I mean the assholes riding Harley Davidson-type bikes modified to make as much noise as possible. On Labor day afternoon, I was sitting at a sidewalk cafe in the strip district of Pittsburgh with my very young son and a few friends, when three hooligans on bikes pased by. There was nobody else on...

As I was approaching 4-way intersection (30 mph, no passing residential area) I noticed that the driver of black Explorer who was first in line on cross street and had the right of way was just sitting there giving hand signals to all other vehicles (there were about 8 vehicles in all going in all...

I tend to speed when tired, and the more tired I get, the more I speed. The reason is that I want to get to destination to rest ASAP. Also, fatigue reduces inhibitions, and that makes me less cautious. Does this happen to you too?

Today I did 800 miles from Mound City, NE to Rock Springs, WY. Took me about 12 hours. I'm driving a 16 foot Penske GM truck which is awesome! Brand new, very comfortable, tons of torque and power but unfortunately speed limited to about 78 mph. The only drawback is that it is a gas guzzler and gas...

I was amazed by how unpopulated WY, UT, and NV are. Huge contrast to the East and Midwest. Another big difference from East, Midwest, and California is that there are almost no cars, virtually all traffic is semis. That means no LLBs and much less stressful driving experience. Now I understand why...

Yesterday I went to a Mitsu dealership to check out an used AWD Mitsubishi SUV for my gfriend. The outside regions of the front tire thread were horribly worn, indicating severe wheel alignment problems. First the sales manager promised to "fix" the problem by replacing the tires, and after I told...

1. On the car I'm driving now, because the clutch pedal is not far enough to the left, I have to keep my thighs uncomfortably squeezed together. Any ideas how to "move" it left? Perhaps expanding the surface of the pedal to the left?

The nearest I could find are near LA :( A related question: if I take the Bondurant class on RWD cars, will the skills be transferable to a FWD car? Thanks.

I was in the carpool lane of a busy surface street ("expressway", with SL 50 mph) in rush hour traffic. Behind me there was a shiny black Mercedes AMG with dealer plates. He was following so closely that I couldnt see his headlights at times. We approach stopped traffic (lots of brakelights were...

http://i13.tinypic.com/2cs795f.jpg Are they trying to make them as hard to see as possible?

http://i12.tinypic.com/2m5m59v.jpg http://i11.tinypic.com/47njl1l.jpg http://i12.tinypic.com/33oqoop.jpg SUV driver. What a surprise.

Scott en Aztlán wrote: > At the Post Orifice this morning there was this 20something standing > in front of the "Stamped Mail" slot. She had a handful of letters she > was mailing (at least 20 envelopes). She was depositing them into the > slot ONE AT A TIME. After each one, she would pause for a...

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...

I'm sick of the people who without apparent reason brake to a crawl and only signal. Inconsiderate assholes.

http://i10.tinypic.com/3yo8t1x.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/3yhvs06.jpg Is it because of the mountain lions? On topic: I spent several days driving in the Bay area, the Sierras, and western Nevada. Compared to the

Does anyone else have this problem? I find it very uncomfortable to have my knee and ankle joints bent in opposite directions for extended periods of time (as in the drawing below). This happens because (1) the pedals are set too high above the floor (forcing me to have my foot angled up instead of...

4-lane divided highway, SL 55, an occasional light here and there. I was in the right lane, I had an ancient Impala (an old police cruiser) almost level with me in the left lane. There were mutliple vehicles closely following both of us in the right and left lanes. Several car lengths ahead of me...

It looks like ****istan. Charming place!

What are we supposed to see here? Is there a point to making a video of something as banal as driving down the road? That's completely idiotic.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12477874?source=rss A Folks, if you are going to Reno, you have been warned. The Highway Patrol is cracking down big-time in an effort to reduce speeding and crashes on I-80 from the Sacramento County line to Colfax. Officers issued over 700 tickets last weekend....