Dec

VIN Lookup: Check & Decode Any VIN

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Shopping using CARFAX Used Car Listings is the only way to get a free, complete CARFAX Report. You can also take advantage of CARFAX data to find cars that are reported accident-free, have only one owner, and more.

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Sign up for a free CARFAX Car Care account and view your VIN’s vehicle service history, get alerts for upcoming service, find trusted service shops, and be the first to know about open recalls. CARFAX Car Care is the next best thing to getting a full CARFAX report, and it makes taking care of your car easier than ever.

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Most car valuation tools use general information to estimate value, including a vehicle’s year, make, and model. CARFAX’s History-Based Value Tool includes VIN-specific information, such as accident history and number of owners, to provide a more complete picture.

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When you order a CARFAX Vehicle History Report, you can unlock the following important information about the car:

This information can help you decide if the car is right for you and uncover any potential safety issues. You can have a look at a sample CARFAX report and see where CARFAX gets the data it includes in its Vehicle History Reports.

What Is a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)?

A vehicle identification number (VIN) is a unique code given to each vehicle in the United States. A VIN number lets you unlock vital information about the vehicle and its history.

Because each car has its own unique VIN, it’s easier to track a given car as it is bought, sold, and serviced. Auto shops use VINs to record vehicle service visits, manufacturers use VINs to issue recalls, and government agencies use VINs to identify vehicles when they’re registered, sold, or even stolen.

Since 1981, each new car has been given a standardized 17-digit code, which includes a serial number. Older cars may have VINs too, although they will not follow the standardized formula. The history of the VIN begins in the 1950s as automakers began stamping identification numbers on key parts and automobiles themselves. However, standardization did not come until the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized the current method of tracking every car that rolls off an assembly line.

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Characters within a VIN indicate a vehicle’s year, make, model, where it was manufactured, and more.

Decoding a VIN Explained

How Many Numbers and Letters in a VIN?

VINs on new cars have 17 characters, while VINs on older vehicles have 16 characters.

World Manufacturer Identifier

The first three digits of the VIN make up the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) number. However, if an automaker builds fewer than 500 vehicles per year, 9 will be the third digit and positions 12-14 (part of the production

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Dec

Best 30 Auto Repair in Lawndale, CA with Reviews

Written on Dec, 13, 2020 by iwano@_84 | No Comments

YP – The Real Yellow Pages^SM – helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. These factors are similar to those you might use to determine which business to select from a local Yellow Pages directory, including proximity to where you are searching, expertise in the specific services or products you need, and comprehensive business information to help evaluate a business’s suitability for you. “Preferred” listings, or those with featured website buttons, indicate YP advertisers who directly provide information about their businesses to help consumers make more informed buying decisions. YP advertisers receive higher placement in the default ordering of search results and may appear in sponsored listings on the top, side, or bottom of the search results page.

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Dec

California Bicycle Laws – CalBike

Written on Dec, 12, 2020 by iwano@_84 | No Comments

The California Vehicle Code contains the state laws that specify where and how bikes must operate. For the most part, bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle drivers. (CVC 21200).

There are some specific rules. Below, for your benefit, we summarize the key sections of the law that relate to cycling.

WHERE YOU CAN RIDE

If you’re moving as fast as traffic, you can ride wherever you want.

If you’re moving slower than traffic, you can “take the lane” if it’s not wide enough for a bike and a vehicle to safely share side-by-side. The law says that people who ride bikes must ride as close to the right side of the road as practicable except under the following conditions: when passing, preparing for a left turn, avoiding hazards, if the lane is too narrow to share, or if approaching a place where a right turn is authorized. (CVC 21202) Unfortunately, some motorists and even police don’t understand cyclists’ right to “take the lane.” If you have a legal problem based on this understanding, consider calling one of the bike-friendly lawyers we identify on our “Crash Help” page.

Use the bicycle lane. On a roadway with a bike lane, bicyclists traveling slower than traffic must use the bike lane except when making a left turn, passing, avoiding hazardous conditions, or approaching a place where a right turn is authorized. CVC 21208

You don’t have to use the “protected bike lane.” Once a bike lane is separated from moving traffic with posts or car parking or anything else, it’s no longer a “bike lane” according to the law; it’s a “separated bikeway.” CVC 21208 does not apply. You may ride outside of the separated bikeway for any reason. (SHC 890.4d)

Ride with traffic. Bicyclists must travel on the right side of the roadway in the direction of traffic, except when passing, making a legal left turn, riding on a one-way street, riding on a road that is too narrow, or when the right side of the road is closed due to road construction. CVC 21650

Mopeds and high-speed electric bikes are not like regular bikes. Gas-powered bicycles and type 3 electric bicycles (with top assisted speeds of 28 mph) may not be used on trails or bike paths or lanes unless allowed by local authorities. They may be used in bike lanes or separated bikeways adjacent to the roadway. CVC 21207.5 They require helmets and may not be operated by people under age 16.

