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From: ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu (Jody Levine)
Subject: Re: Female driving stats (Was: Re: Kill Biker....)
Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
Distribution: rec.driving
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 21:58:06 GMT

In article <1992Apr10.114021.353@msus1.msus.edu> Stafford@vax2.winona.msus.edu (J Stafford) writes:
>> i hate to say it, but as soon as i see permed, fluffed, dyed blond hair
>> at the wheel of a convertible, i'm outta there.  
>
>	Unscientific observation:  I've been rear-ended twice in three years,
>both times by single women.  (Once in my car and once on my Harley, the
>second hurt the most.)  And whenever I'm on a city highway, if a late model
>compact passes me going fast, it's almost ALWAYS a woman under 30 driving
>as she were the only one on the road and most often the traffic is headed
>towards a mall.  I'm not being sarcastic or faceious.
>

And whenever I'm on the road on my tricycle heading for the shopping centre
some nasty, creepy man in a big, dirty pickup always squeezes in front of me
like he was better than me, or something, and they don't know how to use
their turn signals and they don't have brake lights and it's a good thing
that they're not wearing seatbelts, because that way I have less of a chance
of meeting them tomorrow as they probably won't make it home from the bar.

But regardless of the fact that it is impossible for me, as an emotional,
irrational woman to provide our most noble readers with an unbiased 
statistical observation of all of the useless males whose innumerable 
stupiditities (did someone say titties? men don't have titties! silly me.) 
I must avoid with great frequency, I'll continue to make silly and 
unconstructive comments on idiotic man-pig drivers for the amusement 
and entertainment of all.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed yours.


I've        bike                      like       | Jody Levine    DoD #275
     got a       you can        if you      -PF  | ohrd!jlevine@cs.toronto.edu
                         ride it                 | Ontario Hydro Research
From: K.Buck@ma30.bull.com (Ken Buck)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: Re: Unmarked police cars
Date: 6 Apr 92 13:47:25 GMT
Reply-To: K.Buck@ma30.bull.com
Organization: Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
Originator: buck@granite.ma30.bull.com

In article <kdarling.702333694@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu> kdarling@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu
   (Kevin Darling) writes:
>The [Rescue 911] show gave the same tips others have mentioned (go to a
>place with other people around)... and also mentioned that in NC, cops
>are supposed to always hit their siren at least once along with their
>blue light.

of course, fake sirens are not that hard to come by, so although _usually_
it's a pretty good sign of the "Real Thing", it isn't proof.
From: cnap01@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: 595
Date: 16 Apr 92 10:12:02 GMT
Organization: Strathclyde University VAX Cluster

I've got a big favour to ask to someone in the Ney York area.

I'm coming over to the USA for 4 months in June, and will be buying a car and
a bike in NY. I will be spending a max. of $1500 on a car, $700 on a bike.

I want something fast, sporty with air conditioning, but it can be creaky old.

Suggestions Ive had are: Pontiac Fiezo, Transam, 280 ZX...

Any others.... and what a bout bike?

The Main favour though is:::

Could someone in New York , if I send them $10-20 dollars, please send me some 
used car magazines, i.e. prices, best buys, pictures, where to get them, etc.

When I get ti NY Ill only have a few days to find a car, so it will be really
useful if I kow what Im looking for...

PLease........

Stuart
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From: uk09365@nx10.mik.uky.edu (robert i kesten)
Subject: Re: Photo-Radar in New Jersey - Call your representatives TODAY!!!
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 18:10:08 GMT
X-Bytes: 

In article <1992Apr16.220431.19610@wuecl.wustl.edu> anbo@wuee1.wustl.edu  
(Albrecht Jander) writes:
[material deleted]
> If it is speed limits that you are opposed to, then say so.  It doesn't
> make sense to make a law, but not allow for its inforcement.
>[etc.]

Name all of the American citizens you know who have been given 
the opportunity to VOTE their opinions about federal speed limits
in any way.  I doubt that you can name any, unless you are
friends with some U.S. Congressmen or DOT Beareaucrats!

