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OPINION

 Lessons From 
 a Cuban Roadtrip 


Aug 2, 09 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - NPR reporter Jason Beaubien didn’t plan to drive across Cuba, but it did provide an apt look at the many problems the island faces. The “Spanish phrase ‘No hay,’ meaning ‘there's no fill-in-the-blank,’ was a constant refrain on this trip,” he reports. The... More »

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Cuba • crisis • driving • transportation • highways • hitchhiking

(Newser) - Every time a cop pulls someone over, he or she is liable to hear an excuse. And every so often, a driver manages to surprise even the most jaded ticket-writer, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Like the pair of Frenchmen one officer caught speeding on Highway 101. They’d... More »

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California • motorists • police • highways • traffic violation • excuses • traffic stop • speeding ticket

(Newser) - The federal government has mandated that every road project funded by stimulus money proudly tout the association with road signs, and that really steams Tait Trussell. The signs, “designed to meticulous federally dictated standards,” go for about $1,000, Trussell writes on Front Page. “So, publicizing thousands... More »

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Joe Biden • highways • road safety • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • federal funding • road sign • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • ARRA

Mo. Lawmakers Fight to Rename McGwire Road  

Steroid suspicions mean he doesn't deserve it, say some

Jul 12, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark McGwire Highway leads out of downtown St. Louis—but some local lawmakers would love to see the road rechristened, the Chicago Tribune reports. Four years ago, the slugger said he wouldn’t “talk about the past” in congressional hearings, prompting suspicion over steroid use. A batch of politicians... More »

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St. Louis Cardinals • steroids • MLB • St. Louis • Mark McGwire • highways • baseball • bill

(Newser) - Two-thirds of the country lives in big cities, but less than half of the federal stimulus’ transportation money is going to fix their often crumbling roads, the New York Times reports. States were allowed to decide for themselves how stimulus money was spent, and state lawmakers have a long... More »

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roadways • transportation • infrastructure • cities • highways • economic stimulus package

 Next Recession Victim: 
 Highway Rest Stops 

Drivers left crossing their legs as states close pit stops to save cash

Jul 3, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pit stops along American highways are starting to go the way of the Pony Express as states slash their budgets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some states argue that the mushrooming of gas stations and motels at interstate exits make the rest stops obsolete, but American Automobile Association officials... More »

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motorists • interstates • driving • highways • Interstate system • women's issues

 Advocates Push for 
 Rear Seatbelt Laws 

They reduce fatalities by up to 73%

Jun 15, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Highway safety advocates are pushing for a federal transportation bill to include incentives for states to make safety belts mandatory for all passengers, but opponents say the move would set a precedent for the government to tell citizens what to do, USA Today reports. Though studies show that rear seatbelts... More »

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car accident • seatbelts • highways • cars • transportation bill • state law

 Pellet Gun Sniper 
 Targets Calif. Freeway 

Drivers hit as they pass hilly lowland

May 12, 09 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sniper who has been using a San Francisco-area freeway for target practice has hit nearly a dozen cars over the past two weeks, KGO-TV reports. Police are trying to find the perpetrator—who they say may be using an air-powered rifle from nearby hills or parks—before someone is... More »

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California • highway safety • Bay Area • highways • sniper

 Truckers Linked 
 to Hundreds 
 of Serial Killings 

Road-trip serial killers exploit 'mobile crime scene,' says FBI

Apr 5, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI believes that hundreds of hitchhikers, prostitutes, and stranded motorists have been murdered by serial killers working as long-haul truckers, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 500 women have been murdered over the last 3 decades and their bodies discarded along highways, and at rest stops and motels frequented... More »

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FBI • murder • truckers • trucks • highways • prostitute • serial killers

(Newser) - What's Italian for "leadfoot"? A Milanese man going 168mph was busted on four separate highway cameras in less than hour, ANSA reports. He was driving for his employer, whose lawyers argue that he should be responsible for just one infraction. They said they also plan to cite a... More »

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crime • Italy • camera • speeding • driving • highways • speed traps

 Chavez Takes Over 
 Highways, Airports 

Key transport links now in federal hands, weakening anti-Chavez governors

Mar 13, 09 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuela's national assembly has voted to transfer control of the country's ports, highways and airports to President Hugo Chavez, reports the BBC. Critics say switching control of transport links from state to federal level is unconstitutional and will further weaken mayors and governors opposed to Chavez. The president's backers say... More »

