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 Britain to Test Car Satellite Toll 

Controversial plan will charge up to $2.40 per mile for British autos

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 17, 08 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain plans to test a toll system that tracks drivers by satellite and charges them by the mile, the Daily Telegraph reports. Dubbed "spy in the sky," the controversial plan was floated by the Labour government and was considered dead under PM Gordon Brown. "It seems that Labour's unpopular plans for a national road pricing scheme are alive and well," one official said. More »

More about:  Great Britain • United Kingdom • cars • satellites • Driving

Car Sharing Rides $4 Gas
to Increased Popularity

Zipcar catches on nationwide

Newsweek Newsweek Aug 5, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, car sharing as an alternative to car ownership is finally gaining traction, reports Newsweek. Started 8 years ago, the best-known car-sharing company, Zipcar, rents communal vehicles by the hour or day. Both cost-efficient and eco-friendly, the company charges members about $10 an hour, including gas and insurance. More »

More about:  auto industry • gas prices • gas • Driving • Zipcar • Flexcar

OPINION

It's the End of the World as We Know It—and
He Feels Fine

Gas prices closing the open frontier, finally

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 23, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The soaring cost of travel is forcing a fundamental change in the identity of America, writes Bill McKibben in the Washington Post : "The frontier of endless mobility that we've known our entire lives is closing." And that's not necessarily a bad thing, because sprawl has "eroded our sense of community with grievous results." More »

More about:  gas prices • crude oil • alternative energy • Driving • suburban sprawl

Oops! She Hit it Again: Britney Drives Over 3rd Foot in a Month

Paparazzo is pop star's latest rollover victim

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Nov 15, 07 5:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears caught another photographer flat-footed last night, the Los Angeles Times reports, driving over a paparazzo's paw as she left a Beverly Hills hotel. It's the third such incident in the past month—another photographer and a sheriff's deputy were previous victims—and the LAPD has told Spears she must provide a statement or face misdemeanor charges. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • Britney Spears • LAPD • Driving

China's Drivers Steer Clear
of Tolls

Thrifty motorists resort to detours, deception to get around steep fees

International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune May 16, 07 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tolls are literally taking a toll in China, where thrifty motorists try to steer around the tollbooths cropping up on the country's highways. An infrastructure boom has created 40,000 kilometers of new toll roads since 1990, and drivers are doing anything—from faking toll-exempt plates to making long detours on back roads—to avoid the pricey fees. More »

More about:  China • Driving • development • toll • tollbooth

Miami Tops Road Rage Rankings

Watch out for hostile drivers in New York, Boston, and LA, too

Associated Press Associated Press May 15, 07 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Miami has retained its title as the capital of road rage for the second year running, taking top honors in a national survey for brake-slamming, running red lights, and talking on cellphones. Motorists in Portland, Ore., report the least tailgating; if you do get too close, do it in St. Louis, where other drivers are least likely to swear. More »

More about:  car • Miami • stress • car crash • Driving • road rage

N.J. Governor Injured in
Car Crash

Corzine in critical condition; doctors say he's "lucky to be alive"

Star-Ledger Star-Ledger Apr 13, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was critically injured last night after a pickup truck struck his motorcade. "He's in serious shape, but he's alive and going to survive," says state senate president Richard Codey, acting governor until Corzine can resume his duties—which could be weeks. Cops are still looking for the driver responsible for the crash, who took off. More »

More about:  New Jersey • car accident • car crash • SUV • Jon Corzine • Driving

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