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It's Official: Miami Drivers are the Rudest	16 May 2007 21:08 GMT	11
KTLA is reporting this morning on a new study which ranks major cities according to the rudeness of their drivers. 1. Miami 2. NY
Stop sign cameras...	16 May 2007 02:22 GMT	134
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/17/1742.asp <...> Another type of automated ticketing machine is being added to the photo enforcement arsenal alongside red light cameras and speed cameras.
death-dealing, idiotic left turn signal-near Tampa	15 May 2007 17:52 GMT	4
WARNING: Dangerous Traffic Signal in Palmetto, Florida (near Tampa) 43 SERIOUS INJURY (and rising!) left-turn, head-on collisions with on- comming traffic-and rising!. (d.o.t injury figure) Location: Palmetto, Florida;SOUTHBOUND routes 301 and 41 combine for
secret compartments in autos	15 May 2007 16:17 GMT	18
I recal reading somewhere that there was a law against having secret compartments in an auto? Anyone know more about this?
Lady Driven!	15 May 2007 15:16 GMT	1
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Why Is Media Being So Easy On Corzine the Criminal?	15 May 2007 00:55 GMT	50
Bad enough that he took a state trooper and turned him into his own personal chauffeur but then he has the guy drive 91 mph in a 65 zone for a non-emergency trip and jeopardizes the lives of everyone else on the highways. And this from the same governor who a year ago tried to ...
<Rant> Memo to the cops	14 May 2007 21:11 GMT	7
Those new LED overheads you are using on your cars are TOO DAMN BRIGHT!!!! I encountered two instances tonight where I was approaching police cars stopped with the disco lights going. THe first one was as I was exiting
I WILL STOP RIDING THE BIKE!	14 May 2007 20:13 GMT	31
You may say I'm a quitter, but the decision it's entirely practical. I WILL STOP RIDING THE BIKE! See, I don't want to leave the revolution orphan (you don't want that either, right?), and a couple of close calls yesterday just reminded me how dangerous is the jungle out
Geezer Episode Du Jour	13 May 2007 17:16 GMT	3
So I'm making a right turn into a shopping center from a fairly busy street. The driveway is rather steep, and my car is rather low, so I have to slow WAAAAAY down to enter the driveway. Suddenly, a guy driving a full-sixed pickup truck who was on the street behind be
$650 for a set of new tires	13 May 2007 06:55 GMT	19
I work with a guy who has been in this country for about a year and a half. He drives a '98 Sebring and thinks he has to go to the dealer for everything. Today he told me they quoted him $650 to get new tires.
Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail for driving w/o license - Is that fair?	13 May 2007 03:12 GMT	61
No - she deserved more. Her license was suspended for a booze crash and she should have gone to prison for 5 years then. I'm no coddler. http://tinyurl.com/2jw6gh Hilton broke down on hearing jail verdict
Car stolen? Want the cops to investigate? That will be $210.	13 May 2007 03:01 GMT	14
Well converted to dollars anyway. Via fark.com: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1654994.ece April 15, 2007
1991 Toyota Tercel	13 May 2007 02:41 GMT	3
Tercel in good condition, expected to run for at least another 10 years. Price asked: CAN $1500. - Standard, 5-speed. - Four doors
Serve warrants, bring in criminals? No.. bring in revenue instead.	12 May 2007 06:59 GMT	2
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/17/1747.asp http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_130233708.html <...> In Dallas County, 92,000 warrants have gone unserved. Constables are
Why don't cars come with bumpers on the SIDES???	12 May 2007 05:56 GMT	24
I was thinking about that the other day. A piece of black rubber maybe 2" thick and 4" high. Mighty easy for someone to just slightly scrape the side of your car when you're both driving side by side. But a lot of expensive damage is done.