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| drag racing the short bus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Location, Location... 
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 I'm against car pool lanes in general, and would be more in favor of a European style of driving - left lane is for passing, everything else moves to the right lane. Now, if that were enforced, traffic might be a bit better; though really, it's not likely. 
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 A lot of the city-dwellers of the US and Europe tend to forget that not every spot in the world is a cesspool vertical city like the one they live in. Sure, these itty-bitty econoboxes are probably great for inner city commuting. So is public transportation. But in the rest of the USA (which accounts for 99.19257% of the surface area) these things are a false economy--which makes them purely a "statement". 
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|  07-28-2009, 08:51 AM | 
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			Concur with both posts.
		 
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| drag racing the short bus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Location, Location... 
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 Of course, uncorked Harleys are a different subject altogether. Whatever efficiency is to be had with an H-D flies out the window when it is as audibly obnoxious as some have decided to make theirs. The LAPD has Harleys now. They look very cool - like custom paint jobs - and a nice low rumble. Why the **** can't other Harley riders can't do with the same mufflers as the cops is beyond me. 
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|  07-28-2009, 09:16 AM | 
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			lane splitting in most countries if verboten if traffic moves faster then x km/h Eg, if it ain't a T-jam, you ain't lane splitting splitting at 40mph is asking for trouble 
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			Nyete on that moto bicycle... If it were about 2500 it could fly...well then everybody would want one then...if it could fly that is. 
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			Cadillac has engines that shut down cylinders at stoplights. Now add ultra-lightweight bodies, hydraulic/electric hybrid, and rotary valves that stay open with individual variable-compression cylinders. The consumer market is a long way off from "efficiency". 70mpg? Ok, that's good, but it's possible to squeeze 2,500mpg out of a vehicle: http://www.shell.com/home/content/fuels_ga/diesel_fe_pkg/history/dfe_development.html "the current record set in 2004, drove 3,410km on just one litre of fuel." | ||
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