The insurance lobby and their buddies in and around the NHTSB, etc.
have far more influence in keeping limits low regardless of
public sentiment.

RIK
From: eb2b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Edward Rosales Bella)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: Question:Uniden Stalker Radar Detector
Date: 8 Apr 92 15:05:40 GMT
Organization: Junior, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I was just wondering if the Uniden Stalker radar dectector also covers
Ka photo radar and if it were to cover the whole Ka band (photo and
wide).  The specs. for the Ka band are 34.940Ghz (I think)  and + -
110Mhz.  


Thanks,

Ed
eb2b@andrew.cmu.edu
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From: tcora@pica.army.mil (Tom Coradeschi (FSE) <tcora>)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving,rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Female driving stats (Was: Re: Kill Biker....)
Date: 13 Apr 92 14:40:44 GMT
Distribution: rec.driving
Organization: Electric Armts Div, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun) writes:
>In article <1992Apr10.222941.3319@cs.ucla.edu> noemi@maui.cs.ucla.edu 
>(Noemi Berry) writes:
>>    
>>    [ various stuff deleted ]
>>
>>what's this with the QUESTION MARK?!  are you unsure of my gender?!!!
>>sheez!!  well, if you want proof, i'll do the 60-mph-mascara-application
>>trick sometime :-).
>>
>
>I finally got a throttle lock installed so I can use my right hand while
>applying the mascara. It was tough trying to do it left handed. How do
>you manage the lipstick? I keep getting it all over the chin bar. Maybe I
>should switch to an open face helmet. This new California helmet law
>sure stinks. I mean, like, now I have to put the foundation on before
>the helmet 'cause it covers my forehead. What a drag.

Well, Lissa, I'm only a guy, but I can sympathize with you in your
dilemma.

You've made the first step, which is to get the throttle lock. The
helmet appears to be difficult, but in reality isn't.

You want the safety of the full-face, with the convenience of an
open-face. So get a BMW System III. Of course, they aren't available
in the states, but mailorder from Canada is an option! Think about it:
pop the chinbar up, swing the mirror over, lipstick on, chinbar down, all
while maintaining a constant 105 mph.

You're welcome:-}
-- 
 
                tom coradeschi    <+>    tcora@pica.army.mil
                     I own two bikes, brand unimportant.
From: depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff DePolo)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: Re: Covert radar gun under development.
Date: 14 Apr 92 21:19:11 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Apr14.193438.15418@ms.uky.edu> uk09365@nx08.mik.uky.edu (robert i kesten) writes:
>Forgive my ignorance; but I thought that radar speed measurement worked on  
>the principle of measuring the doppler effect by sending and RECEIVING a  
>microwave (radar) signal to bounce off the target vehicle.  This being the  
>case a spread-spectrum radar gun would have to be able to receive  
>frequencies which would be switched unpredictably "hundreds or thousands  
>of times per seconds."  If the radar gun can be built to do this, why  
>can't a radar detector be built to do this?  Please explain this to me  
>better.

Spread spectrum modulation schemes hop frequencies many times a second
as the original poster mentioned.  However, the order of hopping from
channel-to-channel is done in a pseudo-random fashion, making it hard
to blindly find.  If you knew the hopping algorithm, you could theoretically
follow it if you were properly syncrhonized.  However, if there are
many different hopping algorithms being used, and you never know where
in the pattern you are at any given moment with your unsynchronized
receiver, you have no way of following the hops.

							--- Jeff
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From: jks2x@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jason)
Subject: Re: Slick-50 Motor treatment/oil
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 01:04:12 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.185422.20177@qualcomm.com> ganapath@tahoe.qualcomm.com (Chinnappa Ganapathy) writes:
>In article <fragante.702945083@chilko.ucs.ubc.ca> fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante) writes:
>>
>>If you're going to use S-50 in your car, make sure you follow the instructions
>>to drive your car for about 30 minutes before turning it off. This is supposed
>>to allow S-50 enough time to reach and circulate inside the engine block,
>>making itself stick to the moving parts. Otherwise, if you just pour in S-50
>>and park the car, your just pouring it down to the oil pan where it's going to
>>stay.
>
>Wouldn't it circulate the next time you drove the car?  I don't see the
>problem here.

