A man took offense at another driver's speed and decided
to teach him a lesson by cutting him off and driving slowly.
He's going to jail for the crash he caused.
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/06/28/news-om40mph-06-28.html

An Absolutely Amazing Nascar Crash. Unfortunately no further info with
this incredible crash clip. Perhaps someone in this group is familiar
with this incident:
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/nascar2.html

I know a guy who wanted to determine the optimal speed for
his car, to avoid wasting gas due to wind resistance from
going unnecessarily fast.
He attached a duty cycle meter to one injector, and then set

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/07/20/news/californian/20_01_667_19_06.txt
Sentence reduced in DUI death case
By: CHRIS BAGLEY - Staff Writer
FRENCH VALLEY ---- A judge reduced the jail term of a Lake Elsinore

BY BARRETT J. BRUNSMAN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
BATAVIA - A drunk driver who killed an Amelia woman and badly injured
her 10-year-old daughter while going the wrong way on Interstate 275 in
February will spend at least two years in prison and never be allowed

Since there are a couple people following this newsgroup who insist that
I cite everything, including that the sky is blue, I put this into the
record as it is something I mention now and then:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-motorcycle24.html

I have just bought a BMW E36 from 1994 (in France, it's called a "316i
Compact"). It has 120000 km, and I am told by a car amateur that I
might need to replace the camshaft belt for security.
Can anyone confirm or disconfirm that? Is there any common wisdom, or

My name is Lorenzo Crescini  and I'm Italian. These "Flashes on
Good and evil" reflect the same mood characterizing the Flashes on
the Holy Gospels and Turin's Holy Shroud I wrote in Africa: making
myself useful to our Lord Jesus Christ.

http://wcco.com/wisconsinwire/WI--PoliceChiefCited_k_n_0wi--/resources_news_html
Police chief cited for not having driver's license
Saturday July 22, 2006
FERRYVILLE, Wis. (AP) As if the broken ribs and totaled car weren't enough.

My commute to work now includes a few miles of two lane road. Nearly
every day there is some dufus who decides 35 in a 50 is a good speed...
cept when there is a chance to pass him. Then he accelerates to what ever
is fast enough given on coming traffic and other conditions to ...

http://www.zippyvideos.com/9437029775472696/acidente-persianzone.zl6/
Now you know why you shouldn't ride around unrestrained in the bed of
a pickup truck.

Report that Daimler Chrysler is planning to have a new fuel-efficient
car in 2007.  "Smart" is the brand.  Go figure.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/06/26/smart/index.html
If the photo is accurate, the car looks like a roller skate on

Shirley Epperson, 16, died at scene
BY QUAN TRUONG | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Tracey Roberts wishes she had spent more time with Shirley Epperson,
her 16-year-old niece.

I was curious if anyone could point me to the right direction for
street racing scene?  I can't seem to get contacts for these ummm...
events.  Any pointers would be cool. Thanks.

Several of the online map services (Maps.MSN, Maps.Google, and Maps.Yahoo,
but not Mapquest) share an interesting map error.
One small section of CA-58 is erroneously shown to be a multiplex with
CA-178.