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Okay, it's happening again. I filled up my car last night and paid a teeth-swallowing three bucks a gallon. WHY? What is their excuse this time? What is the reason the gasoline companies are giving for this latest episode of price gouging? Did some misguided fool consider insulting the...
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1. The posted speed limits are too high. Doing 55 mph down a STREET with frequent traffic control devices and cross-traffic creates an impatient attitude in drivers, and causes excessive wear and tear on your vehicle.
Brake pads and rotors in Bakersfield last about 65% of the life of...
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Yesterday, there was a full moon. I am certain of it. No, I realize that the full moon was last week, but I am convinced that we were being influenced by the full moon on another planet in some parallel universe or something. All day long, we encountered people at our office who acted as if...
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We're not stalking discotrash by any means, we just like the way she writes. So with that disclaimer in mind, we're linking to another blog post of hers about the treacherous journey most of us have taken from Bakersfield to the central coast.
Here's a snippet:
On Highway 46 East, it is one...
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I always say that I have driven the 58 between Bakersfield and Tehachapi so many times, I could do it blind. Well, I got to prove it last night. I left work looking forward to home, where my nice warm cats, a mug of homemade soup and a relaxing vodka tonic awaited me. Normally it...
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20,000?
We saw half that many on our commute to work this morning!
CHP officials say they have issued more than 20,000 tickets over three months to drivers breaking the law by using a hand-held cell phone while driving.
1,500 of those were issued in the stretch of highways from Modesto to...
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A man in West Virginia was pulled over and then was arrested after he failed sobriety tests.
He then passed gas next to the officer.
He's now also charged on suspicion of battery.
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I killed a dog on my way to work last Friday. No, I am not bragging, I am confessing. In truth, the death of this unknown dog haunts me so terribly that it has taken a week for me to be able to write about it. I have never hit a dog or cat on the road before. I used to think that was...
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Q: While driving around town I continue to be amazed and angered by the number of drivers who never use a turn signal. It seems half the cars on the road don’t signal. I can remember the time before turn signals were standard on all vehicles and an arm out the window was required.
Talking...
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I just read a letter to the editor in which the writer calls for tougher insurance laws. He thinks that if tougher laws were passed, many vehicles involved in accidents would not even be on the road. How could the laws get tougher? Already, if you can't afford insurance and are stopped, they...
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A blog has no patience for a woman interviewed by local TV after she was spotted talking on the cell phone while driving.
See the quick interview here.
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At our morning news meeting we talked about the ban on driving while using a cell phone which goes into effect tomorrow.
A few interesting points were brought up:
The fine is pretty nominal, so will it really deter people?
Will local law enforcement really crack down on the miscreants who...
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We're all hearing the reminders about the new cell phone laws that go into effect July 1.
Come that day, adults can't talk on a cell and drive unless they use a hands-free device. And those under 18 can't chat on a cell phone while driving at all.
Which got us thinking — how are...
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As gas prices creep up to and into the $4 range a new poll has found that Americans are driving less to compensate for the higher prices.
However, the main street economic crunch caused by rising gas prices and rising food prices, has had little impact on how much we eat.
The entire story is...
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A story recently moved on our wires about the tactic of driving a few miles per hour slower to save on gas. Here's an excerpt from the story.
"Researchers say today’s cars are most fuel efficient at speeds between around 30 and 60 mph, and mileage drops sharply at speeds above 65 as...
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Let's use this as a reminder to take it easy today and everyday, ok? Life's too precious...
LA Road-Rage Crash Smashes Woman, Children Between Cars
Thursday , October 11, 2007
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You know it....you fear it....you despise it.
Rosedale Highway.
Check out this video of The Californian's Lois Henry as she braved this stretch of road to find out how bad Rosedale highway is.
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I don't like In n Out Burger and I am glad there isn't one in the vicinity. My family, however, does like them, and once in awhile, asks me to get them some. The closest one to me is on Stockdale Hwy and that takes me past "protesters patch", better known as Stockdale Hwy and New...
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