Monday, May 14, 2012
Spark plugs and Practice
I've bumped up my MPG average from 27 (see my last post) to 31! I haven't installed any major devices in my car or anything to get my 2001 SUV (non hybrid) going 33% more efficient than factory tests. I have installed some new spark plugs and continued to improve on my driving habits which has done the trick. I've learned to turn off my car when ever i am coasting and idling. If your car is stopped for more than 10 seconds you would be wasting gas by leaving the engine on. I took that a step further and turned off my SUV whenever i was coasting for more than 10 seconds. I've discovered some places where i have been coasting for over a mile! It's great to be enjoying mileage better than most cars. Here is the most fuel efficient gas saving spark plugs on the market today that now have made a nice warm home in my engine.
The E3 spark plugs are a little more expensive, but for what they have saved me, they have paid for themselves within the first couple of fill ups.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Gas Saving devices that work
I drive an SUV but I've added some simple and cheap devices that have paid for themselves over and over again. I'm not a scientist so i can't explain why they work, but i know that they do improve my gas mileage. According to fueleconomy.gov my vehicle should be getting around 20 mpg. But I'm enjoying an average of 27 mpg, and some tanks I've recorded 30 mpg! that's over a 25% improvement! I'm driving nearly a hundred extra miles on each tank of gas. Nailing in my point even more, I'm saving about 10$ every time i fill up!
Not only will these filters save you gas, but they last a life time. You won't ever need to replace your air filter again. That's double savings just for adding this performance air filter. Make sure you get the right one for your vehicle. These filters are also available in most auto parts stores.
Not only will these filters save you gas, but they last a life time. You won't ever need to replace your air filter again. That's double savings just for adding this performance air filter. Make sure you get the right one for your vehicle. These filters are also available in most auto parts stores.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Tailgating Truthes
Welcome to true driving school
Where in the cars we know the rule
Something that is over rated
Is the act of being tailgated
Getting close lets me go fast
A C.O.P. will only catch the last
If you are in a rush I don't care if you tell
Say your speed and get on my tail
I'd love to speed up I've got nothing to loose
With you so close I'm not who they choose
With you right behind me no cop can fit
I'm free to speed but you might get hit
But that is not a problem for me
Because not being last place sets me free
If everyone’s speeding and all in a line
Only the last will be blamed for the crime
For all those leading the pack
Think of those stuck in back
If you go the speed limit when the last gets to go
Thanks to you they’re going to slow
So tailgating is a polite way to say
Speed up! You’re too slow! Get out of the way!
Where in the cars we know the rule
Something that is over rated
Is the act of being tailgated
Getting close lets me go fast
A C.O.P. will only catch the last
If you are in a rush I don't care if you tell
Say your speed and get on my tail
I'd love to speed up I've got nothing to loose
With you so close I'm not who they choose
With you right behind me no cop can fit
I'm free to speed but you might get hit
But that is not a problem for me
Because not being last place sets me free
If everyone’s speeding and all in a line
Only the last will be blamed for the crime
For all those leading the pack
Think of those stuck in back
If you go the speed limit when the last gets to go
Thanks to you they’re going to slow
So tailgating is a polite way to say
Speed up! You’re too slow! Get out of the way!
Beef with Bacon
My first car wasn’t the best looking. The hood was rusted and it had more scratches and dents than a little league baseball bat, but for a teenager’s first car it was perfect. But like I was saying, it looked damaged and the police car passing opposite from me noticed it too. Looking in my rear view mirror I saw the cop turn around and before I knew it, his lights were on me. What did I get pulled over for? He said it was because of a broken side mirror. How could he see that travelling in the opposite direction? He committed to pull me over before he was even behind me to see my mirror. What did I really get pulled over for? A number for his quota?
It wasn’t much later when I got pulled over again; this time for a foggy window. “Are you trying to kill someone?” asked the cop at my window. I was tempted to answer yes, but didn’t want attempted murder on top of my foggy window charge. Who did I try to kill? Only the cop who pulled me over knew. He pulled me over just after I pulled out of the parking lot. I know I didn’t have a chance to drive reckless for such a short drive and I could see clearly, but I didn’t wipe clear my whole window, but I guess it was enough to accuse me of committing murder.
The most recent incident I was actually speeding. I knew the area was a cop trap, so I was watching my speed. I was running late so pushing the limits, but I did make sure I was only going ten above (40 in a 30). That didn’t stop the cop from stopping me. “Do you know how fast you were going?” he asked me. Why are cops always asking questions they don’t want answers to (like asking “are you trying to kill someone”)? I answered his speeding question. I told him yes and told him my speed. “Are you calling me a liar?” he quickly accused. Innocent until proven guilty, yet I’m not allowed to defend that and I couldn’t be the honest one. “A judge is going to believe you over me anyways.” I answered with a shrug. I knew if I was going to protest this to a judge he’d believe the officer, so why argue. I was trying to stop a needless debate. I guess my comment did because he didn’t answer me. He tried staring me down so I stared back waiting for him to continue on with his typical road rules lecture. He found that staring wasn’t intimidating enough because I didn’t down cast my eyes, so he put his hand on his gun. That was uncalled for, especially in front of my wife and one year old son. I didn’t need to be threatened to be shot because I was speeding. I didn’t insult him, I didn’t call him a liar, yet I was being treated like I had a weapon in my pocket (my hands by the way never left the steering wheel). Later, to give me the ticket, he tells me to get out of the car. Once again I felt this was an attempt to scare me like I was going to jail. No other police officer ever made me get out of the car to give me a ticket. I defend myself from a verbal attack from a police officer and as a result he attempts intimidation and nonverbal threats and harassment. He treated me like he would treat an escaped convict.
I knew a young girl who just got her license and had to go to court for two tickets within a week. The first one was for speeding in the passing lane on the highway; the other was for going exactly the speed limit in the passing lane on the highway. The poor girl felt helpless because no matter what speed she went, the police officer could still ticket her.
It doesn’t matter how perfect of a driver you are (I’m not saying I am one, because I definitely am not), if a cop pulls out behind you the knuckles turn white under sweaty palms. I had a squad car pull out behind me on my way to work. I kept glancing from my speedometer to the lights on top of the car behind me, waiting for them to turn on. After nearly two miles of following me, they eventually did. The officer accused me of drunk driving and asked if I was watching the road. I told him no, I was watching him behind me and my speedometer. I was so worried because of the cop behind me I wasn’t paying attention to the road. They are supposed to give us a warm fuzzy feeling of protection, yet we feel as safe as a deer being chased by wolves when it comes to the threat of traffic tickets. To those, no one is safe. I’m glad and grateful that they protect the innocent, but sometimes instead of protecting victims they often create them.
Yes, people do drive reckless, careless, or oblivious and need a reminder by way of a ticket (or more) that what they did could get someone hurt, but drivers are considered a felon if going the flow of traffic, signaling for an improper amount of time, or anything else to meet the police quota. Because of a broken tail light drivers become criminals. Imagine if that was enforced at people’s homes. Imagine getting that knock on the door and an officer giving a ticket and saying: “We see that your porch light is out, here’s your fine that could go on your permanent record.”
I have talked to police officers to find out if this quota thing was for real. It is and an officer told me he can pull anyone over to meet it. The quota exists with the assumption that the community cannot be law abiding. The entire population can be driving perfectly in perfect cars, but still the quota for cops will be met. Do they have a quota to catch robbers, rapists, or murderers? At first it can be thought that if they did the streets would be a lot safer, but you can also imagine how many innocent people would be thrown in jail because of a cop getting desperate to meet that required number.
Distracted driving. Could cops be more hypocritical? They have more equipment at their finger tips in their cop cars than a World of Warcraft addict’s computer console. And yes I have seen them use their radios and laptops while driving. Yet it's texting that’s illegal.
