Driving 55 MPH: An Experiment on S. California Fwys (tags)
GAS FACT: Slowing from 75 to 55 mph boosts gas mileage 33 percent in both sedans & large SUVs. On Sunday, July 6, 2008, I set my cruise control to 55 mph, turned on my Flip video camera, & entered the south-bound 101 Freeway at the base of the Conejo Gade in Camarillo, California. I filmed for over one hour, traveling toward Orange County. My quest? To see if fellow motorists were saving gas & cash by driving 55 mph. And my findings? Watch the following video.....................................
51 years in jail for a hit and run accident - thats draconian! (tags)
51 years in jail for a hit and run accident??? And the guy turned himself in the next day!
Cops deny attending meetings to keeps cops from getting tickets (tags)
DPS and Sheriff Joe deny attending meeting where Scottsdale cops agreed to squash speeding tickets of other cops. Scottsdale cops can't remember the names of the DPS and Maricopa County Sheriff Officers who attended those meetings, but say the meetings took place!
Cops get out of ALL photo radar tickets issued (tags)
Scottsdale Police made a deal with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety in January to ignore their own speed violations snapped by the city’s pilot Loop 101 photo enforcement system
KATRINA TELLS THE TALE: Racism and Classism in Capitalist America (tags)
Katrina has turned out to be the worst disaster in the recorded history of this nation. What’s most egregious is that it was predicted years earlier in books on climate change and the growing global warming crisis, as well as from local officials of the region who knew of the dangers and tried to get Federal assistance.
Heavy Rain, High Winds For 3/15 - How To Stay Warm and Dry! (tags)
Hi folks, The weather forecast for LA on the afternoon of Saturday, March 15th promises winds of 20 to 30 MPH and 2 to 3 inches of rain. A little preparation now can help bring you a LOT of comfort on 3/15!
Off-duty Vallejo cop leads Sacramento police on a high-speed chase and he isn't arrested or cited.