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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / July 2008

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Feds Cracking Down on Truckers Who No Speak English - OMG - that souds like RACISM!!!31 Jul 2008 23:28 GMT14
If you can't speak english, you shouldn't be driving at all, i say. Death
to all beans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25716031/
Feds look to tighten English law for truckers
Libs want to BAN GUNS cause it might save one life - But go ballistic at idea of lowering speed limits even though we know that would save thousands31 Jul 2008 21:51 GMT34
More proof the antis are hypocrites.
Street Racers Who Killed 8 Spectators at ANOTHER Street Race Indicted for Manslaughter31 Jul 2008 19:58 GMT1
Forkin' crazy.  The spectators had no business being out in the middle of
the road, but OTOH the killers who hit them should not have been driving
110 mph at 4 AM with lights off!!! This should be a bigger story than the
Tenn shooter but the press has ignored it.
Mystery31 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT1
Someone take a crack at this, because I'm still trying to figure it out.
A couple days ago, I see this on I-80 in Nebraska:
-    Duallie skid marks (truck skid marks) headed East on I-80,
over two hundred feet, eventually leading off the road, ending at a
Fuel tank full or empty?31 Jul 2008 02:23 GMT5
I saw on a money-saving TV program recently, the
advice to always drive around with your tank full.
The rationale given was that it reduces evaporation.
I normally drive around with the tank less than half
Interesting door design...30 Jul 2008 21:35 GMT12
http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/
Wishful thinking!30 Jul 2008 17:44 GMT9
Opus comic strip from 6 July 2008, on the oil stoof.
http://www.comics.com/wash/opus/archive/opus-20080706.html
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
Toll-Merge-Challenged30 Jul 2008 17:34 GMT1
There's a new sub-classification of merge-impaired drivers that may be
unique to toll roads.
In SoCal, the on-ramps to the toll roads generally have two lanes: the
one on the left is a FasTrak lane, and the one on the right is a cash
New book: _Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do_30 Jul 2008 04:16 GMT1
I've yet to read this book and see how researched based it is, but it
does seem at the very least as though it'd be interesting and thought-
provoking:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92945220
Beige Aryan Carpool Lanes Come to SoCal29 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT3
CalTrans is announcing today that they are changing the carpool lanes
on the 55 freeway to permit people to enter and exit wherever they
want. The standard for HOV lanes in SoCal is to separate them from the
regular lanes by solid double yellow stripes, and only allow
Going through a "Stop Here On RED" Sign on red - Same as running the     light?29 Jul 2008 18:30 GMT2
Just curious, 'cause you should see the behavior I witness here around
these signs.
I stop dutifully at the sign - which happens to be placed before the
apron of a firehouse - and 3 out 5 drivers behind me zip dutifully
Robert Moses anti-speeding stance29 Jul 2008 04:55 GMT56
Master builder Robert Moses was one of the country's foremost expert
and advocate of superhighway construction.  He was respected and
consulted worldwide for highway projects his entire life.  But many
highway people may not be familiar with the fact that Moses was
KTLA Giving Away $40 of Free Gasoline28 Jul 2008 22:06 GMT1
After covering innumerable free gas promotions and witnessing
firsthand all the traffic problems it causes, you'd think KTLA would
know better. But no - the entire morning show cast is dressed up in
red V-Power shirts and is pumping $40 worth of gas for free to anyone
suicyclists again28 Jul 2008 21:42 GMT87
jeez...  these idiots really are trying to kill themselves.  Leaving
Metro station, I come to a four way stop in a residential neighborhood.
 I stop, look left, right, left, proceed.  I'm just entering the
intersection when this idiot roadie, who was apparently hugging the curb
=> Driver Beaten By Mob After Fatal Crash <= American Road-Rage MADNESS!28 Jul 2008 20:05 GMT16
Driver Beaten By Mob After Fatal Crash
Teen Dies Day After Dirt Bike Struck Van
POSTED: 7:56 am EDT July 24, 2008
UPDATED: 4:53 pm EDT July 24, 2008
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