	Nope.  The stuff reacts with the first metal it touches.  That
doesn't mean you have to get in the car instantly after the S-50 is
added, it does take a few minutes to form a bond.  But if just add it
and drive for a couple minutes much of the S-50 will stay in the oil
sump, sink to the bottom and make a beautiful low friction coating on 
the inside of your pan, doing nothing to benefit your engine.  Most people
live more than a few minutes from the place that changes their oil, so
this usually isn't a problem.  If you change your own oil drive around on
some major roads for a while.  It's best not to just drive around 25 mph
neighborhoods for the 30 minutes.  You want the engine to circulate the
coating everywhere the oil goes.
	BTW: My father just picked up some S-50 for $20 a quart on sale.
I think it was at Roses or K-mart or someplace like that.  

>Chinna
>-- 
>Chinnappa Ganapathy    |      People who claim they don't let little
>ganapath@qualcomm.com  |      things bother them have never slept
>QUALCO/\/\/\/\         |      in a room with a single mosquito.

-Jason

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From: Jyri.Virkki@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Jyri Virkki)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: Re: Speeding Fines
Date: 15 Apr 92 04:36:45 GMT
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service

In article <1992Apr9.232926.27602@sol.UVic.CA> bgray@uglz.UVic.CA writes:
>Just thought that a survey on ticket fines might be interesting.  Here in BC,
>the NDP gov't has just hiked the traffic fines to $100 from $75, as well as
>excessive speeding (up to $150 from $100).  We also get 3 points on our
>license, and if there are 6 or more points, we have to pay an additional 
>surcharge - begins ~ $150 and goes waaay up.

Well, in Puerto Rico the speeding fine is $15. No matter what speed you
were going (and I've know people with 160mph tickets :-) You also get
3 points for a speeding ticket, but you have to accumulate 21 points
before they take your license away (pts. are erased after 4 years)

Oh, and you don't get any insurance increases for speeding tickets either.

:-)


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From: peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen)
Subject: Re: Best Roads in NE?
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1992 20:19:36 GMT

In article <BLy6K6.2uv@world.std.com> kenny@world.std.com (Kenneth R Crudup)
writes:
>Ain't no such thing as a good <any> road close to Boston. :-)

Okay, let me rephrase the question- what roads are _adequate_ to tour on close
to Boston?

- Peter
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
From: jarvis@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jarvis Smallfield)
Subject: Re: Lasar radar
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 14:23:59 GMT

>>
>   I don't see what good a laser detector would be.  As soon as you're
>illuminated, the cop has your speed, so the reaction time would be
>essentially zero.

This isn't necessarily true.  Remember that the nice piggy has to 
detect the reflected beam from your car before he/she can get a 
reading on you.  This requires enough strength in the beam to be read
by the cop's detector when the beam reflects off your less than perfectly
reflecting car and travels the distance back to his car.  Your detector
has the advantage that it gets to detect the lasar at 1/2 the distance
without being reflected off of another vehicle.  In other words, your
detector has a good chance of "seeing" the beam before the cop "sees" your
reflection.  In light of this, however, remember that the nice piggy
might very well not turn his lasar on until you are close enough to 
give him an immediate accurate return (I'm not sure how exactly these 
would work if implimented by your local revenue collectors).

>
>   The only use I can think of for a laser detector would be to trigger
>your laser countermeasures. :-)

This would only work if you were able to detect the radar before the cop
got a reading.  By your statement above, the countermeasures would also 
be ineffective. 

