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    CHANGING LANES: Wall Street blame game misses the point  Oct 3, 2008
    By Katherine Bennett. Thu Oct 02, 2008, 06:00 PM EDT. (Hingham Journal, MA)

    GPS manufacturers tout software features  Sep 18, 2008
    GPS manufacturers are working to distinguish their units by offering software features for tasks like changing lanes and smarter routing to avoid traffic. The nice gee-whiz hardware features are all great, but if you dont tie them together with a great customer experience, they end up just being very techie devices, and not really appealing to the mainstream driver, said Mike Wagner, director of product marketing for Magellan, the third-largest seller of portable navigation devices... (MSNBC -- Politics)

    'Lakeview Terrace' actor's roles range from bad guys to good ...  Sep 18, 2008
    The role of the angry suburbanite is hardly a new one for Jackson, who played a similar firebrand in 2002's "Changing Lanes." Roger Michell, another playwright, helmed that drama. It also pitted his character against a white adversary, but their dispute went beyond race. (Ventura County Star)

    LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 15, 2008  Sep 16, 2008
    For a few months, I was having trouble changing lanes on the freeway to my left. I had to strain my head to see. (North County Times)

    COLUMN: Who's to blame, who's responsible -- I say it's Bicycle/Phone Guy's fault  Aug 20, 2008
    HisChild wrote on Aug 19, 2008 10:54 AM:" I was driven off the road and into the ditch by a lady who was so busy talking on her cellphone that she didn't see me and swerved into me twice while changing lanes. That was twice that I had to slam on my brakes to let her switch lanes without hitting me. This was going west on Route 16, and I was by the hospital. It was the third time that there was no way she could have missed me unless I did a sudden turn into the ditch. I sat in the ditch shaking &... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    'Traffic' writer reads the road signals to explain drivers' behavior  Jul 29, 2008
    He zoomed ahead without changing lanes, despite hostile stares from stalled drivers to his right. He made it to the bottleneck, merged late and found an open road ahead. (USA Today)

    ScopeOut inventor gets national TV spot  Jul 3, 2008
    A local inventor is making big leaps in marketing his product, ScopeOut, a safety mirror that attaches to vehicles to allow drivers to see blind spots when backing up or changing lanes. Lowell Martinson, vice president of operations of Chandler-based Sense Technologies, will travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Accident Victim Dies  Jul 3, 2008
    You should always be more careful when you are changing lanes and look around constantly. Hello, driving 101. (KWTX.com, TX)

    F *** Yeah Tour stops at the Mill  Jul 1, 2008
    "There are 26 of us traveling on that old church bus running on vegetable oil playing hopscotch across the country. Yeah, I would definitely call it a circus," 23-year-old Sean Carlson said about his creation, the F*** Yeah Tour (new sibling of the F*** Yeah Fest), while changing lanes on a California highway. Since its June 17 kickoff in Baltimore, the tour has been traveling from city to city neither for money nor fancy hotel rooms but for the love of what the membeers do: play music, show... (Daily Iowan, IA)

    City revving up for motorcycle event  Jun 23, 2008
    Always signal before changing lanes or merging with traffic. Don t be fooled by a flashing turn signal on a motorcycle signals often are not self-canceling and riders sometimes forget to turn them off. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    The 20 most powerful celebrity makers  Jun 23, 2008
    He has also made films with British filmmakers such as Stephen Daldry (The Hours), Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal) and Roger Michell (Changing Lanes). Stuart Kemp. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)

    Mother of dead Beaverton teen bicyclist sues TriMet  Jun 20, 2008
    TriMet operating procedures call for buses to yield to bicyclists before pulling into or out of bus stops, turning or changing lanes. More Headlines. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    5-Year-Old Killed In SUV Rollover  Jun 17, 2008
    ("Veer" is how I-35 drivers interpret changing lanes to keep from getting a ticket. To Steve: your small town law enforcement just might have something to do with all the accidents in that small strip you refer to. (KWTX.com, TX)

