Living Online

August, 1999

Living OnlineSlip Past Speed TrapsWhat's the only sound worse than a baby's cry reverberating through an airplane fuselage? Answer: a highway patrol car's siren signaling you to pull over. Its modulating wail is a downright health hazard--your heart rate races, and you begin to hallucinate about insurance premium hikes and hefty fines. Radar and laser detectors go only so far in preventing speeding tickets--cops rely on tried-and-true "pacing" when they get in a mood to issue citations...