In article <1165330793.675590.200240@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Ed Pirrero wrote:

Here in SoCal, we are quite used to what I refer to as "Drama Queen
Exits" - people who pull their cars over to the side of a major
freeway at the height of rush hour, threatening to blow their brains
out with a shotgun or jump off an overpass or something. The cops shut

Question for resident speediots:
If you were driving atop a one-lane levee road, with about 12
feet of width and certain death by drowning (+ 50 foot drop) on
either side, what maximum speed* would you choose and why?

Pictures of Highway Shields, a Calrog.com component, has added photos from
the states of Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Vermont.  Many thanks to Chris Elbert for his contributions, denoted below.
The same goes to Paula from District 5 of the Ohio ...

Effin' liberal media - why are they trying so hard to avoid mentioning
that this guy is a wetback?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/159285,hit120406.article
Man hits squad car, flees

Sloth Coasters run amok:
http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/trafexp.html
From the guest book:

If you think paying a $150 fine is the end of your worries, then this
must be your very first speeding ticket.
Paying the fine is only HALF the punishment.
Wait till you see your insurance rate increase by as much as 50%

Brent,  is there ice or snow on the roads in Chicago?  Dealership gave
me a new Jetta GLI while my car is in service and I'd like to take it
on a short trip, but not where road conditions are bad. Thanks!

It appears he wasn't charged with murder which is strange since this
looks like a perfect fit for a felony murder charge. Is human
smuggling a misdemeanor in TX.?
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=11494eaf-b924-4bd1-ac50-40
1972fe9cba&k=2148

Driving with their HIGHBEAMS AND their foglights on, in bright daytime.
Right behind me, following so close that all I can see in my rear-view
mirror is white light, like I'm being pursued by the mothership from
Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky (AP) -- One of four U.S. soldiers accused of raping
an Iraqi girl last spring and killing her and her family pleaded guilty
Wednesday and will testify against the others.
Spc. James P. Barker agreed to the plea deal to avoid the death penalty,

Strumming along here, you'll find a couple new videos @ Videos of Worldwide
Highways.  Both are from the San Fernando Valley in southern California:
(1)  Video near the San Gabriel foothills.  Footage provides a glimpse of
eastbound Interstate 210, just after of its interchange w/ ...

An effective alternative to speed cameras. Won't work very well in the
winter though...
http://www.fjolletobak.com/detail.php?type=2&content=17815

http://video.nbc4.tv/player.html?dlid=47698
Watch as the CHP hides a man on an overpass and clocks multiple
drivers going between 80 and 103 MPH (typical speeds in SoCal, traffic
permitting). He then radios a description of the vehicle down to the

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/03/teen.shot.ap/index.html
Several teenagers were throwing eggs at passing vehicles.  One driver,
whose vehicle was hit, chased the teens down and fatally shot one of them.