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Video of Interstate 19 in Nogales, Arizona (NEW) by
Carl Rogers
Hi Viatologists,
The Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL) introduces a video of
Interstate 19:
http://wwtl.info/#i-19v.html
This video covers the last kilometre of southbound traffic, including
views of México on the righthand side of your screen.
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GPS accuracy - I see not much has changed by
necromancer[_6_]
Those familiar with me over the years may recall my rants on GPS
accuracy a few years back - especially WRT elevation calculations. See
my, "GPS Accuracy?" page for an example. (See:
http://tinyurl.com/ymcvty )
Anyways, I decided to treat myself to a new Magellan Roadmate 1470 as
an early X_mas...
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GM Reports $1.15 Billion Loss, Plans Repayments by
Leroy N. Soetoro
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704431804574539284255805824.
html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular
DETROIT—General Motors Co. delivered the first postbankruptcy look at its
financial health, showing a company inching toward recovery but with
daunting hurdles ahead.
The auto maker...
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The Automobile Subsidy by
Stephen Sprunk
Brent wrote:
> On 2009-11-21, Stephen Sprunk > wrote:
Please don't remove attribution lines unless you also remove the
_entire_ quote they apply to.
>>> Unless he likes to eat and prefers to not "farm", or live near
>>> farms... where they move farmed goods from the fields...
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US Federal Route 95 in Virtual 360 by
Carl Rogers
Hi Viatologists,
The Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL) now offers a 360-degree
view of US Federal Route 95:
http://wwtl.info/#us-95w.html
The shot was taken at junction Interstate 40 near Needles, Calif.
This presentation requires Apple Quicktime support. If you do not
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Great, just what we don't need by
necromancer[_6_]
Ref: http://tinyurl.com/yastfn2
A laptop table that attaches to the steering wheel of the car. As if
SFB yakking on its cellphone and texting its crap to r.a.d wasn't bad
enough....
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Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS admits to driving its beater with faulty brakes:
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Fog, Speed, and Deer by
Tom Oska
There is a rural section of roadway that is a secondary route from several
small towns to interstate and major connectors. It extends for about 7 miles
and does carry heavy traffic during rush hours. Over the past 5 years there
have been 6 fatalities, 2@2 & 2@1, and innumerable injuries and...
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Operation Distance Chart: 4.51% by
Carl Rogers
Hi Viatologists,
To help make your viatology studies easier, the Worldwide
Transportation Library (WWTL) is adding distance charts to highways it
has photographed. This means you'll find a list of major relative
cities along each highway criss-crossing the globe. All distances are
listed in...
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Operation Emboss: 37.03% by
Carl Rogers
Hi Viatologists,
Photographs equal knowledge. As of 23-Nov-2009, the Worldwide
Transportation Library (WWTL) has watermarked 37.03% of its road
photographs.
Through the Operation Emboss initiative, the WWTL will lift its ban on
JPG file-sharing once every photo has been watermarked. ...
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The Automobile Subsidy by
[email protected]
On Nov 21, 8:56*pm, jim <"sjedgingN0Sp"@m@mwt,net> wrote:
> * * * * That 95% of taxpayers drive and use roads and therefore 95% of taxes
> should be used for road construction. And since 95% of taxes are not
> spent on roads it is your belief that tx money is being illegally
> diverted to other...
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The Automobile Subsidy by
[email protected]
On Nov 21, 7:54*pm, (Matthew Russotto)
wrote:
> >That average speed door to door in rush hour traffic seems awfully
> >good. *Many places in the SEPTA service territory get congested at
> >rush hour, such as longer waits at major traffic lights. *Traffic near
>...
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Reg versus Premium Fuel experiament in 09 PT Cruiser by
Ashton Crusher[_2_]
I have pretty much gotten a decent feel for the gas mileage to expect
from my PT. The last three tanks averaged about 23 mpg. So when I
filled up yesterday I put premium in it instead of regular. It's too
early for a definitive answer but so far it looks like it's down 2 mpg
over what I'd been...
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Video of US Federal Route 66 (NEW) by
Carl Rogers
Hi Viatologists,
The Worldwide Transportation Library now shares a video of historic US
Federal Route 66:
http://wwtl.info/#hist-66v.html
The video, taken near the Californian town of Barstow, demonstrates
the road's curvature through the Mojave Desert. The road is still
true to its original...
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Yet another legislator caught drunk driving by
Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS[_1_]
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/11/16/general-us-senator-crash_
7127122.html
Associated Press
AP NewsBreak: Mass. senator driven home by cops
By STEVE LeBLANC , 11.16.09, 01:15 PM EST
BOSTON -- A Massachusetts state senator got a ride home from police after
acquaintances said he was too...
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Falacy of the Electric Car by
elmer
There is no free lunch. The proponents of Electric Cars haven't got a
clue or are just trying to feather their pockets.
It takes the same amount of energy to move x vehicle regardless of that
form of energy.
There are many jokes about everybody plugging in at the same time but it
is no...
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What is viatology? by
Carl Rogers
If you're new to these newsgroups, you've invariably come across the
term 'viatology'. So what is it?
Viatology is the scientific study of roads. By employing the
scientific method to the measurement and definition of worldwide
highways, information gets categorised and shared w/ the...
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Please do not buy a new car. by
zzbunker
On Nov 19, 8:38*pm, wrote:
> Product still grossly overpriced. Workers still getting those very
> high wages. Government will again bail them out but the
> push for more efficient vehicles will escalate Do what ever
> repairs are required even if it means a new engine. You'll
>...
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