http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10389360
Over 2,000 Americans butchered by illegal alien drivers.
mitch

This was prompted by the thread Chris started about accelerating to get
out of a passing lane, getting a speeding ticket...and responses
accusing the driver in question of LLBing *one* vehicle.
Case in point relative to my area: in Missouri, except for urban areas,

I just posted about "Speeding up to change lanes" on google groups and
when I went back to check that it posted, this is all that was there:
"There are no more messages on this topic. All messages in this topic
may have expired or been deleted. "

Driving in a local University complex last week, speed limit 15-20
mph depending on the section of road.  The area is patrolled by the
local Sheriff, and they routinely sit there waiting for speeders in
the 15mph stretch.

Quote from traffic enginer Hans Monderman.
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=462572
Another good one: "When government takes over the responsibility from
citizens, the citizens can.t develop their own values anymore"

I thought very appropriate to this newsgroup
;-)
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/inconveniencing_others_makes_
me

I live in California.  CA Vehicle Code Section 21460(a,b) says, in part:
  (a) When double parallel solid lines are in place, no person
      driving a vehicle shall drive to the left thereof, except as
      permitted in this section.

http://www.ng2000.com/fw.php?tp=driving
09/03/2008: Alaska State Troopers want to clear up the confusion surrounding the new law banning texting while driving. The new law makes it illegal not only to write a text message while driving, but also makes it illegal for drivers to ...

The normal car will only last 100,000 miles. Sometimes less.
You can make your car last for one million miles.  It's easy.
Most people just fill their engine oil to the mark on the dipstick.
This will shorten the life of your car.  If you want maximum life from

Robin Speer
August 20, 2008
There’s an interesting story gaining some traction in Canada this
week.

So... today I am driving 45mph on a 45mph speed limit two lane road. I
catch up to an SUV driver going 30-35mph. I sit and wait for a passing
zone. While I am waiting to reach the passing zone ahead, the driver
behind me can't wait and crosses the double yellow and passes me and the

This article:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/02/throbbing_maserati/
got me wondering. How do the exhaust sounds of a Maserati, Ferrari and
Lamborghini differ? Obviously, it will depend on which model of each one

Hi Viatologists,
Good afternoon.  We've just categorised our archived photos of California
Route 480:
http://wwtl.info/tmp/0209

US-50, just east of the Beltway in Maryland, eastbound I see one of the
typical idiot motorcyclists haulin' a.s and riding hard - then I see
why, about 5 seconds behind him (which is a lot of distance at 100+ MPH)
is a cop in a Charger.  poor cop really didn't have a chance ...

But... but... a nice large chunk of historic US 66 goes through Cali, too...
isn't 66 the Mother Road?
Anyhow, here's the link to the Los Angeles Times story:
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-395drive22apr22