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Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament 3193
Try driving one below a certain speed for more than 20 minutes and see what happens. This is a vehicle that takes gasoline as...

Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament 3194
Whoever I recently saw a print article about this topic, not sure if this is the full thing, but...

Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament 3195
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Mike Hunter I think Mr. Ohms did not give you a complete reply when you asked him. Different battery technologies have different voltages per CELL. A normal...

Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament
Hi! cross-posting removed Bill Putney A combustion engine would be a poor choice for a starter, on account of being unable to deliver torque from standstill...

Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament 3197
understood to have stated the following: wisdom, love, and respect (spelling and grammatical errors left intact) Even a safety nut like me doesn't carry things that far...

Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament 3198
Welll... Raw materials and fuel is hardly all labor Most of the costs are sales, marketing, profiteering The prices can theoretically come down quite a lot The price of oil is...

Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament 3200
Spam Hater said "Your figures are just a bit off, in fact you seem to be about 20 years You...

This is what being an LLB gets you
on 27 Nov 2005 11:06:11 -0800: I believe Arif listed the facts that led to the accident. And - Heaven Forbid - that we were discussing her driving and the events that led up to her...

This is what being an LLB gets you... 3205
How do you know she wasn't pbutting someone? Why wasn't the Land Cruiser driver a LLBer" I read the reference and I can see a lot of different ways that...

This is what being an LLB gets you... 3206
I think you are not considering some possible angles on this tale. I believe it is possible the Land Cruiser driver sped up in an attempt to prevent the...

This is what being an LLB gets you... 3207
And if he did, so what? He's in the *PbuttING* lane, he's in the lane already. Hell, any reasonable person seeing some moron come down a ramp and cutting across all...

This is what being an LLB gets you... 3208
And where did you glean this fact? And if it is true, why aren't you condemning the LC driver as a LLB? Either he was an LLB or he moved into the left lane as...

This is what being an LLB gets you... 3209
It's in the article. You might try reading it. And there is no evidence he was an LLB. He obviously moving faster than...

Geezer Lets 7 Yr Old Drive
The funniest part isn't that the 88 year old geezer let a 7 year old girl drive...

Geezer Lets 7 Yr Old Drive
When was the last time your seven year old child went off with an 88 year old...

Winter tires: good in rain
I have Z-rated Pilot Sport A-S's on my '00 Saab 9-5. In snow they are "adequate". They are in NO way a subsbreastute for proper...

Saw a retarded LLBer pull in front of a fire truck with it's lights flashing
I arrived at work a few minutes early today, so I went upstairs to enjoy the view from the balcony of the tallest building in my small burg...

Saw a retarded LLBer pull in front of a fire truck with it's lights flashing
Laura Bush liquidateed her boy friend retarded (spelling and grammatical errors left intact) BECAUSE YOU'RE A BUTTHOLE, THAT'S WHY.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!–!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!–!!! Be like me - stick with the facts. Why can't you give yourself a "name...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3215
Unfortunately I can't resist taking the bait. Here in California driving the speed limit (when the flow is going faster) in the left lane is just as illegal as speeding. The signs that...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3216
AND.... A good driver isn't one who focuses slavishly on a few selected laws. The art...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3217
Laura Bush liquidateed her boy friend Here's the statutes in New Jersey which outlaw your behavior: 39:4-87. Overtaken vehicle to give way The...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3218
rec.autos.driving on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:30:36 GMT: The quotation for the NJ laws continues after the text of the GA laws...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3219
MasterShake True. It is a PbuttING lane, and is defined as such by law in most states. True, although it...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3220
MaryL You think this sounds logical? Do you think these other posts by the same individual also sound logical? -- wisdom, love...

Be an LLD and stop the epidemic of deadly speeders 3221
rec.autos.driving on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:04:38 -0800: Here's what Dum-dum's home state has to say on the left lane: Colorado Statutes 42-4-1013. Pbutting lane - definitions - penalty (1) A person shall not drive a...

the 'speed kills' media 3222
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:14:19 +0000, Pooh Bear We don't have all the facts. There is a light 200 feet past the...

the 'speed kills' media 3223
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:16:37 -0800, Scott en Aztlán following: They are needed. I about got plowed over when I was a sophomore in HS, due to another driver's ignorance. I...

the 'speed kills' media
Hi! N8N The price you'd have to pay to avoid this would be the elimination of level crossings between tracks and...

Who's at fault here
Doods leave a car in the middle of the road where it's hit by a speeding drunk driver and all four...

Who's at fault here
P) The law of unintended consequences strikes again. The dead vehicle in question would have been happily occupying someone's yard had the government not interfered in the owner's...

Good news Pedalphile kills himself
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:32:30 -0500, "Brian Reynolds" The kind that would post the following, claiming it's a "safety nut:" Even a safety nut like me doesn't carry things that far. Tires...

Trying to Start "Clean": Possible
I live in Arizona. Yes I did post about this sometime back. I live in AZ and have, largely through my own irresponsibility, racked...

Good thing cops are such good drivers
I guess they just forgot to teach their kids.... Driver Discovers Deadly Crash Moments After Letting Teens' Car Pbutt Him POSTED: 11:12 p.m. EST November 24, 2005 Burke County, NC -- A driver...

Pregnant unpleasant woman says unborn qualifies her for HOV lane on highway
Mom-to-be calls unborn a pbuttenger By Kristina Davis, Tribune November 16, 2005 A pregnant woman ticketed for driving...

Pregnant unpleasant woman says unborn qualifies her for HOV lane on highway
Scott en Aztlán That is an interesting take on the HOV concept. I think highway planners and environmental types and looking to maximize the flow of people on the roadway, in terms of...

What's a sports car
Hi! "John S." A Volvo S80 T started life on a car designer's notepad (or computer, these days) as a...

NO to Dependable Auto
I highly reccomend NOT using DAS or Dependable Auto Shipper. I dropped my vehicles off at their...

Somebody stealing LIGHT POLES from Baltimore streets
D-word In fact, not only am I counting on it, I'm calling in my markers. How much was the wager again? --- BALTIMORE (AP) - The streets of Baltimore keep getting darker...

neutral blasting
I friend of mine told me about something he called "neutral blasting." He said that when driving a car with an automatic transmission, you can turn off the emergency...

Careless Driving in NJ
I was in an accident last week. I was driving in heavy rain. I was not speeding. I saw the truck in front of me stopping or stopped. I started to break realized I...

Careless Driving in NJ 3243
When I was in an accident in Dennis Township in NJ a few years ago, I was given a ticket for improper pbutting. I clipped...

Careless Driving in NJ 3244
But he wasn't "speeding". "Speeding" is going faster than the numbers on the sign. He was "Driving too fast for conditions" which is what a ticket would say if he got it...

Bought gas today at $1.98 THANKS DEMOCRATS 3245
If you want the real cause of high gas prices, look up the last time a refinery was built in the USA. It's been over 30 years, and government...

Bought gas today at $1.98 THANKS DEMOCRATS 3246
fclaugus I totally agree with your point that a shortage of refinery's is part of the cause of high gas prices. And who could blame oil companies for not investing in new refineries during the...

car accident, worth claiming 3247
No. I wouldn't hazard a guess on a rate increase and I think that's probably the least of your worries. On a first "accident" most companies will payout to your policy limits without blinking an...

car accident, worth claiming 3248
That's a unpleasant woman... There was no way to avoid the 2 deer I've hit...

Root cause idiotcy, solution: lower speed limit 3249
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:43:54 -0800, Scott en Aztlán However, do you feel new train stations should be built so people...

Root cause idiotcy, solution: lower speed limit 3250
So you feel that a certain percentage of people should be beheaded on their 13th birthday? What percentage of 13 year olds would you like to be end? Using...

Road Trip, NSW & Vic, Australia
Originally posted on aus.cars, thought some of you guys might be interested as well. I decided to head out on a road trip this weekend for a break...

