I had the exact same experience in a 2006 Camry. Company car I used to work at. The brake pedal would go all the way to the floor, and this is when it was new. So when do you get full braking power? Yes I got into an accident in that thing, rear-ended someone. Not bad enough to set off airbags but still. On summer roads too. So stop flamebaiting.

The sensor in my car, a '91 Volvo 740, is under the driver's seat, along with the battery module and clock spring. Battery provides some power to the unit if car is shut off during impact.

Mod parent informative please.

I think the real question here is, why are you driving in the passing lane?

Agreed. I have been setting my mirrors properly for about hte last 8 years. It is a huge help. When I first got a car witih a standard I took a quick lesson to get some tips, and one thing she told me was that your shoulder check should just be to the immediate left and right of you, like what's on the other side of either of your front windows. That should be the only area your side mirrors can't cover. It's funny, and bad, to see so many people trying to merge or change lanes and turning their whole body to look behind them. Scary actually. Even worse when you're their passenger. But it's very common.

Also, I just got a 2008 Civic Si. I have found that the mirrors only can be turned out just barely enough (they're electric) to see what I want. The passenger side always has a smidge of the side of my car in the mirror, can't make it go away. But still head and shoulders better than the alternative. Maybe the automakers are making it difficult to set mirrors properly because so many people refuse to do it...

As an Edmontonian, I was just about to post "Albertans". Yes, this is the Texas of Canada. No sales tax, everyone drives trucks, smoking inside workplaces in spite of the law, workplace injuries/fatalities abound, and machine shops and welding shops doing whatever they want.

Can't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

But seriously, my votes in the last few elections have been protest votes. Goldring was the guy in my area at that time, and look what he did. I voted for the also-rans.

This is bad. Sadly, one of my best friends thinks Harper is a trustworthy, nice guy. Reality is he's as slimy as they come.

Well I'll get modded to hell for this, but can you briefly explain how to install ICS on your phone? I have a Galaxy S2. Thanks.

I feel bad for asking.

Yeah, but who with a broken phone screen is going to search for "android cracked screen" if their phone happens to be an HTC Whatever? They would instead search for "HTC Whatever cracked screen". Seriously.

Yes I do have a Galaxy S 2 and really like it. No the screen's not broken. Surprisingly, because the other day it got caught inthe car door I was closing...

Yeah tell me about it. I just got a Galaxy S2. I really like it. It's my first cool phone. Only ever had lame clamshells before this. Anyway I can't figure out how to update Android on it. It came with 2.3.3.

That Bell Navigation app is the biggest scam ever. They want you to pay $10 a month to use it. I wonder how many rubes are out there paying for that crap. Not to mention their "Radio and TV" crapp-app.

Then there's the issue of tethering. This phone can become a mobile wi-fi hotspot. But they told me if I use that feature they charge $15. WTF? Then they said tethering is only allowed on the iPhone. Seriously, what?

Maybe next time I'll just buy a phone and activate it month-to-month. They sure don't want you doing that though.

It's an older code, sir, but it checks out.

I just wanted to thank you for your post. I noticed you were replying to bberens, not Archer so for a second i was confused about why he replied. Anyway your post above defended the reasons for a degree better than I could have. I feel better now. Yes I have a degree.

I read that page. Grody. Why isn't there a company that makes just plain-jane foods with no colouring or perfumes in it? I'd buy that. Just process the food like yogourt and don't put any crap in it like colours.

Not if he's in Euroland where they use commas for decimals. If that is the case, and also if they measure their dollars in thousandths, then 500,000 grand could be 500000 "dollars".

I had meant for the above to be funny. Which it isn't.

That is an interesting point, but I'd like to see some figures to illustrate the reality of it.