Popular Science
July 2005
Liquor Does It Quicker; Saab's BioPower engine gives ethanol a kick in
the pants

Many police in Massachusetts consider any object hanging from a rear
view mirror to be an excuse to stop a car.  The state Appeals Court
overruled that policy this week, finding that the state law does not
unconditionally prohibit hanging objects.  The judges wrote: "Indeed,

They are finally replacing all the crappy concrete highways which have
plagued our city (Richmond VA) for decades with asphalt!  I am sure someone
must have blown someone to have gotten that horrible concrete sh.t put down
in the first place.

I'm looking for a body kit...need some advice though.  I found this
website that sells them for pretty cheap, but I want to make sure
they're good...has anyone ordered anything from PaAutoracing before?
Let me know, wanna check it out before I buy. Thanks!

The KTLA Morning News reports that *used* Toyota Priuses are selling
for as much or more than new ones. One apparently sold for $31,000.
Maybe I'll buy a Prius or two for MSRP and auction them off on eBay
for a quick profit...

On TV news footage from London today I noticed something unusual about
the traffic lights. A couple times I saw the lights change from red
and yellow (both illuminated) to green. I have never seen such a thing
here in the States. What does simultaneous red and yellow mean in

This is great but why don't we take the same attitude with drunk
drivers on the highways?   Why do we have both a prez and a vp with
convictions for DUI?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8662857/

Today's episode of "Automaniac" on the History Channel featured police
cars. In the last segment, the host, driving a Crown Vic, pulls a
driver over and gives him a ticket for driving 15 MPH *below* the
speed limit.

So, guess who got flashed by a speed camera yesterday. The question
remains whether it's something for me to worrying about. After all, the
truck is registered to the company and its HQ is 200 miles away... I'll
only be working for them another month anyway, and with a little ...

[This is a repost. I had a brain fart (or not enough coffee) this
morning and posted the original to the wrong newsgroup.]
The KTLA Morning News showed an unusual police chase video this
morning: a CHP unit which was pursuing a suspect, lost control, and

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.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0507200234jul20,1,5918660.story?col
l=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
Bicyclists not free to ride as they please
A police crackdown in the city's Lakeview neighborhood carries a
warning: Traffic laws that apply to cars also apply to bikes.

Shoot dood.  I want my 6000 pound SUV. I can't terrorize other drivers
with this dinky thing.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8645488/
By Roland Jones MSNBC

Observed from my shuttle bus window yesterday morning:
A white Scion Xa, with a young 20something female behind the wheel,
pulls up next to the bus. This chick is hip - she has a Blackberry
perched on the center of her sterring wheel; her right thumb is busily