Frank Fellone
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Cheap shots and conspiracy theories
posted: 02/07/2012 4:16 a.m. Comments 4
Radio is a personal medium.
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Police on I-30 doing DEA duty
posted: 02/04/2012 4:35 a.m. Comment 1
Dear Mahatma: I see a Benton Police Department car parked in the median between mile markers 107 and 108 on Interstate 30. Do the Benton city limits extend to the Saline/Hot Spring County line? If not, does the Benton PD have so many extra officers it can send them seven miles west of the Saline River? — Color Me Curious
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Big rigs put ol’ Lew in a slow stew
posted: 01/28/2012 4:18 a.m. Comments 6
Dear Mahatma: In the Interstate 40 construction area in East Arkansas, we are encountering some of the big rigs holding up traffic, running side by side and not allowing anyone to pass for at least 10 miles before the single-lane merge. Is this not against the law? — Traveling Lew
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Truckers on phones on notice
posted: 01/21/2012 4:24 a.m. Comments 3
Dear Mahatma: I was on Interstate 30, happened to look at an oncoming trucker and saw he was holding a cell phone with both hands at the top of his steering wheel, texting away. I now see almost all truckers talking or texting. Where are our Highway Police? — Curiouser
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Law says let there be headlights
posted: 01/14/2012 4:08 a.m. Discuss
Last week’s column addressed a question about Rain-X, a product for windshields that causes rain to fly off the glass. Since rainwater didn’t stay on the windshield, a reader asked, would it be necessary to put on the headlights?
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Exception for Rain-X not in law
posted: 01/07/2012 4:26 a.m. Discuss
Dear Mahatma: I seem to recall a law saying if your windshield wipers are on, your headlights must also be on. I use Rain-X and do not ever have to turn on the wipers. Do my headlights have to legally be on when it’s raining? — JAH
To serve the state
posted: 01/03/2012 3:59 a.m. Discuss
An acquaintance recently asked how it was that the newspaper found enough news everyday to fill itself up. On the contrary, most of the time there’s way too much to cram in. News, you see, is like a river. And every day it’s the job of the newspaper editor to go down to the riverbank, dip in a bucket, and let the rest go by.
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Veterans not tagged as suspect
posted: 12/31/2011 5:27 a.m. Discuss
O Mighty Mahatma: I was in a revenue office and saw a notice for obtaining a driver’s license. One of the questions was, are you a veteran? My brother-in law said it’s because the current administration considers veterans potential terrorists and the designation will alert an officer if he checks your license. That way he’ll be forewarned you may do him bodily harm and be prepared to defend himself. — Bro
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Dirty looks only signal to speeders
posted: 12/24/2011 4:45 a.m. Discuss
Dear All-Knowing Mahatma: I live on Pebble Beach, near the Rahling Road intersection. Many drivers test their vehicle’s acceleration on my street. I’ve taken to mean-mugging drivers who speed by while I’m in the yard, but can’t stay outdoors around the clock. Does Little Rock have one of those fancy radar gizmos that indicate the speed of a vehicle?
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: No child left behind good idea
posted: 12/17/2011 4:55 a.m. Discuss
Dear Mahatma: Is it okay to leave a child in the car for about five minutes while returning a movie, dropping another child off for a dance class, or running into a convenience store? I always lock my car when doing the above, and depending on the weather, leave a window cracked. But it makes me nervous because I don’t know what the law is. — Concerned Mother of Three (Soon to be Four) Dear Mom: That’s quite a load you’re hauling around. Both personally and vehicularly. So to speak.