Cop traps are not all unsafe areas (some are), but poor planned speed limits. The general population has an innate sense of safe driving. While driving, a feel for how safe a road is can be seen by how straight it is, the shoulder space, the risk of pedestrian traffic, and the amount of lanes. These factors are analyzed by the driver’s brain to determine a safe driving speed. Safe driving speed has been tested by city organizations, and this information was given to me by a police officer. Speed limits are supposed to reflect this appropriate speed. But some roads do not have a proper speed limit for the proper safety of the road. That’s why going the legal speed limit on some road feels like you’re going too slow. City workers – like cops – aren’t perfect (no one is), and they can make mistakes on setting speed limits. Yet who are the ones punished for this? The citizens' who these workers are suppose to be serving.
Cops know the roads where the feel of the road is different than the speed limit. These are often their cop traps. Instead of helping the city in re-evaluating these roads, they sit and wait for drivers to take the bait of poor speed limit planning.
I can theorize the reasons for cops sitting at the street. They’re spread out across the area so an officer is closer to calls from any part of the city. Speed trapping keeps them awake and ready for these calls. Seeing a cop car on the side of the road is a good reminder to obey rules. If someone wants to be reckless, they should be pulled over and ticketed. If cops are finding it hard to see bad driving, however, maybe they should spend time patrolling stores to remind people not to shoplift, or even walking through a park to keep things safe there. Ticketing like it’s a commission job targets the innocent as much as the guilty.
It wasn’t much later when I got pulled over again; this time for a foggy window. “Are you trying to kill someone?” asked the cop at my window. I was tempted to answer yes, but didn’t want attempted murder on top of my foggy window charge. Who did I try to kill? Only the cop who pulled me over knew. He pulled me over just after I pulled out of the parking lot. I know I didn’t have a chance to drive reckless for such a short drive and I could see clearly, but I didn’t wipe clear my whole window, but I guess it was enough to accuse me of committing murder.
The most recent incident I was actually speeding. I knew the area was a cop trap, so I was watching my speed. I was running late so pushing the limits, but I did make sure I was only going ten above (40 in a 30). That didn’t stop the cop from stopping me. “Do you know how fast you were going?” he asked me. Why are cops always asking questions they don’t want answers to (like asking “are you trying to kill someone”)? I answered his speeding question. I told him yes and told him my speed. “Are you calling me a liar?” he quickly accused. Innocent until proven guilty, yet I’m not allowed to defend that and I couldn’t be the honest one. “A judge is going to believe you over me anyways.” I answered with a shrug. I knew if I was going to protest this to a judge he’d believe the officer, so why argue. I was trying to stop a needless debate. I guess my comment did because he didn’t answer me. He tried staring me down so I stared back waiting for him to continue on with his typical road rules lecture. He found that staring wasn’t intimidating enough because I didn’t down cast my eyes, so he put his hand on his gun. That was uncalled for, especially in front of my wife and one year old son. I didn’t need to be threatened to be shot because I was speeding. I didn’t insult him, I didn’t call him a liar, yet I was being treated like I had a weapon in my pocket (my hands by the way never left the steering wheel). Later, to give me the ticket, he tells me to get out of the car. Once again I felt this was an attempt to scare me like I was going to jail. No other police officer ever made me get out of the car to give me a ticket. I defend myself from a verbal attack from a police officer and as a result he attempts intimidation and nonverbal threats and harassment. He treated me like he would treat an escaped convict.
I knew a young girl who just got her license and had to go to court for two tickets within a week. The first one was for speeding in the passing lane on the highway; the other was for going exactly the speed limit in the passing lane on the highway. The poor girl felt helpless because no matter what speed she went, the police officer could still ticket her.
It doesn’t matter how perfect of a driver you are (I’m not saying I am one, because I definitely am not), if a cop pulls out behind you the knuckles turn white under sweaty palms. I had a squad car pull out behind me on my way to work. I kept glancing from my speedometer to the lights on top of the car behind me, waiting for them to turn on. After nearly two miles of following me, they eventually did. The officer accused me of drunk driving and asked if I was watching the road. I told him no, I was watching him behind me and my speedometer. I was so worried because of the cop behind me I wasn’t paying attention to the road. They are supposed to give us a warm fuzzy feeling of protection, yet we feel as safe as a deer being chased by wolves when it comes to the threat of traffic tickets. To those, no one is safe. I’m glad and grateful that they protect the innocent, but sometimes instead of protecting victims they often create them.
