Tickets for leftlane hogging start today! 4811
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:12:32 -0700, "- Prof. Jonez© At 08:53 PM 4-2-00 +0800, Raj Dutt Well, *if* that bogeyman should arrive, I'm sure OpenSRS...
Toward a manifesto on unmarked cars
In an incident a couple of years ago where I didn't stop for an unmarked car, both the officer, and later, my so...
Solution to noisy vehicles 4814
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Jim Yanik That's a nonstarter. If Chrysler will no longer sell me a muffler for my 1962 Dodge, and so I install a Walker or Goerlich...
Solution to noisy vehicles 4815
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Harry K At idle? At 3000 rpm? When the gas pedal is floored for 1 full...
Solution to noisy vehicles 4816
I guess I'd claim that it's noise pollution even if the car is indeed being stolen. Unless, of course, the owner is close enough to hear it, and interested enough to rouse his rump out...
Solution to noisy vehicles 4817
If I heard your daughter screaming "rape", would you really expect me to do nothing? Not true - if the car alarm sounds like mine (I...
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Odd - I can't find anything about it using Google. I would think such a story would have a bit...
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Nor do I. My car alarm saved my car from being broken into and nobody had to call the police. When the alarm went off, the thief ran away. It's as simple...
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Let's see, shot fired from several stories up at a car parked at the curb. About...
Should this trooper be fired
From the Hartford Courant Trooper Suspended 15 Days Response To 911 Call Called Inappropriate By TRACY GORDON FOX...
Should this trooper be fired 4822
Yep, a screwup like that involving life and rest sure. Kick me out of my IT consulting and support profession for life. If...
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:07:59 -0800, Scott en Aztlán Fine, it is hypocritical. However, it doesn't matter...
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I don't believe that anybody deserves to be treated with disrespect or hatred just because they are a LEO. Neither do I believe that carrying a badge and gun gives cops...
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the single of respect I did not come into this world hating cops. I used to like them, admire them, and look up to...
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It anymore A tropper must never forget it is the public who pays for him and his services. He serves the public and is not to be 'above' them in any way. He is...
Should this trooper be fired 4827
Are you stupid? Intentionally disconnecting emergency calls should be a crime if it isn't already. The...
Should this trooper be fired 4828
I went off because your defense of a cop who put people's lives at risk is disgusting. You had already proven to me that you were incapable of discussing anything like an adult. Peasley, who...
Should this trooper be fired 4829
jaybird I see, time servers. Chair warmers. Just the person I'd want on the end of the line when there's a possibility that...
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True, but there are a lot of very bad ones. The mayor of my town is in a peeing match with the city that provides our...
Should this trooper be fired 4832
What LEA do you work for, jaybird? I've had some experience with Texas cops. No, I've...
Should this trooper be fired 4833
I probably wouldn't actually do that, but I actually am genuinely curious now. I gather it's somewhere in the Houston area. Fortunately, I'm not familiar with every PD in...
Should this trooper be fired 4834
I would agree with that. I think that holds true in any profession though. There are doctors we like, and those we don't. Convenience...
Should this trooper be fired 4835
I just answered that. There was no harm other than his rudeness and there was...
Should this trooper be fired 4836
I asked myself why that is and came up with a pretty good answer. There are a lot...
Vote in Cogress HR418 Enhance Idenbreasty Theft Act
There is going to be a vote in Congress on HR418 - Real ID Act this...
Vote in Cogress HR418 Enhance Idenbreasty Theft Act 4838
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 20:25:31 -0800, Scott en Aztlán Except there are plenty of states and counties where out of towners just pbutting through are viewed...
Vote in Cogress HR418 Enhance Idenbreasty Theft Act 4839
On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:15:18 -0800, Scott en Aztlán Highly unlikely. It's the podunk townships that engage in the most egregious miscarriages of...
Vote in Cogress HR418 Enhance Idenbreasty Theft Act 4840
I dunno, I have always felt "loud pipes save lives". Nice to know the idiot in the car near me can HEAR me coming since he is obviously too busy stuffing his pie hole with...
Vote in Cogress HR418 Enhance Idenbreasty Theft Act 4841
AAMVA web site. On Mexico, look on page 4 under section ll - Jurisdiction. Mexico is mentioned. In Mexico, you are Guilty if the Police decide you are ! Unless you...
URGENT: Contact Senators to oppose HR418 Real ID Act text in HR1268 Emergency Appropriations
Here are the items from HR418 which was added to HR1268 - Funding for Iraq War and Tsunami Relief. Section 202, part e, the Secretary of Homeland Security could demand states put your SS# on the...
Wisconsin kangaroo remains a mystery
Wisconsin kangaroo remains a mystery Posted February 28, 2005, 11:57 AM EST DODGEVILLE, Wis. -- Authorities in southern Wisconsin have discovered that capturing a...
Man with several previous DUI convictions end pbuttenger in crash
Alcohol Suspected In bane Crash of Yakima Tribal Member February 11, 2005 By Keith Eldridge...
Man with several previous DUI convictions end pbuttenger in crash
Houston Chronicle Feb. 11, 2005, 12:40PM Woman starts talking 20 years after head injury buttociated Press HUTCHINSON, Kan. A woman unable to talk since she was hit by...
Man with several previous DUI convictions end pbuttenger incrash
And yet you never seem to think Teddy Kennedy should be held responsible for his criminal negligence. Typical hypocricy, which is to be expected coming...
