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GPS Tracking Coming to a DMV Near You 3445
Correct. Why do I do it? Because I believe that even f***ing retards can eventually...

help! 1997 Hyundai Accent, gear grinding
I just bought a 1997 Hyundai Accent (5 speed-manual trans, 136k miles) and it's got a few kinks (as I expected, with that many...

speeding ticket question
According to the MA RMV, YES, the NH ticket will affect your SDIP step. However, the *first* ticket on your MA record (the one...

What happens when parents criminal coddle their children 3452
OK, I see that went right over your head. If insurance rates were based on age, it would not be possible for me to have paid the lowest insurance rates of...

We Could Meet Kyoto And Solve A Lot Of Other Problems Too
Interesting information in a greenhouse gas report: As shown, "Mobile Sources" is, in 1995, twice the contributor to greenhouse gases that utilities sources are. Also, as seen in the tabulation...

bumpy US roads and sporty cars
Damage claims arising from defects of or unrepaired damage to the road surface are sometimes accepted, and decided on a case-by-case basis, by the department that has jurisdiction. That...

What's more dangerous Not wearing Seatbelts or Seatbelt Traffic Stops 3455
John S. Um, the founding fathers specifically wrote the Consbreastution and the Bill of Rights in plain English...

What's more dangerous Not wearing Seatbelts or Seatbelt Traffic Stops 3456
It is an indicator that the system of government has been circumvented. First we have to look that the power to decide what is and what isn't consbreastutional was a power the supreme...

What's more dangerous Not wearing Seatbelts or Seatbelt Traffic Stops 3457
Which is why government has done that end run, by saying they are looking for DUI. And people like you trust not only the current government and police but all future people who...

What's more dangerous Not wearing Seatbelts or Seatbelt Traffic Stops 3458
It's quite absurd to suggest that if there is an impact to society as a whole it should...

Just let 'em do it 3459
To arrest someone is (quite simply) to restrict their freedom of movement. If you prevent someone from going where that person wants to go, exactly WHEN that person wants to...

Just let 'em do it 3460
OK, I'll simplify it a bit. You are NOT DRUNK, but involved in a road rage incident. An entire family (also involved in the road rage incident...

Just let 'em do it 3461
I'm not so sure that claiming "self defense" won't work in this situation. Let's go back to the original road rage incident . . . was there any FELONY involved there? No injuries, no property damage, there...

Just let 'em do it 3462
It's still not so black and white. You are forgetting that the family had no legal authority to chase the perp, corner him and try to prevent...

Tennessee now forces ALL DUIs even 1st timers to do roadside cleanup
I buttume that he meant "posted" speed limits, not those speed limits as seen by a safety officer. These vary from car to car...

Playing Russian Roulette on American Roads 3464
donquijote1954 It happens because highway safety isn't a priority. About 50,000 U.S. citizens are end on our roads each year with far...

Playing Russian Roulette on American Roads 3465
Hank Now you are talking business. The lions priorities are different from the rest of the animals. I wonder if they are ever the same... (Hey, call it propaganda...

Playing Russian Roulette on American Roads 3466
Cuban Unemployment Development Department Not a chance. I'm fighting for a place without lions, whether that's Castro or Bush. By the way, care for some juice...? NOTE: When words are used to mislead...

You can eat my banana
Donkey Hotay is a Cuban Refuge! I quote this... MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR? "Make love, not war," was not just a protest against the indifference and lack of humaneness in Vietnam...

Donkey Hotay is back in motorcycle
Put up or shut up! That says it all. I ain't gonna worry to take a picture...

What is it with German Tailights in the US 3469
On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Ed White If what you're seeing is brake lamp intensity on the left...

What is it with German Tailights in the US 3470
Where did you get that figure? IRTAD put Germany at 9,7 baneities-bvkm in 2003 baneities in 2004 were down by about 10% from 2003 for a rate of 8.4...

What is it with German Tailights in the US 3471
Brent P Wrote: Actually, some of the initial problems, like the lug nuts coming off, were from trying to combat rust issues by using a newly supplied anti-sieze that let the lug...

