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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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driving stories: 73 news summaries

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Clueless Driver Follows GPS Directions Onto Train Tracks

Just in time for the northbound express

Jan 4, 08 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - When the GPS in his rental car told him to turn right as was driving over a railroad crossing, a New York area driver obediently followed directions—right onto the tracks. The car got stuck and he abandoned it minutes before a train slammed into it. No one was hurt,... More »

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car accident • train • driving • GPS • railroad crossings

Cell Talkers Clogging Up Highways

Even those with hands-free devices
slow driving conditions, study says

Jan 2, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - In addition to being distracted and erratic, drivers using cell phones also slow traffic, a study confirms. Using a simulator with virtual traffic scenes, researchers discovered that drivers using mobile phones—even ones with hands-free devices—go more slowly on highways and pass sluggish drivers less frequently. "That SOB... More »

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cell phones • driving • road safety • cars

Toyota Unveils Driving Simulator

Huge dome rocks and rolls on rails

Nov 26, 07 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Toyota today unveiled its new driving simulator, a 7-meter-across dome with 360-degree imaging that mimics the experience of real driving by rocking on a rail. Toyota will use the simulator to test safety features without endangering drivers, see how tiredness and intoxication affect driving, and develop safety features for specific... More »

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Toyota • driving • auto industry • car safety • safety testing • cars

Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed

Asks court to keep sons out of unsafe car

Nov 13, 07 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of traffic violations may further crimp custody arrangements for singer Britney Spears if her ex-husband has his way. Kevin Federline has asked a judge to forbid the reckless Brit from driving their sons to protect their safety. In the last week she was filmed running a red light,... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • cell phones • court • custody • driving

Carnegie Mellon Wins $2M in Robot Car Race

Only three of 11 cars finished the 60 miles in 6 hours allotted

Nov 4, 07 11:02 PM CST
(Newser) - A robot car built by Carnegie Mellon University and General Motors beat out ten others to win a race for self-driving vehicles, race officials announced today. The cars had 6 hours to complete a 60-mile course—including missions like parking and merging into traffic—in pursuit of a $2 million... More »

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California • Virginia Tech • General Motors • Stanford University • car race • driving • robotics • Carnegie Mellon University • DARPA • Urban Challenge

LA Still Leads in Traffic Delays

But Ventura, Inland Empire are catching up

Sep 18, 07 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles and Orange counties are still tied for No. 1 in the nation in traffic delays, a study published today by the Texas Transportation Institute concludes. Motorists in either county lost an average of 72 hours in rush hour traffic in 2005—almost 2 work weeks. LA and Orange... More »

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California • traffic • Los Angeles • driving • transportation

Saudi Women Want to Drive

Neither Islamic law nor country's constitution forbids female drivers

Sep 18, 07 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of Saudi women is trying to regain a “stolen right”: driving. The group will deliver a petition to King Abdullah this week demanding the right to get behind the wheel. But prospects for lifting the world's only ban on female drivers are cloudy, the BBC reports, because... More »

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Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • women's rights • Islamic law • driving

8 Traffic-Ticket Myths

Aug 20, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone has a story about ducking a ticket. Bankrate.com investigates what's true and what's unfounded optimism:
  1. Mistakes on the ticket will only win the case if they involve the where and how of the ticket or the car description.
  2. If the officer doesn't show, you don't automatically
... More »

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list • court • ticket • driving • moving violations • officer • cars

US Gives Big Jump to NYC Traffic Plan

Bloomberg proposal gets $354M boost, but state legislature must still approve

Aug 14, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government has promised to pitch in $354M toward an environmentally sensitive plan to suppress car traffic in Manhattan, New York's busiest borough. But the scheme's chief proponent, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, must still win the approval of the New York state legislature, which initially chafed at his proposal, the... More »

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New York City • traffic • Michael Bloomberg • toll • driving • transportation • congestion • Mary E. Peters • cars

Al Gore III Pleads Guilty
in Drug Bust

Ex-VP's son picks rehab stint over prison after latest brush with law

Jul 30, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III pleaded guilty to four drug charges today and elected to enter a rehab program to avoid prison time, People reports. The ex-VP's 24-year-old youngest child was busted with marijuana and prescription drugs—including Vicodin, Xanax and Valium—after being pulled over in southern California for speeding in... More »

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rehab • Al Gore • drugs • crime • Al Gore III • marijuana • driving • substance abuse

California Ranked Worst for Traffic

New Jersey boasts poorest road system

Jun 29, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - California ranks No.1 in the US for interstate traffic jams, says a new study which focused on congestion around big cities. With traffic snarled on 83.3% of its urban roadways, the Golden State edged out runners-up Minnesota and New Jersey. Surprisingly, New York—gridlock central—only came in... More »

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California • taxes • New Jersey • traffic • United States • US states • roadways • interstates • budget • road budget • road system • driving • traffic jam

Drivers' 10 Commandments

Jun 19, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. You shall not kill.
  2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people & not of mortal harm.
  3. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents.
  4. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power &
... More »

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Vatican • Commandments • driving • auto • cars

Vatican: Thou Shalt Not Speed

Holy See issues '10 commandments' for motorists

Jun 19, 07 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pope wants you to slow down, watch your language, and pray while on the road—and not by taking the Lord's name in vain when you get cut off. The Vatican issued "10 Commandments" for motorists today, reiterating the familiar prohibition against killing and adding new guidelines for... More »

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Catholic Church • motorists • traffic • road rage • Vatican • driving • commandment

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