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Gas Prices Steadily Rise, Robbing Consumers Of One Of The Few Points Of Relief

AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Gasoline, Crude Oil, Economy, Oil Prices, Gas Prices Rise, U.S. Dollar, Wright Express, Oil Price Information Service, Aaa, Barrels, Refiners, Recession, Pump, Business News

Despite persistently low demand, prices for gasoline have spiked over the past week along with crude oil, threatening one of the very few points of re...

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Distracted Driving: Busted

Lorraine Roe | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Cars, Driving, Motorcycles, Distracted Driving, Aaa, Distracted Driving Los Angeles, Living News
Lorraine Roe

I believe when you get three similar nudges from the universe, someone's trying to send you a message. Today's third sign for me was seeing the term "distracted driving" pop up as the number one search phrase on Yahoo's home page.

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Why Is AAA Offering Brain Training to Older Drivers?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Insurance Companies, Driving Fitness, Aging, Crash Rates, Cognitive Fitness, Mobility, Safety, Peter Kissinger, Traffic Safety, Policy, Seniors, Dmv, Insurance, Teens, AAA Foundation, Cognitive Training, Driver Safety, Posit Science, Computerized Cognitive Assessment, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Aaa, Driverzed, Drivesharp, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Peter Kissinger, CEO of the AAA Foundation: Part of making our nation's roads safer is helping mature drivers who wish to stay active -- a quickly growing population -- maintain or improve their driving safety.

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NYC Gripes: Unrelenting Potholes

R. B. Stuart | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Michelin Tires, Upper Est Side, Nyc, Bronx, Mayor Bloomberg, Guiliani, Potholes, 311 Pothole Hotline, R. B. Stuart, NYC DOT, Aaa, Anthony Fiorentino, Rudy Guilini, New York News
R. B. Stuart

Drivers tip toe and sidestep their Michelin's in an urban ballet that if not calculated precisely....can cost the driver hundreds if not thousands in repairs.

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Weekly Mulch: Market-Driven Sustainability

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Mulch, Sojourners, The American Prospect, Mother Jones, Greenwashing, Exxonmobil, Sustainability, Tmc, Aaa, Grist, Salon, Wal-Mart, Green News
The Media Consortium

Last week, Wal-Mart, ExxonMobil and AAA announced new programs that promote sustainability and a cleaner planet. Are their efforts actually a case of corporate greenwashing?

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Once More, we get Killed by "Experts"

Pablo Triana | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Iatrogenics, Economic Crisis, L.J. Henderson, Financial Crisis, Nassim Taleb, Credit Crisis, Harvard, Aaa, Business News
Pablo Triana

The credit crisis was the result of rampant iatrogenics. The term literally means physician-induced. An iatrogenic death, or disease, would be one caused by the doctor.

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Chrysler & GM: What Happens if Your Car Blows Up?

Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Injury Victims, Trial Lawyers, Ford Pinto, American Bar Association, Uaw, Toyota, Bankruptcy, Tort Reform, Chrysler, GM Bankruptcy, Honda, Bailouts, Kentucky, Don McNay, Ford, Buick, Structured Settlements, American Association for Justice, Insurance, General Motors, Product Liability, Richmond Ky, Hyundai, Traumatic Brain Injury, Lexington KY, Aaa, Detroit Bailout, Detroit, Aaj, Personal Responsibility, Auto Bailout, Personal Finance, Business News
Don McNay

I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right. Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve. -Jan a...

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Flat tire? Chicagoans to the rescue!

Leslie Goldman | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Car, Strangers, Repair, Good Samaritans, Chicago, Karma, Boot, Flat Tire, Kindness, Aaa, Ticket, Chicago News
Leslie Goldman

I got out, loaded up with shirts and dresses, and confronted what was possibly the deadest dead tire ever. My heart sank. But then the kindheartedness that defines the Midwest started peeking out from every corner and I was saved by my city.

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Gas Prices Hit Record on Low Supplies

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil Prices, Gas Prices, Aaa, Business News

NEW YORK — Retail gas prices surged to a new record above $3.30 a gallon Friday and appear poised to rise further in coming weeks as gasoline su...

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Record Diesel Prices Nail Hard-Hit Truckers

New York Times | Christopher Maag | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Fuel Consumption, Gas Prices, Oil Prices, Diesel Prices, Diesel Vehicles, Fuel Prices, Big Oil, Fuel-Efficient, Aaa, Business News

According to AAA, the motor club, the average nationwide diesel price has set records on 18 of the past 19 days, including Monday, when it hit $3.83 a...

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