On Foxnews they just had a heli following a BMW in a police pursuit
(Texas?). About a minute after I turned it on, they said the police (cars)
chose not to continue the chase. The heli still continued to monitor the
BMW as it seemed to slow down, at least compared to the other ...

but apparently there isn't a law against hood-surfing on a police
cruiser...
http://www.nbc4.com/news/6224845/detail.html
nate

If I'd been within reach, I would have. ;)
I was standing on the corner; my walk signal had just come on. Bitch
in an SUV, cell phone planted firmly to her right ear, comes flying up
to the (now red) light in the right turn lane. Her head is turned 90

Was out and about last night. I'm driving on a 5 lane road with a
railroad track running parallel to the road on my left. There are
several intersections along the route to right and left. There is a
train heading in the same direction I am going. Lo and behold, but what

Background:
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I am in California. This is a case of my neighbor backing into my
parked 1999 BMW. His insurance company (Company A) has agreed to full

My '85 CRX Si has been leaking water into the back for several years.
I recently removed and replaced the sunroof and found that two of the
drain tubes were loose.  I've got them sealed now, but the car
continues to leak.  I can't find the source, but it all ends up behind

some car hit mine car while it was parked. they left a phone # and note on
my windshield and promised to provide insurance information later but never
did. is this considered hit and run? should i report this to the police, the
damage looks like around $1,000 or more?

I have been away from the United States for a number of years and when
I returned I found many more utility type vehicles on the road.  This
includes SUV, station wagons and minivans. Sport Utility Vehicles as
the most popular of these utility vehicles.  It looks to me that the

I've driven junkers all my life and seldom have problems with rude
drivers but i was reading a book by a guy who used to be poor and drove
what he called a clunker and then got rich and started driving a jag
and all of a sudden, other drivers were cutting him off and racing

Look for this one in tomorrow's Orange County Register and next
Thursday's Irvine World News:
On my way home from the train station this evening, I came upon the
aftermath of a multi-car pileup. The collision took place at an

...that there's always some idiot parked at the curb in front of the
liquor store with his flashers on, even when there's several open spaces
less than 10 yards away?  I mean, I see this everywhere, but I can't
remember the last time I stopped at the liquor store and there wasn't ...

Spokane Wa today.  Heavy rain, multi car pile up initiated by a car
skidding out of control.  Interview on TV by a reporter:
Driver "They're giving us all tickets"
Reporter "Why"

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181988,00.html
Quite the story!

More likely the old man was drunk but whatever he is responsible and
should be locked up. But that's doubtful in criminal coddler america.
"Hey dood - it was an accident".
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/sfl-113hwdtotdeath,0,2924124.sto
ry?track=rss

Right out of the '1984' playbook.
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Keith
Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey