.

[5] Chris Sorensen, "El Al may drop Toronto if fees increase further," Financial Post, Mar 23/05.

[6] Louis Slesin, "Power lines and cancer: the evidence grows." Technology Review Oct/87, pp 53-59. See also Andrew A. Marino, "Are power lines hazardous to health? Probably so." Public Power, July/Aug/87, pp 18-21.

[7] I cited references on this earlier, in my comments about streetcars.

[8] David Pimentel, "Ethanol fuels: Energy Balance, Economics and Environmental Impacts are Negative," Natural Resources Research Vol 12, No 2, June 2003, pp 127-134.

[9] I still have fond memories of that Sprint and if I could get one with cruise control, I would probably be driving it now.

[10] I reported construction of the Nexus in "Light Car Breaks with tradition," Transpo 8/2 (1985) pp 2-9. In the magazine, which was published by Transport Canada, I did not mention Prof. Hertz' comment that the car could have got even better mileage than it does.

[11] Claudia Cattaneo, "Oil tapping out," National Post April 21/05, pg FP1.

[12] There have been so many recalls for defective air bags, and they have been reported in so many sources, that I won't try to list them. I found many in the Virtual News Library and others in the Dow Jones full-text service by searching "air bags" OR "airbags" OR "air-bags" AND "recall".

[13] Associated Press, "Passenger air bag decapitates toddler, 1-year-old dies in `minor' parking-lot crash" The Seattle Times Nov. 27, 1996.

[14] Olivia Ward, "Did Diana's car take two hits? Guard's injuries suggest airbags went off early," Toronto Star Feb 7/98, final edition, pg 18.

[15] cbc.ca/consumers/market/cars/airbags/index.html.

[16] "The disposable car," Forbes, May 24/04, pg 68. ] some of the dangers of automotive airbags are documented on cbc.ca/consumers/market/cars/airbags/index.html.

[17] A personal message here to auto-makers. I bought my first new car in 1962 and I bought another every three to five years until 1992. Now I still drive my 13-year-old car because I can't buy a new one without an air bag. I urge all Canadians to buy only pre-airbag used cars until Canadian dealers offer us new cars without air bags. I also suggest that the family and friends of any Canadian killed by an air bag should sue the car-maker. If I was an American I would suggest that the FBI investigate the personal finances of the government officials who mandated air bags.

[18] Andy Turnbull, "Buying safety: can it be done?" Today's Trucking May/93, pp 67-8.

[19] Andy Turnbull, The Aussies' Favorite Flatterer, Canadian Business, Dec 12/97, pp 26-7.