There is a police car outside.

The really remarkable thing to me is that most California natives unhesitatingly elect to slow down and permit the invading car free access.

But by comparison with the railroad, the motor car is a relatively new object of popular worship, so it is too much to hope that it may be brought within the bounds of civilized usage quickly and easily.

It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices -- for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is generally termed, staying put.

Of these states the average `` change-over '' point ( at which a car is substituted for allowances ) is 13,200 miles per year.

Based on this figure and considering depreciation costs of vehicles, pool personnel have determined that travel in excess of 10,000 miles annually is more economical by state car than by payment of allowances for use of personally-owned vehicles.

A tire must be inflated to its normal hot operating pressure and the car must be loaded to its operating weight when this measurement is made.

To determine car speed for a given combination of engine speed, gear ratio, and tire size, the formula is: Af.

An almost too-simple-to-be-true way to set forth on such adventures is just to put yourself behind the wheel of a car and head for the open road.

For those who need or want and can afford another car, buying one and driving it on the grand tour, then shipping it home, is one popular plan for a do-it-yourself pilgrimage.

Your insurance, too, with most agencies, is provided with the car, covering comprehensive fire, theft, liability and collision with a deductible clause which varies in different countries.

As in the United States, there is a flat fee-per-day rental charge plus a few cents per kilometer driven, and the per-day rate drops if the car is retained for a week.

Further, there is no mileage charge or mileage limitations when you lease a car, and you pay only the flat monthly rate plus a nominal charge for documents and insurance since the car is registered and insured individually for your trip.

Leasing a car is not as common or as popular as renting a car in Europe, but for long periods it will be unquestionably more economical and satisfactory.

Still there is a way for those who want to see some of the back country of Europe by car.

The way is to rent a chauffeur-driven car.

In a way, we may be witnessing the same thing in the sales of automobiles today as the public no longer is willing to purchase any car coming on the market but is more insistent on compact cars free of the frills which were accepted in the Fifties.

Every so often the diminishing sound of a car came under the trailer as it slowed down for the wreck then speeded up again as it got clear.

The threatening appearance of a tank is often enough to keep an opponent from attacking, whereas a less threatening vehicle such as an armored car is more likely to be attacked.

At the end of the game, the last remaining housemate is declared the winner of that particular series and receives prizes, often including a large amount of money, a car, a vacation and ( in some editions ) a house.

The success of these grips ensured that this line became the model for other cable car transit systems, and this model is often known as the Hallidie Cable Car.

The result is that Bayfront Expressway is frequently congested, and when not congested is often the site of high-speed car crashes.

Bicyclists often fear collision with an opening car door in case the car's occupant does not look carefully to check that it is safe to open the door.

Dan Gurney often complained about the weight of the Mk IV, since the car was heavier than the Ferraris he raced.

Open-wheel car, formula car, or often single-seater car in British English, describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and, in most cases, one seat.

Wheel-to-wheel contact is dangerous, particularly when the forward edge of one tire contacts the rear of another tire: since the treads are moving in opposite directions ( one upward, one downward ) at the point of contact, both wheels rapidly decelerate, torquing the chassis of both cars and often causing one or both vehicles to be suddenly and powerfully flung upwards ( the rear car tends to pitch forward, and the front car tends to pitch back.

Cutting plotters are often relied upon for precision cutting of graphics produced by wide-format inkjet printers, however-for example to produce window or car graphics, or shaped stickers.

Motorcycles are also commonly used, particularly in locations that a car may not be able to access, to control potential public order situations involving meetings of motorcyclists and often in escort duties where the motorcycle policeman can quickly clear a path for the escorted vehicle.

The Hoe also includes a long broad tarmacked promenade ( currently a disabled motorists car park ) which serves as a spectacular military parade ground and which is often used for displays by Plymouth based Royal Navy, Royal Marines, the Army garrison, as well as for funfairs and open-air concerts.

He often drove alone in a car with an open roof — a show of his confidence in the occupation forces and in his government's effectiveness.

His car repossessed and in dire financial straits, he often depended on family and friends for funds.

Playing shows late into the night, and living with his wife and young child in his tiny apartment, Orbison often sought refuge by taking his guitar to his car and writing songs there.

Split screens are frequently used in motor racing, especially during safety car pit stops in the IndyCar Series and NASCAR, where four way splits are used, most often with three leading cars or trucks ' pit stops shown on the left and a shot of the pit exit ( where restart order is determined after pit stops ) on the right, with some featuring just four different cars or trucks making pit stops.

