He should say it's time for americans to actually do something about the
gas crisis instead of just blaming it on some conspiracy by Big Oil . And
point out that lower speed limits will also sharply reduce the highway
crash rate and thereby save lives and lower auto insurance. ...

To squeeze more money from those in the kingdom of course. Oh and to
encourage transit use by making driving suck more.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/24/2415.asp
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Note that On*Star is now standard equipment on most (all?) 2009 GM
cars. That's some great synergy between GM and GMAC, don't you think?
Another interesting point: the article lays out the criteria for which
drivers will get discounts and which drivers will get surcharges.

Even the cops don't understand what "Slower Traffic Keep Right" means.
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93078
In CA, the lanes are designated as such: Left lane for faster moving
traffic not exceeding the maximum limit for the highway. All other

'bout time...
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http://www.komonews.com/news/20656789.html
Poking along in the left lane? Prepare to pay

Fat, fugly, middle-aged woman driving a taxi in the #1 lane, going 10
under the posted limit, and has a cell phone plastered to her left
ear.
She'll be one of the first to get a ticket next week. :)

http://tinyurl.com/5t53uk
I guess the chances of it actually happening are slim,but in this day
who knows?
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In a left turn lane behind a Mercedes... This turn lane is usually got
enough vehicles stacked up in it that someone is going to get stuck
waiting for a second cycle given the piss-poor driving most people do.
left green arrow comes on....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/more/06/21/bc.car.nhra.driverk
ille.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Posted: Saturday June 21, 2008 7:13PM; Updated: Saturday June 21, 2008
9:59PM

Suppose you had an OBD-II interface that plug into a laptop. If you
wanted to log a few parameters and then perform some comparative runs
between "jackrabbit" starts with "raw egg between your foot and the
gas pedal" starts and see what the real-world fuel economy differences

I came across this reading through the comments:

Texas defensive driving online class is available for students who
need to improve their driving skills. This course is also approved as
a traffic ticket dismissal or court mandated traffic school/defensive
driving course.

Toyota and Honda come out with the fugly, boxy Scion xB and the
Element YEARS ago. Why did Ford wait so long before deciding to play
copycat with the Flex?
Well, you may be late to the game, but at least you've managed to win

Hi Viatologists,
In sadness, Reuven Peri has passed away.  He was an outgoing traveler
and businessman whose ties to Europe and Israel had a profound effect
on the then-Worldwide Highway Library.  He migrated to America in a

KTLA reports that drivers who cause a fatal collision while talking on
a cell phone are going to face felony manslaughter charges in CA after
the new law takes effect in 2 weeks. The report also said that there
could be an increase in the dollar amounts of civil judgements against