If, however, we go fast enough...we won;t have to worry about and lasar 
detectors. :-)


later...
				Jarvis
:-)

Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
From: dean@agora.uucp (Dean Woodward)
Subject: Re: Unmarked police cars
Organization: Open Communications Forum
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 04:22:14 GMT

In article <jimf.702577109@centerline.com> jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost) writes:
>matt@world.std.com (Matt Saucier) writes:
>>In article <11635@tamsun.tamu.edu> bnh5940@rigel.tamu.edu (Blaine Hufnagle) writes:
>
>>   Also, look for the unmarked car "stereotype."  This includes light colored, 
>>   single colored paint jobs, i.e. cream, light blue, white, tan, and 
>>   anything other than red, black or green; College Station here uses dark 
>>            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>>Ahem....  *DO* watch out for red and black as well...  MA has at least
>>one (but probably more) RED mustang,
Consider yourself lucky.  Washington state has been known to use darn near
anything with wheels, from a beat-up VW Beetle to a semi tractor/trailer rig,
and almost everything in between...  A friend of mine got out of a ticket 
because he thought the guy in the 70-ish Camaro wanted to race, not pull him
over- silly officer forgot to turn on his lights, chased 10 miles before my
friend pulled over at a rest stop to, ah... rest.  Cop comes running up,
says something like Why didn't you pull over, my friend replies "You wanted
me to pull over, you should have turned on your lights..."

-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
From: jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost)
Subject: Re: Covert radar gun under development.
Keywords: auto,radar
Organization: CenterLine Software, Inc.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 15:22:55 GMT

fdeck@sleepy.helios.nd.edu (francis deck) writes:
>Has anybody considered STEALTH TECHNOLOGY for cars?  I know
>the Corvette is made of plastic... Do 'Vette owners get
>pulled over by radar cops?

The engine block isn't.

jim frost
jimf@centerline.com
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
From: jks2x@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jason)
Subject: Re: Stereotypical frustrating drivers
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:26:14 GMT

	You want to talk about crazy speed limits?  There's an 
apartment complex around where I'm from where the speed limit is
(and I'm not making this up) 12 1/2 mph.  There's also a parking
lot near a mall where the the limit is 11 mph.  You have to wonder
what drugs these engineers were on.  (BTW, to avoid stupid flames: I 
know that 12.5 is 25/2, but that's no excuse)

-Jason
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From: nicos@csa.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: Re: brain damaged drivers
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:45:36 GMT
Reply-To: nicos@csa.UUCP (Nicos Kontopoulos)
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

In article <1992Apr14.010436.7343@citec.oz.au> sgccmjw@citec.oz.au (Mark Wilton 23313) writes:
>I was just wondering why there are so many BAD drivers in Queensland
>they seem to do really illogical things like
>
>1) Use the indicators (if your lucky ) after they do a lane change
>  in front of you
>  (to me the word indicate means to indicate one's intentions ie before
>   you do it)
>

Unfortunately, this happens in every single city I have driven in :-(

>2) people drive faster in the wet
>   Once at night i was driving on the freeway in the rain i was in the
>  fast lane (thats on the right in AUZ) doing 100Km/h (the limit)
>   when really i should have been doing less due to the conditions
>  there was no other traffic except for this bike who was behind me
>   eventually he came round on the left and did a couple of sentences
>   worth of obscene gestures to me and then sped off like a mad man
>
>  I couldnt help thinking the following
>
>  1) Like why didnt he just change lanes and go (it wasnt crowded)
>  2) Like how fast do you wanna go on a bike in the dark and in the
>     rain.
>
>  3) This guy is a brain damaged motorcyclist (or probably will be soon
>     when he hits something at about 130Km/h)
>

NEVER, EVER stay in the fast lane. Please, move over to one of the slower
lanes (traffic permitting). In the case described above, YOU are at
fault 100%.

>3) Once i was waiting at a give way at a round about some granny was on the
>   round about and actually STOPPED for me (where do these people learn to
>   drive)
>

In most countries now, the vehicle that ENTERS the rotary (ie round about)
has the right of way, unless there are traffic signs to the contrary.
So, if you're new to the area, you cannot possibly know that a "STOP"
or "YIELD" sign exists on the entrance of the rotary and you stop
for the people that enter the rotary.

