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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...HUPD responded to a report of a motor vehicle driving erratically in the Soldiers Field parking lot. Officers spoke with the party and sent them on their...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

Every sense is heightened. "You hear the motor, gear, transmission. You can tell when a tire is rubbing a fender--you will smell the change." You have a piano tuner's sense for the harmonics of your motor. It might change pitches because a valve spring is breaking. "When something changes, you understand," says Cope. You will know when a car is near. "There are times you can't see it, but you can hear it, or hear the air on your car." Your skin is a tool too. "You get a sense of buffeting. You can feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Lap: What It Feels Like Behind The Wheel | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

...There was no evidence presented that the operator of the motor vehicle was negligent," Pasquarello said. "It was a stormy evening and [Palmer-Sherman] was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Driver Not Charged In Student Death | 3/1/2001 | See Source »

...Then again, that rending is "a process driven in large part by nonrational behavior." In other words, there's no reason to panic just yet, not least because nobody seems to be panicking just yet. "The weakness in sales of motor vehicles and homes has been modest, suggesting that consumers have retained enough confidence to make longer-term commitments, and, as I pointed out earlier, expected earnings growth over the longer run continues to be elevated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greenspan Says It Again: Get Out and Shop, America! | 2/28/2001 | See Source »

...since South Park. It's a simple recipe. Take some homemade, remote-controlled robots (which look more like armored lawn mowers than androids). Give them WWF-style names like Mauler and Vlad the Impaler. Put them in a Plexiglas cage, and let them hammer, buzz-saw and ram the motor oil out of each other. Throw in campy announcers and a good-looking blond to interview contestants, and you've got a license to mint ratings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battlebots: Attack of the Warrior Geeks | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

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