Low-speed electric bicycles are almost like regular bikes. Type 1 and 2 electric bicycles (with top assisted speeds of 20 mph) are allowed wherever regular bikes are allowed unless a sign specifically prohibits electric bicycles.

Bike path obstruction: No one may stop on or park a bicycle on a bicycle path. CVC 21211

Sidewalks: Individual cities and counties control whether bicyclists may ride on sidewalks. CVC 21206

Freeways: Bicycles (including motorized bicycles) may not be ridden on freeways and expressways where doing

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Dec

The Bicycle Hotel & Casino

Written on Dec, 10, 2020 by iwano@_84 | No Comments

The Bicycle Hotel & Casino

Address	888 Bicycle Casino Drive Bell Gardens, California 90201
Opening date	November 30, 1984
Casino type	Land
Previous names	The Bicycle Casino
Renovated in	2015 (Hotel Addition)
Website	www.thebike.com

The Bicycle Hotel & Casino (commonly, “The Bike“) is a poker cardroom in California.^[1]

Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, The Bicycle Casino offers a selection of poker games and Asian games, with a wide range of limits. The casino features games including: Blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha hold ’em, Mexican Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker and Baccarat (card game).

Financing to build the original Bicycle Club casino was provided by Sam Gilbert, who allegedly used money partially obtained from laundering drug money.^[2]
The casino is home to the Legends of Poker, a tournament series established in 1995 that now includes a stop on the World Poker Tour. Prior to the Legends, the casino’s main tournament series was called the Diamond Jim Brady.^[3]

Seizure and indictment[edit]

In 1987, Sam Gilbert was the subject of a federal investigation into money laundering and racketeering charges. According to the investigation, a scheme to launder the money received from smuggling marijuana was put together to finance the construction of the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California.^[2]^[4] According to one criminal complaint,

“[Sam Gilbert] a wealthy Los Angeles businessman, was the first Gilbert to establish ties with the Kramer family when he befriended Benjamin Kramer’s father, Jack Kramer, in 1978. At that time, Jack Kramer and Sam Gilbert came up with the idea of building a legal card club for the purposes of laundering Benjamin Kramer’s dirty money. By 1983, Sam Gilbert was in contact with David Pierson, who was himself thinking of building a card club and was looking for legitimate investors. Pierson gave Sam Gilbert a prospectus, Sam liked what he saw, and Sam agreed to arrange the financing for the project in return for a sixty percent share of Pierson’s ownership interest in the Club.”^[5]

Gilbert was indicted in Miami 4 days after his death.^[6] His son Michael also was indicted.

The U.S. Government seized the casino in April, 1990, after a jury found that $12 million of the $22 million used in its construction came from Florida drug smugglers.^[7] The club’s profits were frozen and placed in a special U.S. Marshals account until the court held a civil hearing to determine which partners knew that the club was built with drug money.

George Hardie and The Park Place Associates ownership were exonerated in 1990, and they regained their 35% stake.^[8]

In July 1991 a Florida federal judge ruled that at least one of the partners, former Los Angeles Westside banker M. Dale Lyon, knew about the club’s financing. Eight other partners in the LCP Associates, the partnership named for Lyon, Coyne and Pierson, agreed to forfeit portions of their interest

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Nov

los angeles bicycles – craigslist

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Transportation Inter California To Tijuana B C in Norwalk, CA with Reviews

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Bicycle ride to highlight historic Route 66, downtown Edmond

Written on Nov, 18, 2020 by iwano@_84 | No Comments

EDMOND — The inaugural Cycle 66, an urban and rural bicycling tour and festival along historic Route 66, will be Nov. 7, 2021, with diverse cycling routes showcasing the Mother Road’s uniqueness via starting and finishing lines in downtown Edmond.

“Oklahoma’s love of cycling, Route 66 and family fun all comes together with Cycle 66,” said Cycle 66 founder Mike Osburn, an Edmond businessman and civic booster. “Whether you’re a competitive cyclist, started biking as a pandemic distraction, or just like fun and food, Cycle 66 is for you. We are thrilled Edmond is getting in on the action of Route 66, a national attraction we are privileged to have as a part of our community.”

Organizers unveiled Cycle 66 on the 94th anniversary of Route 66’s establishment in 1926. Cycle 66’s title sponsor is OU Health.

“Cycle 66 offers cyclists three distances to enjoy and the rest of us a chance to cheer them on at a family friendly festival showcasing all downtown Edmond has to offer,” said Jennifer Seaton, director of Visit Edmond.

