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    Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed

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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    You know what would be even better. If they taught the damn kids how to drive. In the past two weeks I was rear-ended and was hit by a hit and run driver. If I see someone use a turn signal I am shocked and going over the lines have become a pastime.

    That said I am still in favour of the legislation just add a "learn to drive well" amendment. People against this must not note the fact that if they are learning to recycle vehicle parts and fluids they are actually able to work on their own cars.
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    We're teaching kids to take public transportation while they're in Driver's Ed? That's like going to Blockbuster to rent a movie and being told to read a book. #michigan
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    11/13/09

    @bzr: Probably a good idea in both cases. #michigan
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    11/13/09

    @bzr: Blockbuster? What's that? #michigan
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    Image of tempesjo tempesjo
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    And while they're at it, they might as well teach the teens about the virtues of abstinence as well.
    I'm all for carpooling, public transportation and fuel efficiency. But really, don't a lot of teens already know about the importance of carpooling? If you want to go to the movies or the roller rink or the soda shop, you pile in with the friend who has the car. Public transportation is an option if you're going somewhere where nobody will see you.
    I'm not sure that the fuel efficiency lesson is relevant. If teens today are anything like I was, total fuel consumed will likely be the same regardless of what kind of car they have. If they have enough money for 2 gallons of gas, they'll drive 30 miles in their '85 Grand Prix or 80 miles in their '92 Civic.
    As for recycling parts and fluids, for my first car the parts were available for pick up on the roadside, and the fluids were either given back to mother nature in clouds of smoke or in a trail of drips. #michigan
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    Image of Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe) Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe)
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    I'd rather the recycling bit be included in shop classes. Then maybe people would stop using motor oil to try to get rid of those stumps out by the 'crick'. The rest of it doesn't belong in a curriculum that is designed to make the roads safer for everyone but most especially FOR THE CHILDREN!!! :D (Those precious little snowflakes.) #michigan
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    11/13/09

    @Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): Shop class?

    Dude, that's old school right there.

    Now they call it study skills class, and teach you no significant skills or useful trade whatsoever.

    Welcome to Gen Y and the iGen. #michigan
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    11/13/09

    @pauljones: Study skills class? Wow... I'd think that was where you learn how to take notes, pay attention and "learn how to read good".

    Clearly it's been a while since my public education days. #michigan
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    11/13/09

    @Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): All they do now in study skills is text each other.

    The days of shop class are dead. Even wood shop is dead, and ceramics is barely holding on. #michigan
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    Fine. I suggest that "the significance of the auto industry to the local economy" be added to the Michigan state history curriculum - and that these two sit through it before proposing any more legislation. #michigan
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    Piffle. Let's no overload the poor 16-year-olds' brains, or rather nerve bundles. They've got enough on their minds, like DJ Hero, Rock Band...DJ Rock Band...Guitar Hero...crabcore... #michigan
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    11/13/09

    @bmoreDLJ: I suspect 'crabcore' is a Baltimore only type of thing. #michigan
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed

    Climb a Mountain.
    Drive a Hybrid.
    Fly High, Lesbian Seagull. #michigan
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed

    This is all you need to move about in peace with Gaia. #michigan
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    Hey, it can't be any less useful than the curriculum in my driver's ed program, which as far as I can remember, was entirely composed of lessons in how to be bored witless and avoid riding in the car with the smelly kid. #michigan
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    If it's yellow, brakes are mellow.
    If it's brown, bleed it down.

    (does not apply to ATE SuperBlue brake fluid) #michigan
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/13/09

    @Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master: We used that stuff on our LeMons Celica, talk about awesome. #michigan
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/13/09

    In reply to Hippie Legislators Try Adding Green Lessons To Drivers Ed
    Dammit, stop giving California ideas! #michigan
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    11/01/09

    In reply to Rust And Smoke, The Heater's Broke, The Door Just Flew Away: Da Yoopers' Rusty Chevrolet
    Chevy took a chet, #chevroletimpala
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    Image of ☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig. ☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig.
    11/01/09

    @lilwillie: Poor Jimmer...never was da same after dat. #chevroletimpala
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    11/02/09

    @☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig.:

    Jimmer made that movie. I never laughed so damn hard. That and the fart scene. #chevroletimpala
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    Image of ☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig. ☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig.
    11/02/09

    @lilwillie: Yep, da Jimmer was da star alright. The fart scene is a classic for the ages, to be sure.

    Chevy Shook a Shet!!!!! #chevroletimpala
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    11/01/09

    In reply to Rust And Smoke, The Heater's Broke, The Door Just Flew Away: Da Yoopers' Rusty Chevrolet
    HappyYooper Thanksgiving! #chevroletimpala
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/01/09

    @☠Grяrяrяrяrя, portrait of a chickenwolfmoosepig.: You sure? There should be snow by then. #chevroletimpala
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    11/02/09

    @MushyHeirloom: Dunno..could be one of dem dere late winters in the UP. It hasn't been the same since da Jimmer's chevy shook a shet. #chevroletimpala
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    Image of hglaber hglaber
    10/31/09

    In reply to Rust And Smoke, The Heater's Broke, The Door Just Flew Away: Da Yoopers' Rusty Chevrolet
    Holy wah! Who digs da car out before dey start'er? Yah spend tirty minnis wit da scooper only tah find da sevy sooka sit, you'll learn dat lesson, eh? #chevroletimpala
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    Image of 87CapriceEstate 87CapriceEstate
    11/01/09

    @hglaber: Hope not not offend ya since I am pretty good with accents, but I got aboot uno question. I understand da first part, but this part is a humdinger. "Da sevy sooka sit, you'll learn dat lesson, eh?" I don't git it. #chevroletimpala
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    Image of Joe-Btfsplk Joe-Btfsplk
    10/31/09

    In reply to Rust And Smoke, The Heater's Broke, The Door Just Flew Away: Da Yoopers' Rusty Chevrolet
    Got brakes?
    Got tires?
    Got glass & lights?
    Got "good" check engine light?
    Got ball joints & tie rods?
    Your rustbucket is good to go in NY!
    Happy Trails! #chevroletimpala
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