The Impatient Police

Two weeks ago I promised you another story of impatience, but last week was the last day of October. However, today I can tell you about the most impatient police officer I have ever seen.

Well, this story isn't such a big deal, and it's very similar to the story two weeks ago. I was standing at a red light in the front of the row. A police car tried to squeeze in from the right lane, pushing its way behind me. A millisecond after the light changed to green, they already honked at me.

There's nothing special about this story, but it once again shows the impatience around here and how annoying it is.

Have a great weekend,
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Free Auto Insurance Quotes

When you have a car, it's crucial that you will also have insurance for it. Not having insurance is not only illegal, but also dangerous. In order to get the best insurance for the lowest price, it's important to compare insurance quotes. Here is an article about getting many of them for free.

How to Get Multiple Free Auto Insurance Quotes in a Matter of Moments

The only way you're ever going to find the perfect auto insurance policy is by requesting quotes. There are many different companies that offer a wide range of insurance, but the only way you'll be able to compare all of them is by searching for and requesting quotes online.

No matter where you live, or what kind of vehicle you drive, you will have a variety of options to choose from. If you use the internet, you can look over all the options by requesting free auto insurance quotes. Sure, you could visit each company's website and request quotes, but that'll take forever.

Time, like money, is also important. While you do need to think long and hard about what kind of insurance would be best for you, you still need to shop around in a timely manner. The sooner you can get insurance, the better.

Fortunately, some websites will allow you to search for multiple free auto insurance quotes at once. You can simply fill out information about what state you live in, your age, type of vehicle, and so forth. Any insurance policy that you may be eligible for will show up in the results. You can then do a little research on each company that shows up on your results page.

To narrow down things even more, look for free auto insurance quotes that match your budget. If you can only afford so much, then simply overlook the quotes that are showing a price that goes over your affordability level.

Free auto insurance quotes are a must if you want to find the best and most affordable policy possible. Instead of trying to do things the old fashioned way, just use the internet to find every free auto insurance quote possible!

Use this information, it can really help you.

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First Time Driving: Alexis

Teaching someone how to drive is not easy, but apparently teaching Alexis is even harder. The entire first minute is dedicated to Alexis' questions (only one foot?) and her father's instructions (D, not 2). However, she's doing pretty good for a first time driver. Watch and enjoy.



This video was uploaded on March, so Alexis either already have her license or she's very close. Anyway, good luck!

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Top Gear GTR vs. Bullet Train: Part 1

The Top Gear guys never rest, and this time they bring competition to a next level. The make a race of a Nissan GTR vs. Japan's famous bullet trains. Who will win? Watch the first part to get a clue.



Enjoy!
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Even Pros Fail

Two weeks ago, the Telegraph posted an article about Jenson Button, a race car driver, and his lack of success in regular road driving. Button, who was driving go-karts long before he drove regular cars, let his racing instincts take over during the test, and he failed.

As his instructor says, Jenson, who was already an experienced driver, squeezed in between two cars during the test. His examiner thought that he was too close to an accident and gave him a major fault, which caused him to fail immediately.

However, Jenson realized the mistake and fixed it on the second test, which he passed with flying colors.

It's nice to see that even our big pros are like us. Only human.

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A Japanese Driving Test Story

Today's article is not about tips about driving tests or insurance, but something a little different. It's a story. Scott Brady wrote an article which tells his story of getting a driver's license in Japan. It's written in a somewhat childish style, but you'll understand. Eventually.

A Foreigner's Attempt at the Japanese Driver's License Test

Once upon a time, there was a young American living in a far off world known as Fukuoka, Japan. This American had lived in the exotic world for a few years when he finally found out (refer to “Foreigners Wanting to Drive in Japan”) that the world in which he presently resides does not permit a creature from his home world to drive legally after having lived there for more than 12 months.

Seeking to please the leaders of planet Japan, the American sought to remedy the situation by obtaining an actual driver’s license. At first, he attempted to get a Japanese scooter license thinking it would be the easiest of Japanese licenses to get (refer to “Foreigners Wanting to Drive in Japan” to laugh at this poor American). But alas, the test was translated into such horrifically bad quality from Japanese to his foreign tongue that he could not pass the written examination... 4 times. (As a side note, the tests were identical all 4 times)

Upon failing the fourth time, one of the Japanese leaders seemed to take pity on the young boy and advised him to take the driver’s license test for automobiles instead of wasting the young American’s time and money (both of which had become a very considerable amount at this point) on the scooter license test. The Japanese leader went on to further encourage the already disheartened American by saying “It’s easy”. The young American’s eyes lit up! He had a friend on the inside! Poor foolish foolish foolish stupid idiot moron young American. What he understood as “It’s easy” was a misinterpretation. What the Japanese leader really meant was “You are in our land now. We are not finished taking your money yet SUCKER!”

What our silly young American came to find out is that a larger amount of the Japanese currency is required to take part in the automobile license test than the scooter license test. Ahh yes, quite a bit more actually. Documents need to be translated and more time needs to be wasted. The world known as Japan with its bureaucratic structure is here to offer substantial cruelty to those living within its borders.

What the American later found out is that the Japanese people themselves pay upwards of $3,000 to go to “driving schools” in order to pass the evil exam that is the Japanese driver’s license test (Another side note: “driving school” really means “money pit”. One who pays the fortune to go to a “driving school” is taught a few rules which are utterly useless and never followed in the real world but are required to be known for the driver’s license test). The American, having only spent about a hundred dollars or so at this point did not realize that the Japanese leaders would not be content until they took more money from him.

Our young American enthusiastically went about acquiring the necessary items for the automobile license test. After all the items were in order he went the following day to the licensing center. The test came in stages: 1) written test 2) eye examination 3) driving test. Fortunately for our hero, the written test was composed of only ten questions, seven being the minimum score required to pass. Yes, the language translation was still horrid, but the margin allowing for error was much greater than the scooter license test. Following the written test was the eye exam and then a two hour wait and then the driving test.

The driving test is taken on a course at the licensing center. In the car (which someone who takes the license test must rent for about $20) there is an examiner and two test subjects, one of which is in the back of the car to place an additional amount of pressure on the one taking the test at that time. Our brave American chose to be the first of the two subjects to take the test. About halfway through the course the examiner said, “Ok, you may return”. Confused, the American returned to the start and got out to let the other test subject try her luck. As it turned out, the American didn’t do any major thing wrong, but a myriad of tiny insignificant things.

Our heartbroken hero returned to the leader whom he considered his “friend” to ask him what he needed to do. At long last, the leader really did take pity on our young silly American and told him exactly what he needed to know to take the test, even down to the little most useless of things that the examiners look for. This information turned out to be worth its weight in gold and ended up saving the American about $2,000. The very next day our hero returned to find that the leader had told all of his minions that the American would pass the test today. And, after all was said and done, our American friend passed the test with flying colors. S.B.

Scott Brady works for a translation and English teaching company in Fukuoka, Japan. He works under Samurai Translators and has recently started up Anime-Japan as well as a telephone English school Myer English School

Source: EzineArticles.com.

I hope you enjoyed this little story. Next week I'll try to get a normal article. Promise.

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Get Better Gas Mileage Easily

Gas mileage is one of the biggest concerns of drivers. Usually there is nothing much you can do to improve it, but there are some tricks that will help you squeeze a little more motion out of your cash.



Use it, it can save you hundreds.
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