It was an all-too-typical scene: idiot driver wants to merge, slows
down, turns on signal, and WAITS. There is a space in the adjacent
lane more than large enough for her to merge into, but still she
hesitates. Through the open window she begins giving hand signals to

"Car maker Volvo has asked the Swedish government to waive the country's
strict drunken driving laws to allow its test drivers to booze on the job,
news reports said Wednesday."
http://tinyurl.com/ccarv

Yesterday, in northern Michigan, was raining torrentially,
and visibility was almost zero. Almost everyone was driving with their lights
on, except for the GM cars, which had only their headlights (DRLs) on.
Real helpful on the road in poor visibility conditions!

My 2001 325i sedan was hit by a stone and has a (expanding) hairline
crack
Safelite says they can replace it for $250ish
Novus says they use OEM Windshied (without BMW logo) for $440

" THE most affordable, environmentally friendly vehicle on this planet
whilst returning up to the equivalent of 240 miles to the Gallon ! "
http://www.dieselveg.com/smart.htm
Graham

Just got an Impala last night (company car... not actually mine, mine
is at a dealership somewhere because someone who was supposed to do
some paperwork was on vacation... but I digress)  ANYWAY...  any doubt
in my mind that the automatic headlights are a bad idea has now been

Part of bush's war against terrorism even though terrorism is a
microscopic problem.  Hell - your chances of being killed by a highway
speeder are  a thousand times greater than by a terrorist.
http://start.earthlink ...

I-135 southbound, 30 miles or so south of salina, KS.  construction zone,
lanes are coned off so that there's only one lane open southbound.  there's
steady traffic, nothing real heavy on a friday afternoon, speed limit marked
at 60 and we're doing about that.

I think I have seen her!
I got a letter from Grandma the other day.
She writes:
The other day I went to a local book store

With three states raising speed limits this year I decided
to make a map of where America stands:
http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/speed/states.gif
The map shows the highest speeds posted in the state; in

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw07102005/onfitness.html
I was reading through the Pacific magazine last weekend and noticed this
article.
It talks a lot about the health benefits and injuries.  But, the most

The other day I had to listen to my red neck neighbors and their
friends complain about idiots using cell phones while driving.  My
neighbor was one of the most vocal.
Today I see her drive her car down the left side of the road to her

  Has anyone noticed signs on this freeway identifying it as the 101?
Michael

While driving my pickup truck to the hardware store yesterday, I got
temporarily stuck behind a Sloth Coaster driving an SUV. The posted
speed limit was 55 MPH, but because there was a red light a half mile
down the road, this SC was puttering along at about 35 MPH. After a

I have a NY driver license and want to get PA license.
Does anyone know if points get transferred with license? where could i
get this info?
Thanks