Other drivers compete often in stock car racing but are well known for their success elsewhere.

Objects in motion often have variations in speed ( a car might travel along a street at 50 km / h, slow to 0 km / h, and then reach 30 km / h ).

The two pointers are traditionally named car and cdr respectively — but the more modern terms head and tail are often used instead.

What can make PTS difficult to diagnose is the fact that symptoms can often first appear long after the actual cause of the syrinx occurred, e. g. a car accident occurring and then the patient first experiencing PTS symptoms such as pain, loss of sensation, reduced ability on the skin to feel varying degrees of hot and cold, a number of months after car accident.

Waits, who taught himself how to play the piano on a neighbor's instrument, often took trips to Mexico with his father, who taught Spanish ; he would later say that he found his love of music during these trips through a Mexican ballad that was " probably a Ranchera, you know, on the car radio with my dad.

With his new identity, " Michael Knight ", Long is provided with high tech crime-fighting equipment, most notably the car nicknamed KITT.

Juan Manuel Fangio (; June 24, 1911July 17, 1995 ), nicknamed El Chueco (" the bowlegged one ", also commonly translated as " bandy legged ") or El Maestro (" The Master "), was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing.

It took three years from 1945 for Citroën to rework the TPV into what was its third incarnation, resulting in the car being nicknamed the " Toujours Pas Vue " ( Still Not Seen ) by the press.

The use of car bombs in Cleveland peaked in 1976, when 36 bombs exploded in the city, most of them car bombs, causing it to be nicknamed " Bomb City.

This car was nicknamed " Godzilla " by the Australian motoring publication Wheels in its July 1989 edition.

He named the car " Lotus "; he never confirmed the reason but one ( of several ) theories is that it was after his then girlfriend ( later wife ) Hazel, whom he nicknamed " Lotus blossom ".

The car, nicknamed Jam Roll, was sold after his death by Olave Baden-Powell in 1945.

The first car, the Xylon, which had gullwing doors and a windscreen in four panels, was nicknamed the " Ugly Duckling ".

In Hungarian, it is known as kispolszki (" little Polish ", while the 125p is the nagypolszki, meaning " big Polish "), kispolák (" little Pole ") or törpe-polyák (" dwarf Pole "); also, the car was nicknamed egérkamion, meaning " a mouse's truck ".

This car was nicknamed, the Kookie Kar, after appearing in the TV show 77 Sunset Strip, driven by character Gerald " Kookie " Kookson.

Gordon's inaugural Brickyard 400 winning car ( nicknamed " Booger ") is on display at the Hendrick Motorsports museum.

Alfred Unser, Jr. ( born April 19, 1962 ), nicknamed " Little Al ", " Al Junior " or simply " Junior " is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.

He was also the owner of a 1965 Huffaker Genie MK10 race car, nicknamed the " Vinegaroon.

The SEAT 600 ( Seiscientos, also nicknamed pelotilla ( little ball ), seílla or seíta ( both stand for little SEAT ) and ombligo ( navel, because everybody had one )) was a Spanish car made by SEAT from May 1957 to August 1973.

The car was nicknamed " Silverwrench " or " Silver Select ".

The Scuderia had gone through a tough time in 1991, but with a new car, the F92A ( nicknamed the F-15 on account of its resemblance to the American fighter jet ), expectations were high.

* The heroes of the 1972 cartoon The Houndcats, whose leader was a cat also named Stutz ( the car itself was nicknamed " Sparkplug ")

Born in Milan, Lombardy, and nicknamed " Gigi ", he was the older brother of race car driver Emilio Villoresi who co-piloted with him in several races at the beginning of their careers.

Mark Neary Donohue, Jr. ( March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975 ), nicknamed " Captain Nice ", and later " Dark Monohue ", was an American racecar driver known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.

Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr. ( January 20, 1929July 2, 1964 ), nicknamed " Fireball ", was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.

During 1960s, ' 70s and ' 80s, the car became very popular in countries such as Spain ( as SEAT 600 ), where it became the icon, par excellence, of the Spanish miracle, Argentina, where it was nicknamed Fitito ( a diminutive of Fiat ) and former Yugoslavia where it was nicknamed Fićo ( pronounced ).

By 2007 other car models were also being imported: Lada 110, Lada 111, Lada 112, Lada Kalina ( sedan ), Lada Niva 2121 ( 3-doors ), Lada Niva 2131 ( 5-doors ) and Lada 2107 nicknamed " Clasico " ( Classic ).