“Oklahoma is leading the nation in Route 66 tourism as the Mother Road approaches its 100th anniversary, and dynamic events like Cycle 66 are one reason why,” said Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, the state’s secretary of tourism and branding.

“Cycle 66 is a dream for people like me who love cycling, cherish Route 66 and believe in Oklahoma’s potential as a recreation and tourism destination,” said Pinnell, an avid cyclist.

Cycle 66 will offer routes for all riders, from amateur to competitive cyclists. All three routes will include support and gear, relief wagons, signage, rest stops, first aid stations and traffic control.

The routes will include:

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Nov

Carlsbad Boulevard to become part of national bicycle route

Written on Nov, 18, 2020 by iwano@_84 | No Comments

Carlsbad Boulevard, the nearly seven-mile stretch of road also known as old Highway 101 through Carlsbad, is about to get a third designation — U.S. Bicycle Route 95.

The recognition would make Carlsbad Boulevard part of a national network of routes intended to facilitate interstate travel by bicycle on roads and highways identified as suitable for cycling.

“Just like the interstate highway system, there is a U.S. bicycle route system,” said Kerry Irons of the Adventure Cycling Association. “It’s in the relatively early stage of development.”

Carlsbad will be the last city in San Diego County to approve the designation, Irons said. About 75 percent of the 1,000-mile route has been established from the California-Oregon border to the U.S. border with Mexico. Eventually, plans call for U.S. Bicycle Route 95 to extend to the Canadian border.

“The target audience here is long-distance travelers,” he said. Usually they are people who travel in small groups on bikes loaded with equipment, and who stop at motels or campsites along the way.

“It’s not perfect,” he said of the bike-route system. “If you want to ride the entire California coast, you are going to hit construction … there are places where traffic is heavy … and sometimes there are rough or sandy roads and people with dogs on leashes.”

East-West routes in the works include U.S. Route 50 from San Francisco through South Lake Tahoe and on through Nevada and Utah, and Route 66, which goes from Los Angeles through parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

The American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials created the U.S. Bicycle Route System in the early 1980s. So far there are designated bicycle routes in 24 states, used for cross-country travel, regional touring and commuting.

“Bicycle tourism is a growing industry in North America,” Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall said in a letter to Caltrans supporting the designation. “As a community, we stand to benefit from this opportunity both economically and from the health and environmental related benefits of encouraging bicycle travel in our region.”

The Carlsbad City Council is expected to approve a resolution authorizing the designation at its meeting Tuesday.

Cities that agree to the designation are not required to take any additional action. No additional route markings, such as signs or bike lane markings, are required.

Groups such as the Adventure Cycling Association and the California Bicycle Coalition publish maps of the routes.

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California Automotive and Mobile Mechanics

Written on Nov, 08, 2020 by iwano@_84 | No Comments

Here’s the good news about this service:

They will talk your ear off about what’s wrong with your car. They will also answer any questions about what “could be” the problem with your car.

They also offer you “cash deals” that are cheaper than using a credit card. like almost $100 cheaper.

Here’s the bad news:

not only are they extremely overpriced, even the cash deals are a joke, and what’s worse, they really fail to address the problem of your car.

Case and point:

Had an issue with my car. its a 2004 ford. Cost me $600 bucks (cash only deal!) to install an $84 oxygen sensor and “flush the engine”. Where’s the cost? The four hours (at nearly 200 an hour) to “diagnosis and fix” the issue.

A week later, my check engine came back on. Another oxygen sensor. The oh so helpful Rebecca and her right hand man, explained that my car has four sensors, and sometimes, all they go out in a row.

How convenient.

Now, I get that my situation is unique (not really!) and that “these things happen” to cars (all to often!) But when, returning, the friendly cali auto told me it would cost me nearly the same just to put another sensor in, that’s when its time to look for another one of the hundred mechanics around town.

They are friendly, and the very loud birds in their office will distract you from the true problem of this business. They take you for a ride, and tell you its a good deal.

UPDATE : 11/15/10:

Just got my car checked out from a AAA approved mechanic. NOT ONLY did this car shop overcharge for a repair (the AAA shop estimated at $298, the above shop, “california auto” charged me $600) they also diagnosed and “fixed” the wrong thing. It wasn’t an oxygen sensor at all, it was something completely different (and cheaper). By the way, “california auto” took FOUR HOURS to diagnose the wrong issue, and the AAA approved shop took TWO.

Most of the reviews here are for little repair or maintenance work, like an oil change, and fail to address the real point of a car repair shop, which is to not only have your car be repaired, but to repair the actual problem, and not overcharge for it.

This company does none of the above, and please take my experience as a warning, and avoid this shop at all costs.

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los angeles cars & trucks – by owner

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