Auto Lighting Enthusiasts
Mr. Griffey: Your auction warns against being "fooled" by flashers that "claim to be electronic, they use relays or moving contacts that can pit and burn". That's more than a little disingenuous. Theoretically, sure...
Speed Limiter
Scott en Aztlán (not Actually, I think the *right kind* of training will. Regular readers like...
How fast to drive with emergency tires 4850
Bruce Chang Maybe a full-sized spare. Some owners manuals even have a recommended rotation pattern for five tires. This seems especially true for off- road capable...
How fast to drive with emergency tires 4851
Bob Paulin I disagree, having had personal experience with both types of blowouts. Yes, common wisdom - which I agree with...
degreasing old tools 4852
Big Bill I was under the impression that WD-40 was essentially a solvent with a little bit of kerosine and siome light machine oil...
degreasing old tools 4853
Steve etc. solvent, more my believe I Bingo! The right answer, we have a winner. Absolutely. A...
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Harry K Not at all. To ignore the fact the different people have different capabilities is absurd. If we limited want anyone could do to...
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ray The left hand does the steering and turn signaling, and is always on the wheel...
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Pete C. So, that's a 1-2 second delay in applying the brakes because you weren't watching and a 1-2 second delat in turning the wheel...
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ray Incorrect, there is no delay from not watching because I am always watching. That is the point of holding the phone in...
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Pete C. Listen. The lens in your eye can only focus at one distance at a time. You can't naturally focus on something far away and something close at the same time. This is...
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JP White The message on the display does not need to be fully in focus to read, in fact knowing the context of the message can allow you...
WTF is "Chinglish
Pete C. I beg to disagree. They were too stupid to pay someone fluent in English to simply proofread what they were...
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I think that's it. Any activity that might require you to take time off the road for more than a glance is risky. I really like air conditioner knobs and radio dials or big...
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Brent P No, I don't drive in the desert. I also track all vehicles around me, all sides and make extensive use of my mirrors. I know...
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Brent P I drive 70mph in the right lane, that is the speed limit around here. I neither lead the flow of traffic nor impede the flow...
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Pete C. It includes all that, but its just the tip of the iceberg. How good are you at recovering from a slide? How good (and correct) are your emergency...
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JP White I do indeed maintain a healthy buffer, at least when it is physically possible. Generally there isn't a problem doing so on the highways. On the secondary roads you're also usually...
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Daniel J. Stern" I'm quite sure that my powers of attentiveness are indeed possessed by many other drivers. I've seen many the I'd consider better than I and many that I'd consider...
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You are deluding yourself in your belief because "I have done it." Yes, you have done it, but not in situations where driving demands your undivided attention. For instance, if you were skiing down a...
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fbloogyudsr I don't ski, but I also don't text message while driving in adverse conditions. I don't text message in city traffic. I do text message from the right lane, going the same speed as...
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If people have so much free time on their hands that they can yack on a cell phone and type text messages, then they are not spending enough time paying attention...
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Haven't you been arguing against practically everything that the majority of r.a.d regulars believe in? Things...
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Brent P Certainly where roads are properly constructed and speed limits are reasonable you see less aggressive driving. I've recently moved to N. Texas from CT and I've noticed a very...
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Magnulus In CT I found, and the bulk of the traffic during non peak hours...
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Pete C. ear Gee, Pete, you seem to have all the bases covered ... except a rudimentary knowledge of...
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Motorhead Lawyer I'm not going to argue your other points, but two things you are fundamentally wrong on are: 1. You will...
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Maybe so but automatic transmissions are deeply ingrained, and I can't blame Volkswagen for selling what sells. In a few years manual transmissions will be all but dead in the US...
octane in gas does knock damage the engine
Detonation is different from pre-ignition, which is the early ignition of fuel-air mixtures. it can be caused by the timing being early, or by hot carbon spot in the cylinder. There is...
Alcohol as a fuel 4878
Guess you don't know what a strawman is, because I am not making someone else's arguement into an easily knocked down extreme. No, that wasn't what I was doing. I explained...
Alcohol as a fuel 4879
Brent P Maybe its not what you intended, but from my chair that's exactly what you did. I pointed out that high(er) compression combustion is a more thermally...
thinking about buying a temporary car
Being female should have nothing to do with your car purchases. Being a broke college student, however..... My experience has been that the cheaper the car, the better, unless you...
Driving Habits was: Auto insurance ripoff by GEICO
I wasn't aware of the tranny pawl thingy and I will read up on it...
Car abandoned in my yard
There is no city, because this is a rural home out in farm country. However, I will buttume the county will do the same. I'll call them. At least I got an answer on...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle
In Delray Beach we have killing zones, absolute killing zones," said Smith, who walks every day along the...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle 4884
I've noticed with my Jungle Model that often--if not always--there's more than one viewpoint and-or solution according to the...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle 4885
Cyclists came at the bottom of this heap." Whether heap or the food chain cyclists are at the bottom. It's a jungle...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle 4886
It's interesting how cyclists are victims of the Law of the Jungle, and then blamed for being on the predators' way. Any...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle 4887
Unfortunately, while donquijote is basically a nutbar on these topics and loves to troll for this crap, your perceptions are just as biased and self-serving as his. It's like watching the...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle 4888
Scott en Aztlán to motorcyclists, many - I just want you to keep saying "it's a jungle out there...
Cyclists are Victims of the Law of the Jungle 4889
Jim Yanik registration That's supposing cars abided by any law other than the Law of the Jungle. SIZE MATTERS on American roads, you know. Enforcement is hardly more...
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