Coming onto northbound I-280 at the Page Mill interchange*, around 5:00 in the evening. Traffic is typically moderate, with ambient speeds of around 75-80mph (the posted speed limit is 65). There's a cop in front of me on the onramp, so I get a nice clear view of what happens next. The cop...

I've noticed three times in the past week fuel economy has been mentioned in a car commercial I have seen. It's interesting to watch because normally I don't think fuel economy is mentioned at all. The Toyota Prius car commercial didn't talk about actual fuel economy much (other than a vague...

This story appeared in today's NY Times/AP News online. It's not the first time drivers have been threatened by fireworks shot by unsupervised kids. I've had fireworks shot at my car too but didn't chase down the kids. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2005 Wash. Boy Dies Fleeing From Angry Driver By...

While filling up at a particularly slow pump, I discovered that a stick of lip balm is the perfect size to keep the fuel flowing while I wait in my truck warm and dry as the tank fills. --

It would seem that a high RPM, small high-output engine (for ex. Subaru WRX STI or Mitsubishi Evo) cannot last too long. The stress on its components is just too much. Can such an engine last, say, 150,000 miles without major repairs? Is there any special, expesnive maintanance that a turbo...

Dear slutty Kamala, Firstly, why do I call you a slut? Because according to your ex, former Mayor Willie Brown of San Francisco, you're a slut. If you find the word "slut" offensive, may I offer you some other choices? Harlot, whore, prostitute also apply. I'm speaking here not as a woman...

A very small step in the right direction. http://www.indystar.com/articles/1/221474-2711-009.html Note who opposed the bill. What bull****. ---------------------------------------------------- 70 mph limit zips out of Senate

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If it wasn't for shameless pandering, Kamala Harris would have nothing to talk about (see That Was Fast! Kamala Harris Already Backtracking on Healthcare Takeover and VIDEO: Kamala Harris Says Second Amendment Rights Have No Place in Society). Other than being a skank or smoking pot in college...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/opinion/21friedman.html?hp (snip) It baffles me that President Bush would rather go to Saudi Arabia twice in four months and beg the Saudi king for an oil price break than ask the American people to drive 55 miles an hour, buy more fuel- efficient cars or accept...

FLORENCE, Ala. — A white family was attacked by a mob of twenty to thirty black teens at a city-sponsored event in Florence earlier this month according to a report from Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT. Local police, however, are hesitant to characterize the incident as a “hate crime.” Kevin...

You are free to believe whatever you wish. The 'tendency' to rollover scare and the impression SUV are inherently unsafe was put forward by the anti SUV, global warming environuts, to scare people away from buying them but it is contrary to the facts. Talk to you agent and see for yourself, WBMA. ...

http://tinyurl.com/3d6aee Deputy suspended for using excessive force THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA - A sheriff's deputy was suspended for manhandling a sobbing woman who was speeding to a hospital to see her ailing father and didn't want to wait for him to write a ticket. After Deputy Kevin...

Los Angeles Times March 10, 2005 Congress Paving the Way for Tolls on Interstates Legislation backed by the Bush administration would let states charge drivers fees to fund new highways or to reduce rush-hour traffic. By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON - With traffic congestion...

>From today's news: "A judge in Saudi Arabia has upheld a law banning women from driving, after an accident in the city of Taif involving a woman driver, reports Reuters. The judge said he couldn't see any reason why women should drive. In 1990, about 50 women defied the law and drove through...

Last nite, the TV show, "48 Hours", showed a Florida mother guilty of vehicular manslaughter for killing her daughter as well as herdaughter's best friend. They were killed as the Bimmer left the road at 80-90mph and hit a tree. Her defense was a malfunctioning cruise control causing sudden...

As the former big 3 are plunging towards bankruptacy I am now seeing people predict that the federal government will take them over in some form or fashion to preserve jobs for the "good" of the economy. The other side of the coin is that they must be allowed to fail such that competitive...

Well I got another car the Friday before last. A '63 Falcon with a 144 cube 6-banger and 3 on the tree. No seatbelts and no safety features wahtsoever. I was planning on getting seatbelts from a '60s Ford and installing them with the seatbelt install kit that came with the car (large thick...

I've vowed to fight terrorism... ROAD TERRORISM. It's not even that I go looking for trouble, trouble looks for me, and sometimes for those near me. Anyway, the first "accident" (see book "It's No Accident") happened to a neighbor of mine who, like me, rides a scooter. Well, she started from the...

On Apr 9, 5:16*pm, Jose > wrote: > TopNews United States - Ryan Bilanich - > > It has been felt that the Mexican truck deal will put additional > pressure on small US carriers, which are already under strain from the > economy and new safety and environmental regulations > >...