In North America, we have deer. Australia have Kangaroos
Never, as far as I know, has a deer run on to a racetrack.
Video from abc Boston
The MacLaren Mercedes Formula One Racing Team just got in trouble for spying on a rival team this year. The penalty, the 2007 Manufacturers title, and $100,000,000.00 US.
That's one hundred million American dollars.
Who's running Formula One now?
According to southwesttvnews.com, Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation and the University of Regina did a study of noise levels and the amount of traffic on highway 4, which runs north and south from Swift Current, because someone complained. The guy said the amount of noise and traffic is affecting backyard activities on his property adjacent to the highway.
Now, if I was living there (I don't), maybe I would have a problem with it too. But I don't think I would call the government on it myself. I would ask the city first to do that for me. However, the city has many priorities for that highway (drive there, you will know) before erecting a soundwall to reduce the noise.
I live under a major street downtown next to the railway, and I don't like being awaken at 3:00am by some lunatic going 100 down the street, or the commotion made by the trains, but there's little I think I can do about it.
Wait, maybe that's what the cable I was driving back and forth on the highway was for. I think should tell the department it's faulty.
Picture from canadiantire.caI saw an ad for this product on TV yesterday. The Mastercraft (makes quotes with fingers) "Laser" Parking Guide from Canadian Tire. The $25.00 device mounts on the ceiling of your garage. Once your car enters the garage, it emits a "laser beam" in a straight line to the ground. Once the "laser" shines on a spot you choose on your dash, your car is in the perfect spot. It is designed to avoid damage to the car, wether it's driving through a wall, or having the overhead door close on on the car, and avoid damage to other things in the garage
That is the most expensive tennis-ball-on-a-string I've ever seen
Photo from Flickr/Creative Commons
(Insert Back to the Future groaner here)
A WWII aircraft had to make an emergency landing in Wisconsin. Despite being near an airport, the desperate pilot decided to use the highway.
Chaos ensues.
Video from abc Boston's official YouTube Channel
No one got hurt, and only the right wing of the plane was damaged. Not sure if that State Trooper is still out of breath after running down that car.
A typical manual transmission gear-shifter on what appears to be a real nice car. Photo from Flickr, accessed through Creative CommonsI'm getting an early start today, a huge day is ahead for me. A big 10:00-5:30 show on CKSW 570/CJSN 1490, including my historic first anniversary broadcast of the first time I hosted the Trading Post today at 11:30am. Going through the daily computer routines (weathereye, homepage, e-mail, Yahoo! e-mail, and the feeds) I noticed a rather odd story totally suitable for what I have written so far.
Some car thieves in Georgia tried to steal a Honda Accord, but they were eventually caught because they didn't know how to operate the manual transmission.
Now this is why everybody should learn how to drive a stick. Not for criminal applications, I assure you, but because you never know when you're gonna need it. My uncle once told me that use of a standard should be mandatory in the SGI drivers' education course. I can say that I don't disagree with him.
If you go to buy a car, and the most reasonably priced and/or only vehicles available have standard transmissions, what are you going to do if you don't know how to use it properly?
If you get a job, say in some sort of product transportation, and the delivery vehicle has a stick, I doubt the company's going to give up extra man-hours to train that person, and additional money to pay for any at-fault accidents.
The majority of this province is farm land. Most farm vehicles have manual transmissions. What are you going to do if you're stuck in the middle of the pasture in your John Deere tractor that you can't get out of second gear?
And there are other things that I could think of, but I can't get into because of many reasons I can't name (I think some of them even break those Ten Commandments I mentioned earlier).
I am not afraid to say that I am one of those people. I don't know how to drive a stick, and I honestly hope that I am never forced to do so. I am willing to learn sometime, just make sure I'm in an open area with no other innocent cars around. In the meantime I'll just leave the manual driving to the people who know.
A parking lot in the Vatican, photo from Flickr, accessed through Creative CommonsThe Vatican released the Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road, which includes the Ten Commandments for motorists to live by.
They are...
I. You shall not kill
II. Thy road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm
III. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events
IV. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents
V. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin
VI. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so
VII. Support the families of accident victimsVIII. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness
IX. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party
X. Feel responsible toward others
Now, how many have I broken?
