Scott en Aztlán wrote: > Here in the US the top story recently has been the large upward spike > in gasoline prices. Some have predicted that gasoline will top > $5/gallon by next year, up from $2.50/gallon today. Since you folks in > Europe have had $5/gallon gas for years (thanks to high taxes),...

By 2020? Unless this federal mandate is revised to force the not-so-Big Three to meet a 35 mpg minumum by 2012, any bailout will be meaningless. Yet we've heard little or nothing about this incredibly ludicrous, loosey-goosey CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standard during the bailout...

On three different occasions, all late at night, in three different Indiana cities, I've been radar-ed by cop cars (twice from behind, once from an oncoming) on deserted streets. Who'd think of obeying the speed limit (35-40) on a practically empty street at 3 am?! So the highway robbers are now...

http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000313.html October 09, 2007 Stalling Cars Via OnStar: A Hacker's Dream Come True? Greetings. Ready to turn over the keys of your vehicle to the cops, or that clever hacker in the next lane? How about that creepy guy following you on a lonely country road? GM...

william lynch wrote: > Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > > > On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:58:43 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE > > > wrote: > > > >>I'm all for this. Driving with a burning stick in your hand endangers > >>everyone else on the highways. > > > > Not to mention all the...

~ News article from The (Portland) Oregonian - August 14, 2007 Officially, it's called the Providence Bridge Pedal. But the annual bike ride over Portland's bridges earned a new name Sunday -- Providence Bridge Ped-debacle. Bottlenecks not only forced cyclists to walk their bikes along parts...

It would seem that a high RPM, small high-output engine (for ex. Subaru WRX STI or Mitsubishi Evo) cannot last too long. The stress on its components is just too much. Can such an engine last, say, 150,000 miles without major repairs? Is there any special, expesnive maintanance that a turbo...

Los Angeles Times March 10, 2005 Congress Paving the Way for Tolls on Interstates Legislation backed by the Bush administration would let states charge drivers fees to fund new highways or to reduce rush-hour traffic. By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON - With traffic congestion...

He should say it's time for americans to actually do something about the gas crisis instead of just blaming it on some conspiracy by Big Oil . And point out that lower speed limits will also sharply reduce the highway crash rate and thereby save lives and lower auto insurance. This is a...

Saw that on SpikeTV. Wheel HP went up from 270 to 370. Parts cost over $6000, and it was a labor intensive job. Cool, but it doesnt appear to make financial sense. (V8 Mustang invoice + $ 6000) is more than the invoice on a Pontiac GTO or a SRT-8 series Hemi-equipped Chrysler/Dodge. And you never...

In article >, dr_jeff > wrote: > >Anyway, I don't hope that nuclear energy takes off. It is not 100% >clean. Nothing is. Unless we can get fusion to work in a big way, >nuclear should provide a large part of our energy. Unfortunately, we...

Coming onto northbound I-280 at the Page Mill interchange*, around 5:00 in the evening. Traffic is typically moderate, with ambient speeds of around 75-80mph (the posted speed limit is 65). There's a cop in front of me on the onramp, so I get a nice clear view of what happens next. The cop...

I think an automatic tranny is truly useful but power steering, brakes, and windows are a joke. Same with tinted glass and fancy paint jobs and a million other doodads like the warning light for the windshield washer fluid and turn signals emebedded in the side mirrors. No question to me but that...

They are a far far bigger threat to you than terrorists. Why are americans so stupid.?

There seems to be a lot of talk in this newsgroup about how it's immoral to stay in the left lane. Well, guess what, I do just that. I'll explain my reasons for doing it in what follows. If I don't have to exit for another 5-10 miles and the freeway is divided, I tend to get into the left lane and...

I am trying to convince my wife that if safety is your highest concern, then it is better to drive the prevailing speed than the speed limit. If this is in fact true, can anyone point me to an authoritative source?

Keep it under 60 on the open road and in town coast up to stop lights and accelerate gradually. Slow driving will also greatly reduce your chance of being killed or maimed or doing the same to others. Reject the Big Oil propaganda that fast and wild driving is macho. Only idiots and...

8 Illegal Immigrants Die in Utah Crash Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints Share DiggFacebookNewsvinePermalink By MARTIN STOLZ Published: April 17, 2007 SALT LAKE CITY, April 16 - Eight men died Monday after a sport utility vehicle carrying a driver and at least 14 other illegal...

Driving at 85 MPH vs 70 MPH only reduced my mileage by .3 MPG. So take that you speed kills freaks and tree huggers. Anyhow... This is in my '68 Galaxie 500 with a 302, FMX, and 2.80:1 gears. The reason I believe it made no significant difference is because my engine has a lower BSFC at 3000 RPM...

truckinsp wrote: >>Cite? If crashes went up, and people were driving at higher speeds, >>then why did deaths go down? > Because people really WEREN'T driving faster....the Highway Patrol made it > VERY clear that anyone driving over 85 mph was going to get cited.... If they weren't driving...