    How to display that monster TV  Jun 10, 2008
    A vision is coming to me: you drive a big SUV while talking on your cell phone and changing lanes without signaling all at the same time. And you wonder what all the honking is about. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Appreciation: Pollack's death marks end of era  May 31, 2008
    By the time he appeared in "Changing Lanes" as a corrupt lawyer, the Pollack character type had become indelible: the powerful, pragmatic man who tossed morality overboard years ago, yet maintains, at his core, a certain exasperated geniality. His apotheosis in this signature role came last year in "Michael Clayton" as the head of a law firm - not a bad guy, not a good guy, just someone who knows the world too well and has been in it too long.. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Sydney Pollack, 1934-2008  May 30, 2008
    To me, he was the best thing in "Eyes Wide Shut", and I also thoroughly enjoyed him in "Michael Clayton" and "Changing Lanes" (albeit, playing similar characters). I mean, the guy even brought his game to a silly commercial they showed in movie theatres recently about turning off our cell phones. (Entertainment Weekly)

    Multihyphenate won Oscar for 'OUT OF AFRICA'...  May 28, 2008
    Pollack also occasionally took supporting roles in other directors' films, such as Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives," Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Changing Lanes.". An Oscar winner himself for "Out of Africa," Pollack led 12 actors to Oscar-nommed performances, including Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Holly Hunter, Jessica Lange, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Barbra Streisand. (The Drudge Report)

    Some of Sydney Pollack's films  May 27, 2008
    "Changing Lanes" (2002). "Random Hearts" (1999). (Anchorage Daily News)

    In praise of silence  May 23, 2008
    But are we too busy twirling through the songs on our iPods while checking our emails or changing lanes on the highway to consider whether we are giving up a good thing. We are most human when we feel dull. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    D&AD honours for Sorrells but design fails to shine  May 17, 2008
    In the packaging sector, Australian design consultancy Mash received a Yellow for Changing Lanes. Fallons Gorilla for Cadbury won a Black Pencil in the TV and cinema advertising category. (Design Week)

    Seahawks LB Tatupu arrested for DUI  May 15, 2008
    The arresting Kirkland police officer wrote that he saw a Hyundai driven by Tatupu speeding and changing lanes without signaling. When the officer caught up with him at a McDonald's drive-thru off 124th Street in Kirkland, he smelled alcohol, but Tatupu said he had not been drinking. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Sports)

    I-80 Closed Over The Lunch Hour  Apr 17, 2008
    That's when a second vehicle changing lanes slammed into the stopped car. A third car then hit the second and spun out and hit a guard rail blocking traffic. (7 KETV Omaha)

    TiVo aims to bring the Web to TV  Mar 26, 2008
    Jane Jelenko, co-author of Changing Lanes, talks to Wealthy Boomer on how Baby Boomers can change their careers one more time before retirement. Garry Marr discovers a "cheap flight" to a so-called tax haven is anything but. (Financial Post)

    BMO goes back to basics  Mar 22, 2008
    Bank's exit from mortgage outsourcing proves fruitful. John Turley-Ewart, Financial Post Published:Friday, March 21, 2008. (Financial Post)

    He Hit a Brick House. Shake It Down Now  Feb 16, 2008
    Quenton Gann practiced parallel parking, changing lanes and making turns for months. He says he may need more practice on ice. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Samuel L. Jackson Unlocks Secret To His Most Successful Roles: His Hair  Feb 14, 2008
    Normal hair in "Changing Lanes". Return to Blockbuster. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    The cop answers questions  Feb 13, 2008
    As long as you re not changing lanes at 80 MPH the officer won t be alarmed. Lt. Steve. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    The many 'dos of Samuel L Jackson  Feb 9, 2008
    What a vivid cornucopia would disclose itself to us: the "wet look" Jehri curl in Pulp Fiction; the absurd dangly beard-with-a-bell-in-it he sports in Jackie Brown; the ragged, tufty six-dollar crop in A Time To Kill and (a more grandfatherly version here) in Black Snake Moan; his many bald outings; deeply unflattering little man loser cuts in movies like Changing Lanes; some of the craziest afros imaginable, including in Menace II Society, and his bold experiments in hair weaves and extensions,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    Letters to the editor  Feb 1, 2008
    I have seen many people pulled over for changing lanes over the double line by one of the motorcycle cops. Sometimes three or four cars at a time. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Interstate Accident Sends One Person To The Hospital  Jan 25, 2008
    The driver of the car was reportedly changing lanes when the 18-wheeler hit the car from behind. At least one person was taken to the hospital. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Storytellers'Selected Shorts' returns to Westport Playhouse  Jan 12, 2008
    " She's appeared in movie theaters in "Changing Lanes," "Everyone Says I Love You" and, most recently, "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead. " Sheffer says The MacDowell Colony could lend itself to 10 shows because of the wealth of authors who have logged time there. Founded in 1907 in Peterborough, N.H., it offers creative artists an environment to imagine. More than 250 artists, ranging from composers to architects, stay at the colony each year. In 1997, it received the National Medal of Arts.... (Stamford Advocate)

    Octogenarian oldest to be charged under Ontario's street racing law  Jan 4, 2008
    "She tried to make herself obvious, honked the horn and waved trying to get the man to slow down and he was just fixated on going ahead ... he not only didn't slow down, he began to pick up speed and actually started slaloming through traffic, changing lanes to maintain his speed.". Woolley also said driving conditions at the time "were less than ideal.". (Canada.com)

    Readers hit the reset button for 08  Jan 1, 2008
    Same as last year, going to use turn indicator when changing lanes and make every effort to let someone in front of me that is using their turn indicator. We need to get back to being polite to one another. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Watch the video and read your responses  Dec 7, 2007
    Watch what cars do: rolling through right turns on red, changing lanes in intersections, running red lights, oncoming traffic not yielding to school buses, weaving through traffic, driving 65 mph in the left lane when the posted limit is 70 mph, and speeding, speeding, SPEEDING. This stuff happens tens of thousand of times a day in Central Florida alone. When someone stops for a funeral procession these days, it's at the risk of joining the one being respected. (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)

    Tijori to direct Naseer, Tabu  Nov 14, 2007
    After directing films full of sex and sleaze that flopped at the box office, Deepak Tijori is changing lanes and now plans to make a contemporary thriller with Naseeruddin Shah and Tabu. "Nothing is official so far. But, yes, I have met Tabu. She is an old friend of mine and recently when I bumped into her I told her that I have a desire to work with her. I have shown her my script and she has liked it. Naseer bhai also liked the script and he has agreed to work. But nobody has been officially... (NDTV.com)

    Changing lanes  Nov 9, 2007
    Click Newspaper above for a printable PDF version of our local news section. Click the cover below for our feature publication. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)

    Check out the Infinti EX35  Nov 9, 2007
    If you use your turn signal, the system does not intervene in changing lanes. After cruising the coast highway and negotiating the mountain twisties of Ventura County, I came away highly impressed with the advanced technology. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Robots Prepare for the Battlefield by First Fighting City Traffic  Nov 7, 2007
    ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) Unlike the held in 2004 and 2005 in the Mojave Desert, this year's competition tests whether a vehicle which must run entirely on its own using a system of sensors, global positioning systems and computers can handle the types of driving conditions that city dwellers face every day, such as changing lanes, merging onto roadways with fast-moving traffic and traversing busy intersections. (Fortunately, they will not have to contend with iPod-wearing... (Scientific American)

    New teen driving law  Nov 3, 2007
    He's got down the basics, Parking on a hill, parallel parking, changing lanes on a highway, he says. But he still catches himself making mistakes. (FOX23.com, OK)

    Former gangland wife 'homeless'  Oct 31, 2007
    30am on January 20 this year on the Princes Highway in Werribee after changing lanes without indicating. He said Williams told police she did not know her licence had been suspended two months earlier on a traffic infringement notice for speeding. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)

    On-the-spot fines  Oct 24, 2007
    All this does is decriminalise numerous felonies as it ranks stealing and assault with changing lanes without indicating and carries a lesser penalty than parking in a disabled spot. NSW cops think it's a joke. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    The week's best films  Oct 6, 2007
    Inspired by Roger Michell's Changing Lanes, this energetic Bollywood comedy-thriller has a cranky cabbie and a wealthy, self-centred young man thrown together for 24 hours of Mumbai mayhem. It's a fraught, incident-packed journey. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    Meet Casey, the other Affleck  Oct 5, 2007
    -2002: **Changing Lanes, $66. 8 **The Sum of All Fears, $118. (USA Today)

    Chianca at Large: Putting his best foot forward  Oct 2, 2007
    I figure I could do this by changing lanes on the highway without using my blinker. Um after making sure there are no cars visible in my rearview mirror and checking my blind spot with three to four quick glances over my left shoulder. (Woburn Advocate, MA)

    Not your average ethics man  Sep 30, 2007
    Yet as an actor, he specialises in playing (very convincingly) cruel, cynical, corrupt lawyers and business tycoons in pictures like Eyes Wide Shut, Changing Lanes and A Civil Action, in which he famously crushes John Travolta, an idealistic lawyer involved in a class action case. The film is discreetly lit by Robert Elswit, who received an Oscar nomination for his black-and-white cinematography on Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck, and it's expertly edited by the director's brother, John... (Guardian Unlimited)

    Give me a break!  Sep 29, 2007
    Weighing on Jack Johnson wrote on Sep 25, 2007 9:35 PM:" If you like Lyle Lovett, John Prine, John Mayer B., similar genre. Jack Johnson is much more handsome, (exception Mayer). So this cell phone thing, getting back to your original kvetch. It amazes me that some drivers are so preoccupied with text-ting (not certain of the spelling), phone calls and downloading music they forget that I'm cruising with my child in the auto, the most precious cargo I have. Driving while talking, backing out of... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    19 Killed, 10 Hurt in Malaysia Crash  Aug 13, 2007
    But speeding is common, and many do not follow safety procedures; tailgating occurs frequently, as does failure to signal before changing lanes. More from. (Time.com)

    Fox, Grazer sign up for 'FBI' drama  Aug 8, 2007
    Drama, to be written and exec produced by feature scribe Chap Taylor ("Changing Lanes"), reps the first series in more than 35 years to be shot with the full cooperation of the law enforcement agency, since the late '60s/early '70s skein "The F.B.I.". "I like making movies about heroes," said Grazer, pointing to Imagine projects such as "Backdraft" and "Apollo 13." "Selfless people willing to protect the city, the state or the world is interesting to me.". (Variety)

    Fox Orders Grazer's 'FBI'  Aug 8, 2007
    The FBI is executive produced by Chap Taylor ("Changing Lanes"), Mr. Grazer and David Nevins. Mr. Grazer personally pitched the project to Mr. Reilly, who recently joined the network after years with NBC.. (TVweek.com)

    Leave me alone, I'm trying to drive (7/29)  Jul 29, 2007
    Changing lanes was little help ... The number of travelers who are eating, talking on phones, changing lanes, and who-knows-what else is distressing. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)

    Summer Driving Poses Risks to Motorists -- and Motorcyclists  Jul 27, 2007
    Always look twice for motorcyclists - at intersections, entering highways and whenever turning or changing lanes. Motorcycles small size often makes them hard to see, and motorcyclists can get lost in your blind spots. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Past commentary and reader reactions  Jul 20, 2007
    It seems to me that many accidents are caused by people recklessly changing lanes. When I turn onto a street, I try to get directly into the lane I want to end up in. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Tolkin to write musical 'Nine'  Jul 18, 2007
    Tolkin's last produced screenplay was "Changing Lanes" in 2002. The "Player" scribe has also written novels; his fourth, "The Return of the Player," was published in fall 2006 by Grove/Atlantic. (Variety)

    From 'reflex' to 'thinking partner'|  Jun 23, 2007
    FULL THROTTLE Subscribe to our. MOTORSPORT CALENDAR See what's happening and when. (iAfrica.com)

    Driving knowledge  Jun 11, 2007
    If that's the case, then they must be aware of the requirement (law) to use turn signals when making a turn or changing lanes; to turn their lights ON whenever using their windshield wipers (like when it's raining); to use the right lane if and when traveling slower than the traffic around them; to be prepared to stop when they approach a yellow traffic light and to actually stop for red traffic lights and stop signs; to NOT block intersections when stopped; and to drive the posted speed limit... (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)

    Whackos on Council: Cecil Thomas wants to ban alcohol in county  May 28, 2007
    The probable cause business has far-reaching latitude, which is upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court, e.g., failure to utilize the turn indicator when changing lanes, jaywalking, cracked windshield, etc. Petty, misdemeanor things can lead to the probable cause theory. (Cincinnati Nation)

