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for those of you that don't believe me... by
Nate Nagel
when I say things like "everyone speeds where I live" this may help you
understand.
http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel/images/temp/US50speedo1.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel/images/temp/US50speedo2.JPG
Note which lane my car is in, and also please note that one was taken in
traffic therefore...
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January 10th 06 07:16 AM
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Stupidity Kills by
Joe Bramblett, KD5NRH
From the local paper:
TSU student in critical condition after wreck
By MISTY SHAW Staff Writer
Thursday, January 5, 2006 10:56 AM CST
Stephenville Police Department officials are still investigating a one-
vehicle accident in the early morning hours Wednesday that left a
Tarleton State...
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January 10th 06 01:49 AM
by Sir Lex
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The Cascading MFFY Effect by
Sharon
This happened yesterday and was such a stunning example of MFFY-ness
(and a near-accident) that I wrote to the local police about it. Here's what I
emailed to them (with some notes for clarity in brackets), and then after that
is the police's response. The officer states facts, but sadly it...
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Is the use of "Nite Shades" on taillights legal? by
Daniel J. Stern
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006, Hugo Schmeisser wrote:
>> In North America, the standards for UV and abrasion resistance are
>> pretty pathetic, as can be seen by walking down any street and looking
>> at all the yellowed, cloudy, sandblasted plastic headlight lenses.
> Yep yep yep.
Well...you and I both...
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January 9th 06 06:58 PM
by Steve
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Advantage of Multi-Color Taillights? by
Daniel J. Stern
On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, y_p_w wrote:
>> imho, red means Stop, amber means Caution - directional signals should
>> be amber not to mention the improved visibility
>
> There's no standardization even with the same manufacturer. Honda seems
> to use both amber and red turn signals. Personally - I think...
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January 9th 06 06:56 PM
by Steve
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A great place to jack a car by
223rem
Those self-serve car washes are great places for jacking cars.
Especially when people are vacuuming their cars, looking down
at the floor mats, completely unaware of their surroundings,
and with the noise of the vaccum making it impossible to hear
anything. I've seen women in nice SUVs at such car...
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January 9th 06 12:45 PM
by JRH2
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Driving through US with temporary car registration.. by
Voice of Reason
If it would make you feel safer just stick to this side of the border. The
Trans-Canada Highway is as good as any roads in the United States, there's
no shortage of accommodation along the way and it's been an exceptionally
mild winter across the southern prairies so far.
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Close Call on CA-17 by
gpsman
Scott en Aztlán wrote: <brevity snip>
And a late '80s Lincoln is driving 30
> MPH in a 55 MPH zone. Cars are streaming past in the left lane, and in
> the right lane they are stacking up behind this guy, whipping out to
> pass whenever the slightest opportunity presented itself. It's a
> wonder...
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January 9th 06 05:49 AM
by gpsman
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Moving car through U.S. from Canada on temporary registration? by
DP
Hello,
I'll be buying a car in another province in Canada and driving it
back through the U.S. to my home province with a temporary registration
permit. This means that the car will not have any plates in place and
will only have a temporary paper permit placed on the front window.
To me, this...
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January 9th 06 05:11 AM
by DP
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Lights should switch to blink mode during low demand by
JohnH
We've all done it; sat at a red light with no other cars to be seen.
All modern lights have traffic sensors and are computer controlled. It
would be a trivial programming task to sense general traffic density (x cars
/ hr) and have the light transition to flash mode (flash amber on primary
route,...
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Sometimes, being nice pays off.... by
necromancer
Something of note from tonight's trip to J-ville. I was going to the
Aerosmith/Lenny Kravitz concert at the Arena. I'm in the line to enter
the parking lot when this guy in a newer Caddy to my left wants to get
in to make the turn to the parking lot also. Usually I wouldn't have
done it, but I let...
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Close Call on CA-17 by
Geoff Miller
Scott en Aztlán <newsgroup> writes:
> Northbound CA-17, just outside of Santa Cruz. It's dark, it's
> raining, it's a twisty mountain road, and it's not even a freeway
> (i.e. not controlled-access)... And a late '80s Lincoln is driving 30
> MPH in a 55 MPH zone. Cars are streaming past in the...
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Driving through US with temporary car registration.. by
DP
Hello,
I'll be buying a car in another province in Canada and driving it
back through the U.S. to my home province with a temporary registration
permit. This means that the car will not have any plates in place and
will only have a temporary paper permit placed on the front window.
To me, this...
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January 8th 06 11:43 PM
by DP
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Any good 12v tyre inflators? by
Lee Derbyshire
Hi All. I was hoping to buy a good 12v (i.e. cigarette lighter) tyre pump,
but no-one I've asked has had anything good to say about any of them. I
borrowed one from a neighbour, and it was, frankly, pathetic. Does anyone
know of one that actually works well? If not, is there anything else...
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If Aunt Judy Were Mayor... by
Mike T.
"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
...
> ...She'd probably put up a sign like this one:
>
> http://tinypic.com/jqq6b6.jpg
>
> And it appears the sign ain't lying, either - as we passed the sign
> (it's on the NB side of...
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January 8th 06 06:09 AM
by gpsman
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If Aunt Judy Were Mayor... by
Ad absurdum per aspera
I wonder about that sign (the one I saw was similar but on the west
side, facing the southbound lanes). It's big and professionally made
up, but seems awfully unofficial, and is strung up across the side of
some kind of agricultural trailer, and my guess is that it's on private
land too. Just...
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