why do chp zig zag on freeway?
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On Duty: Why CHP officers sometimes zigzag on the highway. ... Removing hazards from the roadway is part of a CHP officer's duties. Therefore, from time to time, you may see an officer driving a patrol vehicle in a zigzag motion, crossing all lanes of the freeway. The CHP refers to this movement as a traffic break.
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All Zipcars contain GPS tracking devices that allow the company to know where the car is at anytime. ... They also have the ability to remotely lock you out of the car, disable the ignition and active the alarm system.
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Vent to atmosphere BOVs can also cause slight over-fueling between gear changes as a portion of metered air is released from the intake system. This over fueling is not harmful to the engine as the unburnt fuel will exit the engine as exhaust.
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I'm guessing you're in Illinois, right? Not every state does it the same way (or at all), but “FP” means “fleet plate”.
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A: On the freeway, commercial vehicles cannot travel in the left lane when there are three or more lanes. They are not required to be in the far right lane and can legally use the right two lanes. Troopers do see semi trucks traveling in the left lane and we do pull them over.
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It might max out around 70 mph, but it's enough for U.S. freeways. It won't be the most comfortable thing for long distance, but it will get you there.
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The company gives each driver a specific route to follow and that includes a policy that drivers should never turn through oncoming traffic (that's left in countries where they drive on the right and vice versa) unless absolutely necessary. This means that routes are sometimes longer than they have to be.
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In heat pump applications, the liquid refrigerant must flow through or around the TXV when operating in the reverse direction. ... When the flow is reversed the inlet pressure pushes the ball up, allowing flow through the check port.
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Yes, 2013+ Arrow slip-on exhaust is road legal in all 50 states. I was under the impression that nothing except OE is legal in CA.
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They are deployed in problem areas – perhaps car racing is going on or commercial truckers aren't behaving. These CHP cars are called SMPVs – “specially marked patrol vehicles.” To keep discreet, they don't have the tell-tale “push bumpers” the black-and-whites have to nudge stalled cars out of peril.
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Some of these findings are more obvious: Traffic tends to move faster on a wide one-way road than on a comparable two-way city street, and slower traffic means fewer accidents. The rest of these results are theoretically connected to each other in complex ways.
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It's better because vehicles use less energy to maintain speed on highway, while in the city vehicles must to stop and go, due to various reasons (traffic, traffic lights, etc.) and therefore use more energy to accelerate after each stop and it's hard to maintain the same speed.
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It creates lots of friction, which is the reason for the smoke. Burnout in an automatic transmission car is not something difficult. However, it's an illegal act and needs proper safety cautions. Even a small mistake can lead to accidents and injury.
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A: On the freeway, commercial vehicles cannot travel in the left lane when there are three or more lanes. They are not required to be in the far right lane and can legally use the right two lanes.
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Driving with an open trunk is probably a violation of the California vehicle code. And, even if it is not a violation, the officer can argue that he felt it presented a significant safety risk, which justified him in pulling you over...
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Common practice and most law on United States highways is that the left lane is reserved for passing and faster moving traffic, and that traffic using the left lane must yield to traffic wishing to overtake. ... In California, at least, there is no prohibition against cruising in the left lane.
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Registered. BOVs that vent to atmosphere are illegal. They are fine if they are plumbed back into the intake system.