<In order to avoid flames>
    This is NOT the case in all countries. Some countries (in Europe)
    even CHANGED this traffic regulation (during the 80's I believe).
    It used to be that that the right of way goes to the vehicle that
    IS ON the rotary. Please check your local traffic regulations ;-)


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From: noemi@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Noemi Berry)
Subject: Re: Female driving stats (Was: Re: Kill Biker....)
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Distribution: rec.driving
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 05:16:40 GMT

>>I don't think any conclusive reasons have been invented yet, but one
>>opinion ... was that young female drivers
>>have become much more aggressive than they were in the past.

>Based on personal experience in Massachusetts, anyway, I really don't think
>so. Female drivers seem to be the most timid and slow of most categories
>around here.

everyone knows that women are better drivers than men.
i'd like to see a man apply mascara at 60mph.

:-)

noemi
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From: mperlman@isis.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman)
Subject: Re: Busted!
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 02:45:24 GMT

Robert.M.McLennan@dartmouth.edu (Robert M. McLennan) writes:

>Damn that instant-on.  I'm driving 70 on I-91 in Massachusetts (speed
>limit:  a whopping 55), and get nailed.  Cop wrote the ticket for 65
>mph = $50 fine.  No big deal - bound to happen sometime.  My question
>is, what policy does Mass. have with regards to reporting tickets to
>other states?  I can handle the fine, but I'd rather not have this on
>my record back in Illinois.  Also, what is standard insurance company
>policy for tickets?  If this is reported, will it affect my rates?  (My
>record is clean right now.)  Thanks in advance for the help.


If you lived in California like me...they'd probably shoot you.

(You are talking to a two-pointer)
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From: K.Buck@ma30.bull.com (Ken Buck)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
Subject: Re:  Non-functioning brake lights
Date: 17 Apr 92 16:13:46 GMT
Reply-To: K.Buck@ma30.bull.com
Organization: Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
Originator: buck@granite.ma30.bull.com

In article <1992Apr15.132932.21651@webo.dg.com> dibb@dg.UUCP
   (James Dibb) writes:
>I realized yesterday that nothing annoys me more on the road
>than someone with completely non-functioning brake lights.

well, i can think of things that annoy me more :-)
but more to the point, the chances are good that the guy
wasn't aware of the problem.  the REAL problem is finding
a good way to communicate with other drivers on the road...

i can generally tell if my blinkers, headlights and brake lights
are working during night driving (from mirrors and reflections),
but otherwise (during daytime driving) it might take a while to
notice that one of them wasn't working.

i grant that the problem is dangerous and important to fix.
but given that even conscientious people might require a day or two
to fix the problem, and multiply that by X million drivers, there's
a pretty good chance of finding someone that fits the description
every day.
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving
From: c31002wb@jezebel.wustl.edu (WILLIAM)
Subject: Slick-50 Motor treatment/oil
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 03:50:58 GMT


I've been hearing and seeing alot lately about this "Slick-50" motor treatment.
They claim that it's not a motor oil but more of an engine protector.  
I was wondering what the various net opinions are about this product.  Has 
anyone used it?  Did it help?  Could it potentially harm the engine?  I've
heard it's rather expensive ($50+), is that true?

Thanks in advance,
-william

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From: jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost)
Subject: Re: Stereotypical frustrating drivers
Organization: CenterLine Software, Inc.
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 13:17:29 GMT

jks2x@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jason) writes:
>Not that I'm saying _all_ speed limits are arbitrary: I've
>actually seen some roads where the posted limit was too high for most
>cars/drivers to handle it.

I know of one hairpin turn on a steep grade on a New Mexico mountain
road marked "5mph."  It's not kidding -- I wouldn't take it faster
than that in any vehicle.

jim frost
jimf@centerline.com
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