LA County: You're Stuck in a Traffic Jam Until AT LEAST 2016
This story was also broadcast on the KTLA Morning News. In the televised story, they interviewed some guy who whined "I wish they'd do something about it" (referring to the traffic congestion...

LA County: You're Stuck in a Traffic Jam Until AT LEAST 2016 3253
Mike T. NOTHING to to Driver behavior isn't always acceleration. Driver behavior isn't always high speed. Driver behavior IS, however, at least using a large enough following distance...

LA County: You're Stuck in a Traffic Jam Until AT LEAST 2016 3254
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:44:09 -0800, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." I have posted here many times that I believe...

LA County: You're Stuck in a Traffic Jam Until AT LEAST 2016 3255
And driver behavior isn't always dumping the bodies of dead hookers on the side of the interstate. The merging and lane changing problems go away...

Maintain 1 Lane OP side
I was finally able to get a hold of the OP claims adjustor today and now everything makes sense. Here is their side of the story: "We were making a left hand turn into the...

Dear Valued Hybrid Customer
Toyota isn't so green afterall... And does owning a hybrid make sense ? Let us butture you that the Prius remains one...

rest toll from road accidents 390 times that from terrorism
rest toll from road accidents 390 times that from terrorism: study Nov 30 6:18 PM US-Eastern The body...

rest toll from road accidents 390 times that from terrorism
DTJ And 'we' end women and children to find the WMD's, right? It's not easy to understand the mindset of the 'enemy', which is part of why the insurgency in Iraq is tough...

Filling the gap
I want to pose a hypothetical question here: You are traveling along an Interstate highway on which one of the two...

Filling the gap
Any particular location on this globe? My answer will vary depending upon the behavior of local drivers. If this is the chicago area, infested with...

Another old baggle confused, gets end
JohnH Scott wrote (slightly edited by me): It's hard to argue with that -- I see it every time I go on a long drive. If the...

Why Sloths are Offensive 3263
Bullpoo. I was just driving along, minding my own business - until some Sloth stepped in my way. You see, I'm a Drive and Let Drive sort of guy. My Golden Rule of Driving...

Why Sloths are Offensive 3264
JohnH These kids will never understand that. In their "minds" since their parents taught them that safe driving was a "waste of time" and speeding is fine because...

Why Sloths are Offensive 3265
Well... I don't think I have it all wrong. Your modifier, "Those who were actually taught to drive correctly" excludes drivers who use...

Why Sloths are Offensive 3266
gpsman Actually, they are automatically wrong if they are in the left lane and not pbutting. So says the law (in most states.) Bullpoo. Yes, that is...

Textmessaging driver kills cyclist Charged with misdemeanor in criminal coddler america 3267
Brent P) But the limits - especially in urban-suburban areas - are often NOT sensible ... they're political. Seems that everyone wants the limit to be 20...

Textmessaging driver kills cyclist Charged with misdemeanor in criminal coddler america 3268
I've been unable to find it on the web. Getting reprints from LA Times Magazine is more complicated or expensive (or both) than I'm prepared to tackle for Usenet purposes. But...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers
I agree with the atheists. Hell - one man's cross is another man's swastika. Atheist group wants memorial crosses removed By Michael N. Westley...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3270
On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:39:54 GMT, laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE These roadside memorials are nothing more than...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3271
J.C. I'm not certain I agree with your language here. The First Amendment states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3272
It's just money. The government, that's us taxpayers, pays the legal fees for these kinds of lawsuits and people like this and Newdow and the ACLU has caught onto how to scam the...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3273
Oh PUH-LEEZE stop with the 'declaring war' bit... When your Churches are being burned...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3274
Rich Piehl How ironic. Let's look at your remarks again, shall we? ---------------- original exchange ----------------------- about atheists: They want...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3275
necromancer Why do you make the buttumption that all athiests take those days off, or even give a poo about getting those specific days off...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3276
I've seen no evidence to the contrary, so YES, that is my current belief. True story . . . I dated a swimsuit model many years ago. When I met her, she...

Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers 3277
Mike T. It is about separation of Church and State. The problem is still one of identifying a state employee with a religious movement. The cross...



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