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Polite teens in allegedly stolen tow truck lead Kiwi cops on low-speed chase

Teens driving a tow truck allegedly stolen in Raglan, New Zealand led police on a lengthy low-speed chase, refusing to stop when implored to pull over. Inspector Lance Burdett from the police northern communications centre in Auckland told the New ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  20 Nov 2009

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Dream vacations

'When there's something you can't do in real l i f e , you can live out your fondest wishes ... in your dreams." I've always hated monstrous pop psychology advice like that. No reason to grab the real thing when you can experience a fake inferior ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  20 Nov 2009

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The big lie: British town publishes tall traffic tales told by delinquent drivers

Pity parking violators in the town of Sheffield, England. In addition to being fined, drivers face the additional humiliation of having the town publish a list of the biggest lies told to traffic wardens. It turns out that a woman, who claimed "my son ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  13 Nov 2009

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Cellphone ban misses other evils of the road

While I applaud the sentiment behind laws that ban drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving, the regulations appear to me to be wrong-headed. I've certainly run into my share of moron drivers who sail through stop signs while gabbing on ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  13 Nov 2009

Joshua Tee? Driver fined for hurling balls

A California driver has been sentenced for littering the Joshua Tree National Park with thousands of golf balls--and a few tennis balls--that he threw from his car window over several years. Douglas Jones of La Quinta, Calif., pleaded guilty to charges ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Los Angeles Times,  Mercedes-Benz,  BMW,  General Motors

More laws to ding distracted drivers

While I applaud the sentiment behind laws that ban drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving, the regulations appear to me to be wrong-headed. I've certainly run into my share of moron drivers who sail through stop signs while gabbing on ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  11 Nov 2009

Top 20 potential new driving bans

While I applaud the sentiment behind laws that ban drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving, the regulations appear to me to be wrong-headed. I've certainly run into my share of moron drivers who sail through stop signs while gabbing on ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  9 Nov 2009

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Hell-cars and hearses add a touch of transportation terror on Fright Night

Halloween exhumes tales of haunted highways and spook-ridden vehicles. Only the online community of RavensBlight.comoffers visitors the chance to download and assemble paper hell-cars of their very own. Build a rusty, haunted 1937 Chevy, festooned with ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: General Motors,  Ford Motor Company,  Honda,  Chrysler,  Fiat

Bring out the best when trying to sell a beater

I am impressed by the emergence of the "house stager," a professional whose job it is to sell a home by removing half the furniture and all of the children, then replacing the emptiness with a few Hallmark Card moments designed to give potential home ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  30 Oct 2009

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Bring out the car's best when selling

I am impressed by the emergence of the "house stager," a professional whose job it is to sell a home by removing half the furniture and all of the children, then replacing the emptiness with a few Hallmark Card moments designed to give potential home ...

From PETER KENTER, Canada.com,  29 Oct 2009

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