Scott en Aztlán wrote: > On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:25:01 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE > > wrote: > > >Yes - I will bitch and bitch and bitch and demand my government do > >something, but i personally will do NOTHING to help myself. > > Headline news just ran a story about...

So... today I decided to ride about 20 miles. The outgoing trip was calm and nice even though there was heavy traffic in spots. Drivers were pretty good and I was behind the same car for 3 traffic signals in a row in one section. However that changed once I reached the far end of the loop and...

Does anyone have any experience with touring / long distance trips in a mid 90's Land Rover Discovery? Reliability, ride and gas mileage are a few of the concerns, I guess. I haven't sat in one, but it seems to have good visibility. One web site states that it gets around 12/16 MPG, and has a...

Scott en Aztlán wrote: > On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:09:50 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE > > wrote: > > >> Facing death threats from outside and inside the jail population, >>William Todd Bradshaw, who is accused of striking two south county >>joggers with his car, has been...

"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message ... > rec.autos.driving is a driving enthusiasts' newsgroup. Think about it: > if you're interested in, say, horseback riding, you seek out a > newsgroup on horseback riding. If you like...

Scott en Aztlán wrote: > Here is a perfect illustration of how Sloth kills throughput on the > road: > > http://www.zippyvideos.com/6203519534801576/sloth/ > -- Gee...that looks like a construction zone with a stop light on a curve...I wonder why the other driver might have been driving 35mph.

On 22 Apr 2006 04:50:50 -0000, (Baldur) wrote: > >But the solution is quite simple: $10 a gallon gas. >Make your own choices. > No - the solution is smaller cars and lower speeds. Next question.

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:24:30 -0700, Scott en Aztlán > wrote: >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12405053/ > >Some highlights from the article: > >Drowsiness behind the wheel is a more significant safety problem on >U.S. roads than previously thought, although cell phone use is...

"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message ... > http://nwanews.com/adg/Gridlock_Guru/152413/ > > Q: "I turned south off Joyce Boulevard onto Arkansas 265 at 4: 30 p. > m. Thursday and traffic was backed up to Birdie and Par >...

Around 4/18/2006 10:31 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea) <http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote nothing of consequence: > <snip> That one is easy; Never. Didn't work then, and certainly won't work now, or any time in the foreseeable future. Next question: When will we finally get rid of the last...

Scott en Aztlán wrote: > http://nwanews.com/adg/Gridlock_Guru/152413/ > > Q: "I turned south off Joyce Boulevard onto Arkansas 265 at 4: 30 p. > m. Thursday and traffic was backed up to Birdie and Par > streets," Alexy writes. "Being bored, I did some timing and counting. > It took eight minutes...

In article <GIL9MLRT38829.0353009259@anonymous>, Baldur wrote: > In article > > (Brent P) wrote: >> >> In article >, > wrote: >> >> >...

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote: > This is how it starts, folks. Since the last time gas prices hit > $3/gallon a few weeks ago, Metrolink has ordered new cars and > announced plans to expand service. As the service gets better, more > people will...

Scott en Aztlán wrote: > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12405053/ > > Some highlights from the article: > > Drowsiness behind the wheel is a more significant safety problem on > U.S. roads than previously thought, although cell phone use is the > most common distraction for drivers, new research...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/ Are you as fast as an old man? My times, second attempt: 1- 0.184 2- 0.179 3- 0.266 4- 0.194

Hey guys, here is the list of the most common distractions when you are driving. Check this video out and drive carefully: http://www.groundhog.tv/apps/editor/staticplayer.jsp?clip=1145652890700.wmv"><img src="

"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message > >... when you see a poster taking an anti-good-driving stance, or, more accurately, an "anti-dave, brent, et al style of driving-stance" i trust that your employers are thrilled to have you aboard, assuming you expend even half the...

laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE reveals its stupidity and hypocrisy with this crap: > Well then you haven't looked. It was settled in 1974 when the speed > limit was lowered to 55 and IMMEDIATELY annual highway fatalities > dropped by 9,000/ And deaths continued to drop even after 55 was sent to...

Scott en Aztlán wrote: > Top of the KTLA News this morning is a live report from the Ontario > (CA) Metrolink station. Now that gas is well over $3/gallon with no > end in sight, as you might expect Metrolink ridership is up. Commuters > interviewed said the high gas prices and the frustration of...

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Eight out of 10 crashes involve drivers who are drowsy, chatting on a cell phone, applying makeup or otherwise distracted from the road ahead, according to a government study released Thursday that videotaped people behind the...