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| Filling the gap | 09 Dec 2005 16:03 GMT | 15 |
I want to pose a hypothetical question here: You are traveling along an Interstate highway on which one of the two lanes in your direction of travel is closed for construction. Traffic is slogging along at about 25 MPH. Miraculously, the next 17 vehicles ahead of you all
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| Got a ticket... Thoughts? | 09 Dec 2005 09:17 GMT | 64 |
Well a while back I got a ticket for a headlight being out. I knew the headlight was out, in fact I intentionally unplugged that headlight. The problem I had was that my headlight switch decided to take a crap on me. In a Ford all the power to the headlights runs straight through ...
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| Text-messaging driver kills cyclist - Charged with misdemeanor in criminal coddler america | 09 Dec 2005 00:17 GMT | 57 |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10295430/ Text-messaging driver accused of hitting cyclist Victim died 2 days after accident; 17-year-old charged with misdemeanor
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| Ohio wants to put sex offender status on license plates | 08 Dec 2005 13:27 GMT | 170 |
Sheesh - If any crime is gonna be noted on plates shouldn't it be something like speeding or DUI - deadly crimes that actually involve cars? http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1117...
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| Skills or Stupidity? | 08 Dec 2005 05:39 GMT | 6 |
Today I was stuck behind a brand new Mercedes driving strangely slow against the normal flow of traffic. When I finally passed the vehicle, I looked over and here's what I saw: The driver, an Asian (most likely Chinese) woman was talking on her cell
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| Happy Anniversary! | 08 Dec 2005 02:04 GMT | 1 |
Motorists across the nation can celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) by driving at safe, legal speeds well above 55 mph. National legislation repealing the decades-old NMSL was signed into law on December 8, 1995.
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| Pedalphile doing 120 mph in CITY - charged with murder | 08 Dec 2005 00:58 GMT | 45 |
This is good to see. Extreme speeders who kill should always be charged with murder. Hell with that "accident" crap we get from the criminal coddlers every time something like this happens. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories ...
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| Auto Repair Fraud Article | 07 Dec 2005 21:34 GMT | 2 |
I'm writing an article for a national magazine article on auto repair fraud. I'm looking for consumers who've been ripped off by incompetent or deceptive shops or mechanics. If you'd like to share your story, please contact me at halkarp@hotmail.com. Thanks.
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| Cop Not Charged in Shooting of Punk | 07 Dec 2005 19:22 GMT | 2 |
A 13-year old punk backed the stolen car he was driving toward an LAPD patrolman at the end of a police chase back in February. The cop shot at the kid, killing him. The DA has decided the shooting was self-defense (DUH!) and has decided not to press charges against the
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| Orange County & Riverside Working to Double Deck CA-91, Add Cleveland Tunnel | 07 Dec 2005 04:15 GMT | 27 |
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/11/19/news/californian/22_03_3611_18_05.txt Double-deck freeway, forest route OK'd as part of plan to ease commute to Orange County By: DAVE DOWNEY - Staff Writer
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| Root cause idiotcy, solution: lower speed limit | 07 Dec 2005 04:08 GMT | 64 |
Just heard on WLS AM news, the speed limit for the trains where people stopped their cars on the tracks will be reduced from 70mph to 30mph. Once again, the forced solution to idiotcy is lower speeds. However this race to the bottom won't be over until every vehicle of every kind ...
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| Death toll from road accidents 390 times that from terrorism | 06 Dec 2005 06:27 GMT | 50 |
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/30/051130231753.72wocvgo.html Death toll from road accidents 390 times that from terrorism: study Nov 30 6:18 PM US/Eastern The body count from road accidents in developed economies is 390 times
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| the 'speed kills' media | 06 Dec 2005 04:44 GMT | 32 |
So, I am listening to a press conference regarding the latest metra crash. Turns out car drivers were gridlocking the grade crossing. In other words, in stop and go traffic, they were stopping ON THE TRACKS. The gates came down and they had their cars ON THE TRACKS. Anyway, the
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| If Aunt Judy Were an Engineer... | 06 Dec 2005 04:26 GMT | 12 |
...I'd suspect him of having designed this device. http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/12/01/canada_gps_speed/index.html NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Canadian auto regulators are testing a system that would enforce speed limits by making it harder to push
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| Speeding 14 year old smashes into house - Texas of course | 05 Dec 2005 17:11 GMT | 11 |
The psycho is in the hospital. If he lives i bet nothing is done to him. http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=4174368&nav=CcXH 11/28/05
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