    Another house's hazy history haunts supervisor  May 27, 2007
    Changing lanes: State Sen. Carole Migden's frenetic drive up Interstate 80, over to Highway 12 and into the rear end of a Honda sedan is hardly going to help her chances of fending off a challenge from Assemblyman Mark Leno in next year's Democratic primary. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    * When love hurts, pain is happiness  May 11, 2007
    Based on the novel by the English writer Ian McEwan and directed by Roger Michell, an Englishman who is probably best known for the grating romantic comedy Notting Hill and should be known more for the pulp thriller Changing Lanes, Enduring Love is a serious movie about love, principally its petty cruelties and monstrous disguises ... But Michell is a bona-fide entertainer, and he knows how to do Hollywood as well as any high-ticket Beverly Hills hire, as Changing Lanes proved (yet another... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Get ready for lots of new laws  Apr 29, 2007
    And you must use your turn signal for two seconds before changing lanes. It's a class C misdemeanor to claim you were awarded a military service medal when in fact you were not. (Deseret News)

    DMX fails to show in court  Apr 13, 2007
    Police officers said DMX was speeding, changing lanes dangerously, driving without a seat belt and using a suspended license. Court Clerk Jennifer Ruggiero said the judge issued the warrant, which means Simmons "can be picked up anytime, and if he's brought here he can be jailed.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Judges issue bench warrants for rapper DMX  Apr 12, 2007
    Police officers said DMX was speeding, changing lanes dangerously, driving without a seat belt and using a suspended license. Court Clerk Jennifer Ruggiero said the judge issued the warrant, which means Simmons can be picked up anytime, and if he s brought here he can be jailed. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Computer lane  Apr 2, 2007
    Or say you're on the freeway, in heavy traffic, changing lanes to get to an exit so you can find someplace to eat. You might not be able to ask the navigation system just then for directions to Denny's. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    More Studies Indicate Racing Games Cause Driving Accidents  Mar 20, 2007
    " This is stupid. Who pays these people? Probably my damn taxes. By on 3/19/07, Rating: 2 By on 3/19/2007 9:22:05 AM , Rating: 2 Not unless you are a German resident.The research was likely granted anyway; which means it didn't even come from tax money, but likely a special interest group or lobby. By on 3/19/07, Rating: 2 By on 3/19/2007 12:26:36 PM , Rating: 2 You are making hasty assumptions about this research. It is very careful in the conclusions it draws. Of course it gets exaggerated by... (DailyTech)

    Super return to form  Mar 16, 2007
    " He has since changed his mind. Although he is proud of films such as The Sum of All Fears, in which he played the character Jack Ryan from Tom Clancy's book of the same name, and the road-rage drama Changing Lanes, he says his problem was always that he could never figure out how to do a commercial movie that he still thought was good. Affleck says he considers his best work to be in character roles in small films such as Boiler Room, Dogma and Shakespeare in Love, but turned his hand to... (The Australian)

    Flake with a chain  Feb 28, 2007
    People have asked me if it's a misogynist film, Jackson, the intimidating, trash-talking icon of Pulp Fiction, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Changing Lanes and dozens more, muses thoughtfully. I don't know. (Globe and Mail)

    Dates check out little things  Feb 27, 2007
    I also look at how a man drives - if he s riding folks bumpers, changing lanes and stuff like that. Then again, I know this one guy that immediately gets in the fast lane and then drives the speed limit or 2-3 miles below. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Actress Amanda Peet welcomes baby girl  Feb 24, 2007
    Peet has appeared in The Whole Nine Yards, Saving Silverman, Changing Lanes, Identity, Syriana, and is slated to be in Fast Track and The Martian Child. Search our database of Celebrity Galleries. (Actress Archives)

    Bloomington cops plan crackdown on noise  Feb 13, 2007
    Harley Davidson's wrote on February 12, 2007 11:41 PM:"It says (unless such system is being operated to request assistance or WARN OF A HAZARDOUS SITUATION) for a radio??? But my loud mufflers helps avoid a dangerous situation by alerting the people around me that there is a motorcycle around them and to look a little harder before changing lanes or something and avoid killing me or others on thier motorcycles !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know someone is thinking that a motorcycle is dangerous anyway and... (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Road rage, anger tied to stressful environment  Jan 20, 2007
    "Road rage incidents increased by seven percent each year. Is it because they were more stressed or angry? "High anger drivers engage in more hostile-aggressive thinking," Carroll said. "They take more risks on the road - rapidly changing lanes, riding bumpers or entering intersections at red lights. " Carroll said those drivers often swear, name call, yell or honk in anger. "They tend to have more accidents and more speeding tickets," he said. "They get in the car when they're angry. (Clarksdale Press Register, MS)


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