If Aunt Judy Were Mayor... 3472
I wonder about that sign (the one I saw was similar but on the west side, facing the southbound lanes). It's big and...

If Aunt Judy Were Mayor... 3473
Ad absurdum per aspera If you read the driver's manual closely, you'll discover that those the law that you are a negligent driver. The DMV does have...

If Aunt Judy Were Mayor... 3474
Not picking nits here but... how do you know the driver was receiving a ticket...? I have no doubt the Bimmer was speeding but, judging from the "stories...

Prediction: Rose Bowl Attendance Will Be Down 90
Scott en Aztlán That's right, put me on the spot. You mean excluding real friends and relatives, right...

Any good 12v tyre inflators
Maybe the one you used was just shot, or perhaps a really cheap one. The few I've encountered, mostly in the $12-14 US...

Is the use of "Nite Shades" on taillights legal
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006, Hugo Schmeisser Well...you and I both agree on the matter, but I know at least one person who doesnt. Guy posts under...

Help me Buy My Dream Car
History Help Me Buy My Hummer is a website that was thought up by 29 year old Graphic Designer Sasha Vatoff from Sydney, Australia. After following the internet fads over the...

Solution to DUI persons Mo. lawmaker seeks to ban cold beer sales
Thursday, January 5, 2006 · Last updated 7:01 p.m. PT Mo. lawmaker seeks to ban cold beer sales By CHRIS BLANK...

Advantage of MultiColor Taillights 3480
On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Steve No, Steve, he's right: You cannot say one way or the other whether the effect will exist to the same degree, to a higher or lower...

Advantage of MultiColor Taillights 3481
Daniel J. Stern I disagree. As an engineer who designs test scenarios to validate not only the system under test but...

Advantage of MultiColor Taillights 3482
On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, C. E. White Not by a long shot! They are legal in the US, Canada and Mexico. Required in almost every other country in the world, for 30 or...

Advantage of MultiColor Taillights 3483
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006, James C. Reeves Not mandatorily, no. Combination brake-tail lamps are just as legal in Europe as they are in North America. Your list...

The Cascading MFFY Effect 3484
Sharon I left your post unsnipped simply because I didn't see anything that I could cut out without losing all context... in any case, the officer that you spoke to is probably correct...

The Cascading MFFY Effect 3485
This is probably a good idea, but I'm not sure if they'd do it. It's only a problem between 5:15pm and 6:30pm on...

Traffic control devices on private property, was: The Cascading MFFY Effect
snip) Had a somewhat similar situation several years ago. There was a road in Central MA that was used as a...

Traffic control devices on private property, was: The Cascading MFFY Effect
Wouldn't work. Remember, the road is a shortcut between two major roads, one of which is a highway. Fence it off, and your own...

The Cascading MFFY Effect 3488
Sharon You're kidding, right? I commute from Bowie to Sterling (so I'm familiar with the area...

Idiot sloth almost causes 4 car pileup
On my way home today, I was coming up to a light that the. ahem, traffic engineers just redid. As you can expect, the light...

OT Lawyers Why Do People Hate Them 3490
This clearly isn't the case. If the victim doesn't want to hire a lawyer, and wants to sue the company himself...

OT Lawyers Why Do People Hate Them 3492
you think this is a cite? Of course. The victim says he was exposed to asbestos for years. His doctor says he now has symptoms...

OT Lawyers Why Do People Hate Them 3501
Motorhead Lawyer Hundreds upon hundreds. One was a former Penthouse centerfold. No, she wasn't ugly. :) The old joke is that 98% of the...

OT Lawyers Why Do People Hate Them 3502
Poor argument. I used to work for a company that calculated that every credit card charge they accepted cost them $15...

for those of you that don't believe me
Yet those posting that they don't see it have been here for some time. You are quite prone to exagaration aren't...

Stupidity Kills
From the local paper: TSU student in critical condition after wreck By MISTY SHAW Staff Writer Thursday, January 5, 2006 10:56 AM CST Stephenville Police Department officials are still investigating a one- vehicle accident in...

Liberal Moron Article Of the Day written by a clueless academictype
Alan Moore He's probably al Qaeda. I'll forward his info to Homeland Security. -- Here's what...