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Venezuela • airport • highways • Hugo Chávez • Venezuela Constitution • transport

Texas Cops Accused of Racist Highway Robbery

Black motorists given the choice of handing over property or facing felony charges

Mar 11, 09 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cops in a small Texas town are accused of seizing the property of innocent black motorists to pad their salaries, the Chicago Tribune reports. A federal lawsuit alleges that Tehana police have abused the state's asset-forfeiture law—intended to penalize drug-runners—to extort money and other valuables from out-of-town drivers... More »

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Texas • money laundering • search and seizure • highways • highway patrol • asset forfeiture

Stimulus Flows Into Patchwork of Road Projects

Thousands of small p

Mar 4, 09 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Although the stimulus package that Barack Obama signed last month contains eye-watering sums, the earliest projects out of the gate are far from monumental: widening a highway in Kansas, resurfacing some roads in Missouri. More than a dozen states have announced their plans to spend their share of the $50... More »

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construction • transportation • infrastructure • highways • economic stimulus package • state governments • financial crisis

Obama Pushes 'Shovel Ready' Projects for Stimulus

$150 billion in plans ready to go across US

Feb 9, 09 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The US has 19,000 public projects ready to go, with the potential to infuse $150 billion into the economy and put thousands of people to work, NPR reports. President Obama is pushing for immediate approval of the $700 billion economic stimulus bill to start paying for the work, but... More »

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Wisconsin • transportation • infrastructure • highways • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • financial crisis

 59 Vehicle Pile-Up 
 Shuts Highway 

100 injured but none seriously

Jan 12, 09 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A New Hampshire highway was shut down yesterday when 59 vehicles, including three buses and two tractor trailers, piled into one another in a snowstorm. Interstate 93 was closed for several hours as 100 injured people were treated at the scene, reports the Manchester Union Leader. Some 15 people were... More »

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car crash • highways • snow • highway crash • I-93 • multi-vehicle pileup • Derry Fire Department

 Lost Soles Clog Miami Highway 

Police look for charity for shoes that tripped up commuters

Jan 2, 09 1:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of shoes snarled traffic this morning on a Miami highway, the Sun-Sentinel reports. “It’s not getting better. It’s still backed up,” one official said as crews cleared the unclaimed shoes, which fell from a truck. Police hope to donate the lost soles to charity and... More »

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Florida • shoes • charity • highways

Big Dig Manslaughter Charge Dropped After $16M Deal

Company made epoxy whose failure resulted in death in Boston tunnel

Dec 17, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The legal wrangling around a 2006 Boston tunnel collapse that killed one woman appears to finally be over, the Globe reports. In exchange for a $16 million fine, prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against Powers Fasteners, which manufactured a supposedly fast-setting epoxy that failed to support ceiling panels. Powers must... More »

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Boston • construction • collapse • Big Dig • manslaughter • manufacturer • settlement • tunnel • highways • punitive damages

ANALYSIS

These Stocks Will Flourish During Obama Years

Health care, infrastructure, alternative energy look are looking up

Nov 5, 08 11:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Oilmen cheered when George Bush moved into the White House, and investors in Internet companies saw their portfolios gain ground under Bill Clinton. But what's going to be hot once Barak Obama moves into the White House? In Time, Stephen Gandel suggests three sectors and a handful of companies that... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • alternative energy • stocks • highways

OPINION

Brooks: Want Real Economic Stimulus? Fix the Roads

A National Mobility Project would create jobs, leaving lasting impact: Brooks

Oct 31, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Panic is afoot, so of course, Congress is bearing down on another stimulus package, though the last one seems to have missed the mark. These “politically designed, ad hoc” measures “amount to an economic sugar rush,” David Brooks writes in the New York Times. If he’s... More »

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alternative energy • infrastructure • highways • economic stimulus package • financial crisis

 Time to Raise Driving Age?


Sep 9, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is 16 too young to drive? A safety group today began a push to encourage states to follow the lead of Japan, China, Russia, and most of Europe by raising the legal age to 18, the Detroit Free Press reports. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for youths... More »

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driving • highways • driver's license • teenage drivers • teenager • automobile • Insurance Institute of Highway Safety

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