8 Jan 2009 at 2:12pm I know, I know: What special training? Isn't everyone in France required to ride a scooter by the age of 7 or something (along with knowing how to make a crepe, uncork wine and be disdainful to tourists)? Turns out that isn't true . It used to be ...
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8 Jan 2009 at 3:20am Q: Can you run a metering light if there are no cars behind you? A: Not legally. State Patrol spokesman Cliff Pratt said drivers who do will be fined $124 ? the same penalty for sneaking in the carpool lane to avoid the metered light if you're ...
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7 Jan 2009 at 7:42pm Motorcycles in Rwanda are increasingly becoming an unreliable means of transport as they still account for a large percentage of reported road accidents and deaths, the police have said. Recent statistics of which The New Times has obtained a copy ...
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7 Jan 2009 at 3:17pm PITTSBURGH (AP) -Ben Roethlisberger is dealing with a swollen head, an issue that has troubled many NFL quarterbacks. Only this time, it's not the result of too many commercial endorsements, a big contract or too much fan praise. When the Steelers ...
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7 Jan 2009 at 12:18pm RISING fuel prices has been blamed for an increase in the number of motorcyclists killed on Suffolk roads. Nearly a quarter of road deaths in the county last year involved motorcyclists - a rise of 1% on the previous year. Suffolk County Council ...
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6 Jan 2009 at 12:05pm The seven "dangerous New Year holidays" saw 367 people killed and 4,107 others injured in 3,824 road accidents from December 30 to January 5, the Road Safety Centre announced yesterday. Interior Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul, deputy director of the ...
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4 Jan 2009 at 5:51pm The price of gas is what led Scott Stevens of Arcadia to begin riding his motorcycle instead of the family SUV to and from work at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Stevens, 47, had five children, and the extra money made a difference at home. He was ...
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3 Jan 2009 at 6:57pm WAIPAHU ? Following a year when O'ahu recorded the fewest number of traffic fatalities in nearly a decade, three people died in separate traffic accidents on New Year's Day while a fourth person was critically injured yesterday. In contrast, there ...
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3 Jan 2009 at 3:05am Q: A bouncer told me he'd call the cops if I tried to get into a bar again with an ID that wasn't my license. Is that the only kind of ID I can use? A: No. The bouncer probably thought you had a fake ID, but there are several other forms of ...
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1 Jan 2009 at 6:59pm Today marks a milestone for blind readers and writers around the world. Today is the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille. Blinded by an accident in his father's workshop at the age of 3, Braille later became a student and teacher in the world ...
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