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Driving too slow no reason for stop by gpsman
Driving too slow no reason for stop Ohio court tosses DUI conviction BY DAN HORN | ENQUIRER.COM Driving too slow on the highway is not reason enough for police to stop someone on suspicion of drunken driving, an appeals court says. The Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals threw out the conviction...
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March 5th 07 05:15 AM
by Brent P[_1_] Go to last post
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Witness: Trayvon Martin attacked Zimmerman by walt tonne
On Mar 24, 4:46*pm, (Capt. Justice) wrote: > Witness: Martin attacked Zimmerman > **********************. > Updated: Friday, 23 Mar 2012, 6:19 PM > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *. > ORLANDO - A witness we haven't > heard from before paints a much...
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June 21st 12 03:15 PM
by NotMe Go to last post
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Pictures of Highway Shields: Kentucky! (press release) by Carl Rogers
Hi Viatologists, et al., Straight from the contributors of the world's best and largest collection of worldwide highway shield media, the Worldwide Highway Library (http://worldwide-hwys.calrog.com)! This weekend, the book "Pictures of Highway Shields: Kentucky" will be released through Lulu...
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November 19th 07 09:07 PM
by Froggie Go to last post
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Cops Pretending to be Homeless to Catch Seat Belt Violators by Dave
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002667004_panhandle06m.html (with survey!) In the three years since state lawmakers gave cops the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, the State Patrol has become creative about spotting scofflaws. But one new approach has...
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December 14th 05 09:50 PM
by Arif Khokar Go to last post
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Cellphone Ban Gets Drivers Going by Arif Khokar
Scott en Aztlán wrote: > http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-cellphones,0,3585778.story?coll=ktla-news-1 > L.A. resident Pam Tyler thinks the legislation is a step in the right > direction, though her feelings are even more extreme. She programs her > cellphone to automatically direct all calls to her...
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Worst Cars Ever by Old Boy
New books lists them Preview of book and pictures here http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=3&subID=1140 Id be interested why some of the cars mentioned were so bad - isnt the robin reliant a distinctive classic now for example....
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November 12th 06 07:22 AM
by Weatherlawyer Go to last post
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VA report shows RLCs INCREASE collisions. by ray
In article >, Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS > wrote: > Brent P wrote: > > http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1844.asp > > > > <...> > > > > The Virginia Transportation Research Council today released a report >...
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July 21st 07 06:32 AM
by Studemania Go to last post
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Why You Need Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage by waldo88
On Mar 12, 1:35*pm, metspitzer > wrote: > It is a law that all drivers are required to have insurance. > > Why Should You Need Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage? > > Because invaders from Mexico don't bother following laws and there are > cities that turn their back to...
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March 20th 09 03:54 PM
by Phxbrd Go to last post
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The self-righteous LLB association of Virginia by Arif Khokar
http://www.bdtonline.com/articles/2005/09/30/west_virginia_news/virginia_news/02va.txt Evidently, some lacksadasical, oblivious Virginia drivers can't stand having to move out of the left lane once in a while. I, like other good drivers, would have had no problem yielding the passing lane to...
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October 12th 05 07:51 PM
by Arif Khokar Go to last post
91 3,560
Chinese Tires Are Ordered Recalled by [email protected]
NYT / June 26, 2007 Chinese Tires Are Ordered Recalled By ANDREW MARTIN Federal officials have told a small New Jersey importer to recall 450,000 radial tires for pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans after the company disclosed that its Chinese manufacturer had stopped including a safety...
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July 2nd 07 06:31 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Why do stick-shift cars go backwards before going forward? by [email protected]
Sometimes I see a car in front of me stopped at the light. When the light turns green, the car in front of me will move backwards a few inches before going forward. I've never seen an automatic car do that, so those cars must be manual. Why do they do that? They could collide with you if you...
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July 18th 07 02:52 AM
by Kevin Rhodes Go to last post
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THe GW Scan Is Still Alive, Amazingly by Matthew Russotto
In article >, Larry G > wrote: > > >they have modern appliances guy. In fact, they use tankless water >heaters rather than the water heaters that we do that use more than >twice as much energy to keep water...
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August 6th 10 06:35 PM
by US 71 Go to last post
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Slower traffic: keep one lane left of the right lane by Daniel W. Rouse Jr.
I state that slower traffic should keep one lane to the left of the right lane on any road with three or more lanes in one direction. The reasons are because the rightmost lane often becomes exit only or there is a lane reduction closing the right lane anyway. Then slower traffic has to merge...
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December 26th 13 02:51 AM
by Arif Khokar Go to last post
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Another WWJD by Arif Khokar
From Fark: http://www.kcentv.com/news/c-article.php?cid=1&nid=11436 It says at the end of the article that police have no plans to cite the driver. Would jaybird cite the driver for failure to control speed and/or reckless driving?
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December 14th 06 03:33 AM
by Arif Khokar Go to last post
90 1,830
Ticketed drivers fined extra if using constitutional rights by [email protected]
In Indianapolis, Marion County Superior Court has started fining motorists who take their cases to court and settle moments before their trials start. Judges hope that will discourage people who go to court in hopes of winning a dismissal simply because a police officer fails to show up. The new...
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August 1st 06 11:49 PM
by SheBlewHimDidYouBlowHim Go to last post
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Nissan plans to sell electric cars by Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS[_1_]
Apparently they mean ALL-electric as opposed to this super-complex and expensive hybrid crap, though they'll make some of those too. http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/26/news/international/nissan_electric.reut/index.htm Nissan plans to sell electric cars Japan's No. 2 automaker will also pursue...
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December 1st 06 11:33 PM
by Pedro Sanchez Go to last post
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$5/gal is making me gleeful by [email protected]
I love it! Fairly insulated from the potential effects of skyrocketing gas prices. Drive a scooter, grow lots of my own food, a teacher (no chance of losing my job! :) ). Sitting pretty, watching the chaos unfold. It's actually sexually gratifying to see the possibilty of gas rationing and...
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September 29th 05 06:22 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Chinese Company Denies Defect in Recalled Tires by [email protected]
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/business/worldbusiness/27tires.html?hp "According to the lawsuit, Zhongce officials admitted in September 2006 that the gum strip, a safety features that helps bind the tire treads more securely, had been removed or not included on some tires. But on Tuesday,...
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July 11th 07 02:58 PM
by * Go to last post
88 2,591
The Runaway MFFY by Scott en Aztlán
The hot story of the last couple of days has been the "Runaway MFFY" - the stupid **** who not only left her fiancee' practically standing at the altar, but faked her own kidnapping and wasted law enforcement resources.I prediuct that in a few years this bimbo will be tying up rush hour traffic on...
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May 13th 05 04:44 AM
by Daniel W. Rouse Jr. Go to last post
88 3,817
Speeding Ticket Defense vs. pacing by [email protected]
A common defense against pacing I found is to challenge patrol car's speedometer's calibration. What kind of inaccuracy are we talking about here (i.e. in maybe 1-2mph, or up to 10mph)? And what is the relationship between tire pressure, wear and tear vs. the speedometer's calibration? Where can...
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January 15th 05 06:03 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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