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driving

All Units, Be On The Lookout

by PAgent

I have a reputation of being somewhat critical. For example, I often see people on the highway who I think are driving like idiots. In response, I mutter to myself, call them names under my breath, and point them out to my kids as an example of how NOT to drive. But today I was [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest → 7 comments

A Navigation Challenge

by PAgent

I have a shameful confession to make. After attending four years of college in Portland, and then living here for the last 7 1/2 years, I still can’t navigate my way around this town to save my life. But I submit that this isn’t simply due to my own navigational incompetence. No, I think at [...]

09.30.2008 See the rest → 9 comments

Reading a Book While Driving

by Motor Jeffries

Here is a photo I took last night on my drive home (note: I blacked out the face of the driver). I snapped the shot at a red light at SE 115th Avenue and Division.It’s hard to see, but the driver is reading a book. She kept the book on her steering wheel until 122nd [...]

09.17.2008 See the rest → 7 comments

A Slow Crawl down Division

by Lyza Danger Gardner

Yesterday at 5:15pm, I needed to get from SE Belmont & 13th to 39th & Powell in short order. Having had many heated arguments in the past with friends about efficiency and light timing (and using it as an extra weapon in my the-’burbs-suck arsenal–sweet limping Moses, those suburban stoplights), I thought Division would be [...]

06.26.2008 See the rest → 3 comments