Sometimes, it’s a guilty pleasure to be able to say, “We told you so.” But in this case, we’re confirming a trend that is good news for American consumers, so we feel no guilt at all. Electric vehicle sales are up, and so are sales of fuel-efficient traditional cars. That reflects what our polling at …
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A recent analysis of four years of public surveys conducted by AAA shows that US citizens are less concerned about dangerous driving habits. The troubling decrease in concern about such activities comes alongside the first annual increase in traffic fatalities in seven years. Deaths were up an estimated 5.3 percent, totaling 34,080 in 2012, according …
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It’s been known as the Microbus. The Minibus. The Transporter Kombi. The Volkswagen Type 2. Whatever you want to call it, the last one is rolling off the assembly line in Brazil this month, marking the end of an era. The VW Microbus, the forerunner of the modern minivan, was last sold in the U.S. …
There’s a pedestrian approaching a crosswalk. He’s focused on his iPhone, oblivious to the fact he’s walking into danger. We’re driving down the street. There’s a minivan parked alongside the curb, obscuring the view of the sidewalk. We’re oblivious to the fact we’re moments away from tragedy. The pedestrian steps out in front of the …
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The key to improving safety on the road lies in developing and utilizing new safety technology, the nation’s head of traffic safety said last week. Speaking to a crowd of state and national traffic officials at the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) annual meeting in San Diego, Calif., David Strickland, the head of the National …
Tesla Motors is the the best performing stock in the world so far this year, up 410 percent, reports The Wall Street Journal. It is an amazing story considering the hostility and doubt so many analysts have around the future of electric vehicles–the only kind of vehicle Tesla currently sells. What seems crazy is the …
For the last few years, as budget-pressured states and municipalities have pressed law-enforcement to write more speeding and traffic tickets, employed speed camerasand battled in court against drivers who warn other drivers about speed traps, there are voices, including those of some police departments, saying higher speed limits would be safer and contribute to our …
In August, Toyota enjoyed its best month of sales in more than five years. The company sold more than 231,000 cars in the United States, a number that topped Ford for the second month in a row. But rather than sit complacent, Toyota is making some significant changes to some of its most well-known cars. …
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The body lurches sideways. The neck bends in a U-shape. The seat belt and front airbag offer almost no help. These are the markings of a side-impact car accident. Protecting occupants in side-impact crashes has been a problem that has vexed automotive safety engineers. These types of accidents are responsible for 39 percent of traffic …
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Self-driving cars often sound like something out of science fiction. But they are inching closer to reality. This week, Continental AG, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, announced a partnership with IBM, the world’s largest technology company, in which they will help bring autonomous cars to roads across the globe. “This is not a …
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