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| The law is the law.... (no license plate _frames_ in TX) | 17 Feb 2007 06:30 GMT | 4 |
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/16/1606.asp Texas Appeals Court Allows Imprisonment for License Plate Frames Texas motorists using state-issued toll transponders face six months in jail and a $2000 fine after an Appeals Court ruling.
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| Road Rage Futility | 17 Feb 2007 06:14 GMT | 9 |
I was a peripheral participant in an interesting little drama on the way to work this morning. The scene - Wade Ave., Raleigh, NC at the I-440 Beltline. The players - Me, a Scion xA, a Tractor-Trailer, and a 4 axle dump
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| Snow Tires and Chains | 17 Feb 2007 05:43 GMT | 9 |
I need a set of winter tires for my '06 Dodge 2500 Quadcab 4wd. 265/70/17's These tires need to take me up two miles of icy (at times) road, then 1/2 mile on a dirt road that will have packed snow, ice, and drifted snow up to two feet high.
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| Does Too Much Trans Fat Make People Irritable? | 17 Feb 2007 05:16 GMT | 3 |
http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-tacobell,0,1737971.story?coll=ktla-newsspecial3-1 Woman Arrested In Taco Bell Road Rage Attack February 16, 2007, 5:34 AM PST A woman attacked another woman with a baseball bat in the
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| Another bullshit technology: detecting an intruder inside the car | 17 Feb 2007 04:08 GMT | 7 |
Wow, Volvo has come up with a new, great invention... now your Volvo will warn you from far away if there is an intruder hidden in the backseat waiting to kidnap and kill you. Volvo has sunk to exploiting Hollywood movie cliches and fearmongering
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| Dumb Mexican invents kidnapping story so wife won't find out he wrecked her car | 17 Feb 2007 03:18 GMT | 4 |
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2068876,00.html Kidnapping faked to hide crash 14/02/2007 09:03 - (SA) San Rafael, California - A man who allegedly faked his own kidnapping to
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| A Taste of the Apocalypse | 17 Feb 2007 02:23 GMT | 12 |
There are many who cling to the belief that a major metropolitan area like Los Angeles can be evacuated in a reasonable amount of time by the use of private automobiles. Today, we got a reminder of just how wrong that belief can be.
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| Rating winter storms | 17 Feb 2007 01:38 GMT | 7 |
It occurs to me that winter storms could be quantitatively compared by ranking them in SUVs - the number of SUVs that are upside down and/ or in need of body work after the storm has past. Observations made while driving suggest that yesterday's ice-fall rated about 1000 SUVs
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| Towing question | 16 Feb 2007 23:41 GMT | 3 |
A friend of mine just bought a Chevy II Super Sport in great condition from the original owner. It is in the San Francisco area, and we live in Las Vegas. I have suggested instead of using a full trailer to tow it back to use a tow dolly. He has a Nissan XTerra, and I don't ...
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| Kinda OT . . . that's one way to get off | 16 Feb 2007 18:54 GMT | 1 |
So my wife got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago, and decided to fight it. (got the charge reduced so no insurance surcharges, whew!) We go to court today and we are like the only TRAFFIC charge there. This was pre-trial hearings. Most of the other cases there, the defendants ...
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| Dad attacks DUI who killed his baby | 16 Feb 2007 09:19 GMT | 10 |
http://starbulletin.com/2007/02/13/news/story10.html Dad attacks driver who killed baby By Debra Barayuga dbarayuga@starbulletin.com
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| 1960 Mercury Comet | 16 Feb 2007 07:05 GMT | 3 |
We have a 1960 Mercury Comet. Original Owners, approx 100K mi, V6, 4 Door, all original parts. Is in realative condition good & nothing has been replaced/redone except the back seat was just reupholstered.
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| February rollup: Some Tennessee videos | 16 Feb 2007 06:27 GMT | 13 |
So what's new at the Worldwide Highway Library? There are some new videos of State Routes, US Federal Highways and an Interstate from Tennessee. Come see the northern tier of the state, including Union City, Clarksville and Cross Plains! All content was captured during the ...
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| The Pacific Coast Highway | 16 Feb 2007 01:44 GMT | 11 |
It was another warm, sunny day in SoCal yesterday, so I took a little drive along CA-1 from its southern terminus in San Juan Capistrano up through Dana Point, Laguna Beach, and Newporsche Beach. Some highlights to watch for are the brand new Lamborghini, the Laguna
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| Cop accuses home-made speed camera operators of 'stalking' | 16 Feb 2007 00:07 GMT | 41 |
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/15/1599.asp <...> "Lee and Teresa Sipple spent $1200 to mount three video cameras and a radar speed unit outside their Bartow County home."
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