In yesterday's newspaper, the county executive called for "enhanced enforcement of traffic laws." Driving home this morning, there was a police car with radar. A few miles later, there was a state trooper. What I thought was interesting was that the trooper had his radar gun aimed at cars that had just passed him. If you think you are safe after you pass the radar, think again. The area where I've seen the most radar is on a four-lane, 45 mph stretch of Route 28. When it goes to two lanes, they don't bother very much. I like cruise control.

It depends on the shape of the round-a-bout (remember we drive on the left side). If 4 roads I treat it the same as a cross intersection. Taking the first road off it is a left turn (left blinker), next off road is the same as going straight through so no blinker, last off road (assuming you are not going back the way you came) is a right turn so right blinker. If you see these blinkers you know where the car is going. Most round-a-bouts are 4 roaders here. If multiple roads off the round-a-bout then it is usually larger so if you see a car going round with a left blinker going what does it tell you that is useful ? It tells you that maybe the driver just forgot to turn his blinker off, or it can mean he turned it on early and is planning on turning off at some stage. You just don't know. Maybe he is going around twice (it happens) so no blinker yet. Personally I wait until it is obvious where the car is going. So blinkers mean nothing and do not help. If blinkers were so important then why aren't they made bigger and more obvious and a standardised shape and position ?
My grandfather never had an accident. He used to drive and treat other road users as if they were lunatics. I try and do the same.

Hey guys, how do you like the "new" shortened zippers on your jeans? I curse the z%$#& (probably female) bean counter who decided shorten the zipper on my jeans by 1 1/2 inches in order to save a few cents every time I try to get my hand in there to do what it has to do. I don't have a big hand, I take a medium glove but I can't get more than two or three finger in there and sometimes the extra time it takes is too much. I would gladly pay ten times what they have saved to get a full length zipper back. It seems that many manufacturers are now getting on the bandwagon. What can we do?