Here in SoCal, we refer to an unplanned lane closure of at least 30
minutes' duration as a "SigAlert" - I won't bore you with the history
behind the name (Google it if you want).
This afternoon there was a SigAlert on the 5 South just before Jeffrey

http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/01/29/news/wyoming/26-
ifyouwannaride.txt
Citation alleges public intoxication by Cody man on a white horse
By RUFFIN PREVOST

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=324241&paper=66
&cat=104
Drunk Driver Kills Drunk Driver
Jury recommends three-year sentence in death of Reston man.

Found myself out this AM before the elements of the zeitgeist woke up
and was driving south on an almost deserted IH95. It was in the
workzone where the SL is 55MPH. I noted a county mountie making a
u-turn and watching the SB lanes I was in (I was doing *maybe* 58 or

Hi Viatologists,
The City of Livermore made a bold move and kicked Highway 84 out of
city-centre!  As a result, relinquished portions are now completely under
city jurisdiction.  The Worldwide Transportation Library now shows a video

Coming home last night, the tollway was wide open as usual. I was in
the right lane with my CC set to 70 MPH. I caught up to a rolling
roadblock of 3 vehicles, one per lane. The LLB was a white Dodge
pickup truck. The LLB was only going about 65; the blue pickup in the

Here's a guy who received a citation from a red light camera even
though he had a green arrow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fC-_J2yCU8
One wonders how many innocent drivers simply paid the fine without

one of the bloodiest days for the Palestinians in 60 years
Israel kills 225 in air strikes
http://www.gulf-times.com/mritems/images/2008/12/28/2_263349_1_248.jpg
A young Palestinian girl cries as she walks in front of an Israeli air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtKxrYp0pC0
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- gpsman

http://blip.tv/file/1683879
It doesn't look as bad as it felt...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6185795.html
"In fact, wrecks at intersections with at least one red-light camera
more than doubled, the data shows. The analysis examined accident data
at intersections that had at least one camera which monitored traffic in

Hi Viatologists,
Have you ever traveled east on a westbound road? What about northeast on a
southbound road?  These occurences are not common, but they're not
necessarily rare. These are known as "S" Roads.  As you could probably

...who thinks those Nationwide insurance "accident forgiveness"
advertisements are a sign that our attitudes are way out of whack?  I
know, they're meant to me humorous, but the implicit statement that "we
all have accidents, and they can't be helped" just rubs me the wrong way.. ...

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/01/26/us_supreme_cour
t_says_passenger_can_be_frisked/
"WASHINGTON.The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police officers have
leeway to frisk a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic violation
even if nothing indicates the ...

He had this to say on his website today:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/
"The fact is that as the economy deteriorates, crime will increase and the
police, too busy pillaging the community with traffic citations, will never