Yes, people do drive reckless, careless, or oblivious and need a reminder by way of a ticket (or more) that what they did could get someone hurt, but drivers are considered a felon if going the flow of traffic, signaling for an improper amount of time, or anything else to meet the police quota. Because of a broken tail light drivers become criminals. Imagine if that was enforced at people’s homes. Imagine getting that knock on the door and an officer giving a ticket and saying: “We see that your porch light is out, here’s your fine that could go on your permanent record.”
I have talked to police officers to find out if this quota thing was for real. It is and an officer told me he can pull anyone over to meet it. The quota exists with the assumption that the community cannot be law abiding. The entire population can be driving perfectly in perfect cars, but still the quota for cops will be met. Do they have a quota to catch robbers, rapists, or murderers? At first it can be thought that if they did the streets would be a lot safer, but you can also imagine how many innocent people would be thrown in jail because of a cop getting desperate to meet that required number.
Distracted driving. Could cops be more hypocritical? They have more equipment at their finger tips in their cop cars than a World of Warcraft addict’s computer console. And yes I have seen them use their radios and laptops while driving. Yet it's texting that’s illegal.
Cop traps are not all unsafe areas (some are), but poor planned speed limits. The general population has an innate sense of safe driving. While driving, a feel for how safe a road is can be seen by how straight it is, the shoulder space, the risk of pedestrian traffic, and the amount of lanes. These factors are analyzed by the driver’s brain to determine a safe driving speed. Safe driving speed has been tested by city organizations, and this information was given to me by a police officer. Speed limits are supposed to reflect this appropriate speed. But some roads do not have a proper speed limit for the proper safety of the road. That’s why going the legal speed limit on some road feels like you’re going too slow. City workers – like cops – aren’t perfect (no one is), and they can make mistakes on setting speed limits. Yet who are the ones punished for this? The citizens' who these workers are suppose to be serving.
Cops know the roads where the feel of the road is different than the speed limit. These are often their cop traps. Instead of helping the city in re-evaluating these roads, they sit and wait for drivers to take the bait of poor speed limit planning.
I can theorize the reasons for cops sitting at the street. They’re spread out across the area so an officer is closer to calls from any part of the city. Speed trapping keeps them awake and ready for these calls. Seeing a cop car on the side of the road is a good reminder to obey rules. If someone wants to be reckless, they should be pulled over and ticketed. If cops are finding it hard to see bad driving, however, maybe they should spend time patrolling stores to remind people not to shoplift, or even walking through a park to keep things safe there. Ticketing like it’s a commission job targets the innocent as much as the guilty.
PMS
Its that time of the month again. You try to avoid them, but this cycle puts them on the lookout for someone to yell at. You can be the most perfect angel and they'll still come after you to make you feel like crap so they can feel better about this repeating round in their life. That last thing you would ever want to do is to tell them that the reason behind their moodiness is because its that time of the month again. Never ever try to give them medication, and never ask if they are taking any! Its impossible to avoid, negotiations always fail. Its just the way they are organized.
they have PMS...
Police's Monthly Stops.
Guy or girl Most COPs suffers from this PMS. Because of this they wait for victims to help satisfy the symptoms. like the all nighters on long projects, they have to hurry and complete their assignment before the due date. this puts them in a mood similar to another monthly cycle emotional phase. All we can do is try to be angels even when cornered... or avoid them completely and not drive during their time of the month.
they have PMS...
Police's Monthly Stops.
Guy or girl Most COPs suffers from this PMS. Because of this they wait for victims to help satisfy the symptoms. like the all nighters on long projects, they have to hurry and complete their assignment before the due date. this puts them in a mood similar to another monthly cycle emotional phase. All we can do is try to be angels even when cornered... or avoid them completely and not drive during their time of the month.
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