PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Police say a Rhode Island dealership owner who was struck with a two-by-four in a fight over a junk-car deal that went wrong has died. Providence police Maj. David A. Lapatin says I Buy Junk Cars owner Jonathan Stack died Saturday night, a day after the beating. Customer...

Hi Viatologists, 2010 has been an interesting year for the Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL, http://wwtl.info)! Added to our collection of roads and videos were compilations from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, New York, Baja California, and Sonora. (I may be forgetting other countries or...

Study: Roads are safer in urban areas By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY Your odds of dying in a motor vehicle crash vary dramatically because of one simple thing: where you live. The safest places to drive in the USA are Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts. Among the most dangerous: Montana, Wyoming,...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145153-house-votes-down-ban-on-military-sponsorship-of-nascar-teams House votes down ban on military sponsorship of NASCAR teams By Christina Wilkie - 02/18/11 02:49 PM ET The House on Friday voted down a proposed budget amendment by Democratic...

Prpmpted by an article on slashdot, I looked at my old posts to see what I was doing a year ago. I had asked what had happened to Scott en Aztlan. Somebody thought that he had died. Apparently he was a regular contributor to chi.general, which I couldn't find. Anybody heard anything else? --

The few long timers here will remember when I argued that much of what applied to a private vehicle can be applied to a home. Sure jaybird said it was 'just different'. Other folks said I was 'paranoid'. Yet others said it was an invalid 'slippery slope' argument. However, now the council of...

I was found guilty of cellphone gps use in CA and now they overturned the law according to a ruling released today. http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_25242685/california-court-oks-using-cellphone-map-while-driving California court OKs using cellphone map while driving Since I used a...

I'm just a bit naive on this sort of thing, so if someone could fill me in OBJECTIVELY, without injecting personal feelings or agendas, it would be appreciated.

In CT, we were taught that the driver at the stopsign to our right has right of way(ROW), if it's too close to call. Otherwise, ROW is who gets there first. Just trying to bring DRIVING TOPICS back to rec.autos.DRIVING 8)

The other day I was driving to the mall. I went down a road in the rightmost lane. When I was approaching the intersection, I started signalling, checked my mirror, and there was a big pickup off to the left. Well, I thought this guy, being a bit over the speed limit would GET A CLUE and slow...

http://my.fit.edu/~tschmits/carfire.jpg My brother sent me this picture of a car on fire at his work. The driver noticed something wrong with the car and pulled into the parking lot. No one hurt. How the heck does something like that happen?

Oil right out of the ground is probuly harmless but the oil and grease used on cars has all sorts of additivies in it. In the last year i've started to wear disposable gloves for messy jobs like oil changes or greasing the front end. Used to work without gloves and never had any trouble, and the...

poll www.azcentral.com (lower left) article http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1221webcop21.html I predict this will fail - who wants to pay money for something that's

I was doing 80 on the Indiana toll road (speed limit 65 mph) when I noticed a cop car ahead and slowed down to its speed of about 70 mph. Well, I soon noticed that the cop car had IL plates. Thinking that he cant pull me over, I passed the cop car (on the left) and was soon back to 80 mph. Was I...

Hello All, I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about GE's new Nighthawk headlight bulb range. I saw them at the local Wal-mart and was wondering about their performance. I looked at the bulb and verified that there is no blue filter like on the Sylvania Silverstar bulbs. However, the...

My local newspaper just ran a story on winter driving, including these tips, which I've seen in many other newspapers and magazines: ....Drive slower than usual. ....Plan more time for your trip. ....Dress appropriately for the cold. ....Slow down for turns.

Who here thinks our Justic system is fair and "just"? Who here doesn't agree? For example from what I have observed. Why would the family cour hearing use no Jury? All I saw was a Judge "partialness questionable", Defendant, Prosecutor, no visitors (but myslef) lawyers (liars), a social service...

Two days ago watched a film clip of cars on a slick hill. The hill wasn't that steep and was a wide city street - looked to be about 4 lanes wide with no uphill traffic that I saw. I thought I heard that 30 cars had done this, I know I saw at least 10 do it. Every one was sliding down the curb...

.... when you realize its YOU that has road rage? I've been lurking here for a while, only recently started posting. I've read a lot of different POV's on the driving experience, and I'm realizing a lot of these behaviors fit me. I'm not into 'sloth'. I generally drive at or near the prevailing...

In a 100 km/h zone, followed behind him at 100-105. Someone came on the highway in front of him, and was driving 90-95, slowing down the cop, so I went in the passing lane and passed the cop at 105. Nothing happened.