Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press: By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT — The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 miles per hour. In reality, the bulbous subcompact’s 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can’t push it any faster than 109. So [...]
Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press: By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK — This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving. And health officials behind the study think the number is probably higher. That’s because some people [...]
Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press on one way the federal government wants states, including California, to deal with convicted drunken drivers. By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Every state should require all convicted drunken drivers, including first-time offenders, to use devices that prevent them [...]
You may not know it, but your car probably has a "black box" that records at least 15 types of data. Now the federal government wants them in most new cars and trucks. Some say it's an invasion of privacy; others say it'll improve safety. Here's an interesting story from [...]
Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press reporting that now more women than men have driver's licenses: By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON — Women have passed men on the nation’s roads. More women than men now have driver’s licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the [...]
Many Road Warrior readers complain about speeders on Highway 101. Here's an interesting story by the Associated Press about going fast: By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will soon open a stretch of highway with the highest speed limit in the country. The Texas Transportation Commission [...]
Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press: By Mike Stobbe Associated Press ATLANTA — Fewer motorcyclists die in states that require helmets, and the costs to society are lower too, according to a new federal study released Thursday. About five times as many no-helmet biker deaths occur in [...]
Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press: By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI Associated Press HOUSTON — Transportation officials in Texas are testing a new 41-mile segment of highway to see whether it would be safe to post the state’s first 85-mph speed limit, setting it on a path to have [...]
With the controversy over DUI checkpoints in Sonoma County, here's an interesting story from the Associated Press on the number of people who say they drive drunk, sometimes daily: By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, [...]