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Your Tires May Be A
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Prison Time for 12th DUI
Story Updated: Jun 28, 2008
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) -- A 49-year-old Luck man has been sentenced
to three years in prison for his 12th drunken driving offense.

A novel use of a gun to protect your car.  But a bit of a problem in an
accident, I would think.
Bo Raxo
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20080706084430329C109795

Yesterday, a friend and I drove from central NJ to Coney Island just to
check out the area for the day. Our route took us across the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
My buddy and I couldn't help but notice numerous signs on both ends of

Coming over a hill on a four-lane divided highway in the boondocks, I
saw that at the crest of the next hill was an RV at right angles to
the road in the median strip.  Pretty much completely spanning the
median strip, actually, as it was a big one, the biggest kind that is

Here are some highlights from the FAQ at:
http://www.chp.ca.gov/pdf/media/cell_phone_faq.pdf
Q: Will there be a grace period when motorists will only get a
warning?

From fark.com:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/5867060.html
Katy teen Stephen Gegenheimer had just bought $50 worth of roman
candles and fireworks Monday afternoon and was headed home to set them

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,373123,00.html
"Fake Speed Bumps Create Optical Illusion, Driver Confusion"
PHILADELPHIA —  Cathy Campbell did a double-take and tapped the
brakes when she spotted what appeared to be a pointy-edged box lying

It all went well until that damn dog....
Riding along a residential street a ~100 lb dog decides to run out into
the street at me. I dodge and accelerate. I yell to the owner to chain
his dog... he says something like 'f*ck off'... I go on.

Just for DUI eh?  First DC, now suburban Chicago:
http://www.beepcentral.com/story.aspx?story=24281
"According to a lawsuit, the Rolling Meadows Police Department has
violated the civil rights of about 2,000 residents every day since June

First an M3 beats a Prius in fuel economy, now a Hummer beats it in
overall environmental impact.
http://clubs.ccsu.edu/Recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188
Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage

Yesterday morning, returning from hospital, my wife and I were following
another vehicle thru a commercial area bypass. As we approached an exit from
a Starbuck’s drive-thru I noticed a female with a cell in one hand and a
large container in the hand on the wheel. I told my wife ...

http://www.azfamily.com/news/homepagetopstory/stories/Scottsdale_local_news_0704
08_left-hand-red-runners.21b714bb.html
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This is the first time Scottsdale will cite drivers for running red
lights while turning left in the city's 11 years of using photo

On the way home I saw one of those VMS-type signs (the ones that are
permanently mounted, not the ones on wheeled carts run by a generator)
actually lit up for the first time. It had a message about the new
hands-free cell phone law that takes effect on July 1st.

The Highwaymen are still out and about, but already slacking off
noticeably (or simply shifting the collection activities around a bit
to keep people on their toes). Today along my route there was only one
cruiser and one motorcycle officer.