Low speed saves Terminator from termination 3507
Fritz Wuehler "Lee said that the motorist who backed out of the driveway -- whom Lee declined to identify -- probably was at fault, but that the collision...

How To Block Traffic with photo
See also: Everybody's friend Scott has documented the 'I B JAM' (I'll Be Just a Minute) phenominon...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3509
gpsman I've driven larger trucks than the one pictured many times, and in the exact same area. It's a small truck that would easily have fit in any number of commercial parking spots...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3510
Dave in SD Yeah, everybody's driven a bigger rig on usenet, whether they know WTF they're doing... or just think they do. Suddenly... there's "any number...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3511
gpsman It's a small box truck. Almost everyone in California with a license and a job has probably driven something that size or larger...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3512
Sounds like exaggeration to me... Post pictures of some. I've clocked well over 1M miles in 49 states and never seen adequate commercial vehicle street parking ONCE. It's very rare to see adequate commercial vehicle...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3513
gpsman Sounds like you're too stupid to realize how many people move and rent a box truck that's the size of the...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3514
Daniel J. Stern They beat the pants off of Ryder trucks, however. Last time I...

How To Block Traffic with photo! 3515
Not changing the oil is not just a female thing. Several years after my mother remarried (father is dead), I needed to borrow...

Low speed saves Terminator from termination 3516
Name calling by somebody anonymous. Oh that hurst so much. And all in all, the speed...

I fought the law and the law lost
Well I had a really enjoyable day in court today. You see recently I was ticketed...

I fought the law and the law lost 3518
Let's see how politely I can reply to this one. I always try to be objective as much as possible, but as a member of our Honor Guard, I have folded a few flags...

I fought the law and the law lost 3519
I don't know about that. In our area, I seem to have my own personal statie on duty 24-7, just servicing me, personally. Where I live is off of...

Nebraska considers law against leftlanedriving
Article says lots of people in the left lane do under the speed limit!! What a lie that is. Area truckers favor bill to limit driving in left lane By Jim Brazda Reporter A bill...

Nebraska considers law against leftlanedriving 3521
Robert LLBers think they're right and they have some close relatives - the folks who use the middle lane of...

Nebraska considers law against leftlanedriving 3522
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE the problem is .. it only takes one or two doing this.. and everybody else is screwed.... even the ones driving right at the...

Nebraska considers law against leftlanedriving 3523
Brent P Here's a scenario on how the left-lane issue will evolve and possibly be resolved. It will involve a bad accident with a left-lane...

Sloth Almost Kills Again
gpsman As posted on SFGATE.COM : Man struck and end by LAPD squad car responding to...

Is Chrysler Nuts
I just saw some highlights of the Detroit Auto Show and one of the featured "all new" Chrysler products was the Aspen full size...

PT cruiser driversinherent sloths 3526
I think there are two clbuttes of people who drive the PT Cruiser. First, there are the old folks (mostly in Florida) who like the high seats (easier to get in and out of...

PT cruiser driversinherent sloths 3527
I try to remember them all. I even catagorize them, but I get bored while driving. The saddest part is...

Looks like special treatment for Arnold and traffic violation 3528
Actually, some states (such as mine) do not allow these red light camera's for the very reason that 1) no officer actually witnessed the infraction, 2) the camera does not...

Looks like special treatment for Arnold and traffic violation 3529
Alan Baker By whom...? 12500 (b) A person may not drive a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle upon a highway, unless the person then holds...

Slow Down! Your Family is Waiting for You!! 3530
Brent P If you think about it, that's proof right there that PSA's *do* work - before the whole 55 = safer campaign nobody really took seriously the idea that lower speed limits...

Slow Down! Your Family is Waiting for You!! 3531
gpsman I'm not talking about a half hour program, simply a 30 or 60 second...

Slow Down! Your Family is Waiting for You!! 3532
Because nobody cares. Hey, I'm with you 100%... but the reality is, nobody cares. PSA's are required, stations get 'em for free. They couldn't give a poo...

They don't learn 3533
It's hazarous to drive, period. You can't justify not pulling over because it's hazardous. There's a few...



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