Something I noted today and am wondering if a trend is developing. I
reached the refuel point on my car (essentially when the needle
reaches 3/4 of a tank) and pulled into a gas station along the way.
Had to go in to get the receipt and there were signs on the door

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article3508185.ece
First the I told you so of average-speed ticketing that would come
eventually if tracking were used on the roads. (they are using the
numberplate cameras instead of transponders, but the theme is the ...

I've vowed to fight terrorism... ROAD TERRORISM. It's not even that I
go looking for trouble, trouble looks for me, and sometimes for those
near me.
Anyway, the first "accident" (see book "It's No Accident") happened to

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/sanbag_5277___article.html/city_funding.html
If you look at the comments, many people are complaining that SanBAG
is up to its usual tricks, and that the Victor Valley is the Inland
Empire's red-headed stepchild (which is true). One person makes the

Is there such a thing as a hand pump for car tires?

Why was the expressway through Coachella called 86S, instead of the more
conventional approach of giving it the number 86 and demoting the surface
road that it bypasses to something like 86A? Is there any other S route in
California?

Typical intersection... 2 lanes going straight. I'm in the right one.
Some distance after the intersection the right lane becomes a right turn
only and then ends.  Minivan and SUV in front of me. long line in the
left lane. Light turns green. First few vehicles in left lane take ...

On my way home from the Metro station, I saw three cyclists.  One
appeared to be a "serious" cyclist with the jersey and everything; he
was properly lit but I saw him blow a stop sign (I'll give him a pass on
that one as he was turning right, although it was still technically

The recipient of today's Darwin Award is Marcia Soto! Let's give a big
round of applause for this dumbass jogger who was running ILLEGALLY in
the bike lane and got splattered!
http://www.ocregister.com/news/bake-parkway-1991108

I see this black coverings on wheel covers--they're flat, fit on the
wheelcovers, look like they're plastic, are otherwise non-descript, and
that's about it.  They're always on the front wheels, never the back.
What are they for?  Any ideas?

I've discovered the one downside to having the camper shell on the Ugly
Truck... this was a Craigslist find (me being chea^H^H^H^Hfrugal as a
habit) so I didn't have much choice in options, it was more like "does
it fit my truck?  OK, good.  sold."  Anyway, it's near impossible ...

Small plastic bags banned in chicago....
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/826059,CST-NWS-bagban05.article
"Prior to the final vote, Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) expressed concern
about arresting innocent people. He noted that extra buttons that come

Was unpacking some long-packed bookshelf material, and I found four
volumes of an annual called "World Cars" by the Automobile Club of
Italy.  If I remember correctly this was a very expensive book, but
after a while they'd go on deep discount at Classic Motorbooks (are they