On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:38:40 -0400, in rec.autos.driving "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" > wrote: > If you were driving this fast: > > " Only an emergency braking maneuver on my part avoided a collision." > > Then you drive like an asshole. Speed limit: 75

Some people wondered why our basic rights should not be taken away because we are in a vehicle. Here's why: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/3630033.html She preserved herself and her property by having a gun via the cop exception. A non cop who isn't allowed to carry a gun...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/opinion/21friedman.html?hp (snip) It baffles me that President Bush would rather go to Saudi Arabia twice in four months and beg the Saudi king for an oil price break than ask the American people to drive 55 miles an hour, buy more fuel- efficient cars or accept...

On Nov 13, 11:26*pm, " > wrote: > US unemployment claims hit 7-year high > > By Brian Blackstone and Jeff Bater > The Wall Street Journal > November 14, 2008 > > THE number of US workers filing new claims for state unemployment > benefits...

Chuck Reynolds wrote: > Cars built at Honda plants in Ohio are not unionized plants and they > produce superior cars. Their wages and working environment parallel > those of unionized plants. > > Unions are a thing of the distant past, they should be dissolved. Union membership should be a...

He's gonna legallize drunk driving too if we let him. This guy is a psycho with no concern for the lives of others. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rick-perrys-texas-noodling-helicopter-hog-hunting-now/story?id=14408466 Rick Perry's Texas: Noodling, Helicopter Hog-Hunting Now Legal Aug. 30,...

"Brent" > wrote in message ... > On 2009-10-19, Larry Sheldon > wrote: > > George Conklin wrote: > >> "Larry Sheldon" > wrote in message > >>...

Read about it at: http://proffsl.110mb.com/driving.php and http://proffsl.110mb.com/driver_licensing.php

I've noticed three times in the past week fuel economy has been mentioned in a car commercial I have seen. It's interesting to watch because normally I don't think fuel economy is mentioned at all. The Toyota Prius car commercial didn't talk about actual fuel economy much (other than a vague...

It's bad because it makes getting into turn lanes hard. I was driving home today around rush hour, and on this one road close to home everybody was doing 45 mph in a 35 mph zone. And everybody was in the left lane too, the right lane only had a few cars. I kept looking for an opening on...

Acetone is available at autoparts stores, walgreens, walmarts, etc, and costs only 10 to 15 cents per ounce. Everyone who cares about air pollution and the high cost of gasoline should know about this. Acetone in Fuels: Significantly Improved Mileage: This article about acetone (CH3COCH3)...

Nedavno Bill 2 pise: | > >This should be included with every Haynes manual sold: | > >http://u225.torque.net/haynes_instructions.html | > | > While they are not the best choice, they are not quite that bad. | | Actually yes they are. They are filled with so much incorrect, | incomplete information...

From the Indy Star. February 21, 2007 Driver wounded in confrontation Metropolitan police are investigating a shooting on the Northside that left a 43-year-old man in critical condition today after a confrontation between motorists.

GM Shifts to Manual Transmissions for Global Warming Responding to growing concerns over global warming, General Motors (GM) announced today that it would make all of its vehicles with standard transmissions, starting in 2009. Manual transmissions generally get better fuel mileage than...

What would be the best way to educate people on the proper way to enter a freeway? Driver training sure doesn't cover it. I think all they do in driver training is teach people how to pass the tests. Seems more and more, I see people that wait until they're completly merged before they realize...

Well I got another car the Friday before last. A '63 Falcon with a 144 cube 6-banger and 3 on the tree. No seatbelts and no safety features wahtsoever. I was planning on getting seatbelts from a '60s Ford and installing them with the seatbelt install kit that came with the car (large thick...

Have the people who support this lost their minds? Consumers know reorganizations sometimes fail. Issues concerning future availability of parts, resale value, and whether anyone will be around to honor their warranties will be considered by them before making a purchase from an automaker in...

Lots of talk about gas prices, what about action? What are you doing about gas prices? Making fewer trips? Using the air conditioning less? Checking your tire pressure and overall vehicle condition? Using public transportation?

You're making a left turn right behind some semi or fedex or ups truck and you can't see the light but you follow the truck anyway while he slowly makes the left and when the light is finally visible to you it's red.

As my fellow Coloradoans are aware, they just wrapped up their holiday weekend "The Heat is On" campaign. This may have been answered elsewhere, if so, point me in the right direction. How exactly does the state get away with stopping motorists at a 'checkpoint'? Seems to me they have to have...