Driving

Learning to Drive Again

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Spring, Women's Rights, Women, Driving, Depression, Mental Health, Feminism, Renewing Driver's License, Women Drivers, Expired Driver's License, Learning to Drive, Women News
Judith Greenberg, Ph.D.

I let my driver's license expire. For years, it didn't seem like such a big deal. Frankly, not driving had some nice benefits: Riding in the passenger's seat was the one time in my life I could relax.

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LOOK: Google's Self-Driving Car In Nation's Capital

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood and Michael Grass | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Google, Driving, Google Driverless Car, Mary Cheh, Google Self-Driving Car 2012, Cars, Google Driverless Car Photos, Slideexpand, Cars of the Future, Google Self-Driving Car, DC News, Video, Tommy Wells, Dc Around Town, Google Car, Google Self-Driving Car Photos, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Google showed off its driverless car during a demonstration Thursday morning outside its offices on New York Avenue NW downtown. The ...

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Sharon Silke Carty

Gas Prices On The Decline Through Summer

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Tourism, Gas Prices, 2012 Gas Prices, Driving, Branson Mo, Opis, Tom Kloza, Gas Prices Summer 2012, Aaa, Money News

Gas prices have been falling for five consecutive weeks, defying prognosticators who said the cost would soar to a national average of $5 a gallon. ...

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Help! I am Going to Turn into a Man!

Myra Demeter | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Napa Valley, Aging, Driving, Prius, Stroke, Medications, 50 Humor, Porsche Cayenne, Fifty News
Myra Demeter

We just returned from our first weekend away from home since my husband's stroke 20 months ago.

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In the Public Interest : Led by Youth Americans Are Driving Less, But When Will Lawmakers Notice?

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Social Media, Green Infrastructure, Driving, Highways, Youth, Biking, Public Transportation, Texting While Driving, Drivers Licenses, Transportation, Texting and Driving Ban, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

More than older generations, they say that they will sometimes choose to take alternative transportation as a way to help the environment. Will our leaders notice this important trend? You wouldn't know it looking at Congress.

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Teens as Heroes

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Driving, Heroes, Adolesence, Safety, Teens, Psychology, Parenting, Family, Luke Vaughn, Graceann Rumer Hero, Cody Decker, Teen Heroes, Dakota Edwards, Jeremy-Wuitschick-Video, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

The next time you think to yourself --"those teenagers" -- try to think of the teens in the above stories and feel pride in what teens are capable of.

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Mind Shift: Your Daily Commute

Kristina Groves | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Traffic, Commuting by Bike, Cars, Driving, Kristina Groves, Commuting, Calgary, Cycling, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Kristina Groves

I'm advocating a mind shift in how we live our lives, and believe that an alarmingly simple change in the way we structure our time can drastically improve our quality of life.

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Why You Don't Own A Car

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Traffic, Gas Prices, Driving, New Car, Ridesharing, Gen X, Gen Y, Carpooling, Auto Insurance, Car Culture, Poll, Used Car, Automobile, Money News

The quintessential dream of waking up on your sixteenth birthday to find a new car adorned with a big red bow parked in the driveway is now a thing of...

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My GPS Can Suck It

Jena Kingsley | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Driving Humor, Driving, Long Island Expressway, Gps, Hamptons, Road Trips, Gps Humor, Gps Trouble, Lost With Gps, Comedy News
Jena Kingsley

Three miles on this road? But its going in a direction totally opposite of the city. I mean, my GPS is from England. Does she really know her way around here? But her voice... it's so... calming.

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In The Public Interest : House Transportation Bills Strikes First as Tragedy, Then as Dangerous Farce

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: House of Representatives, Driving, Mass Transit, Oil Dependency, Budget Cuts, Budget, Vmt, Transportation, Oil-Dependency, U.S. PIRG, Oil Drilling, Subways, Public Transportation, John Mica, US Oil Drilling, Buses, Oil Dependence, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

The agenda for transportation advanced by the House this week flies directly in the face of clear trends in how Americans are choosing to travel.

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Stop Texting While Driving With Gamification

Gabe Zichermann | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Texting While Driving, Gamification, Driving, Texting and Driving, Ntsb Report, Texting and Driving Ban, Technology News
Gabe Zichermann

While coming up shy of a complete ban, the NTSB report was sobering to say the least. Of course, changing this kind of behavior with "traditional" approaches will come up against serious challenges.

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To Fly or Drive?

Rebecca Anderson | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Holidays, Driving, Climate Change, Air Travel, Carbon Footprint, Co2 Emissions, Carbon Emissions, Carbon-Impact, Airplane Emissions, Flying Green, Flying Carbon, Green News
Rebecca Anderson

If you're traveling over the holidays and you can't pack the whole family into the car (or better yet, bus or, my personal favorite, train), here are a few things you can do to lighten your carbon load.

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PHOTOS: 9 Of Europe's Most Beautiful Drives

BootsnAll | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: France, Italy, Europe, Austria, Driving, Road Trips, Romania, Road, Greece, Slidepollajax, International Destinations, Destinations, Travel News
BootsnAll

While many of Europe's most alluring spots can be reached by train, others require you to hit the highway and (sometimes literally) take the road less traveled in order to fully appreciate them.

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The Power Tools To Reverse Road Rage

Marcy Cole, Ph.D. | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Road Rage, Anger Management, Stress Management, Driving, Anger, Consciousness, Mindful Living, Emdr, Driving Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Mindful Living News
Marcy Cole, Ph.D.

Experiencing anger is part of the human experience. It is what we choose to do with it that determines whether it will lead to a breakdown or breakthrough.

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PHOTOS: Which American Cities Have The Worst Drivers?

Travel + Leisure | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Worst-Drivers-America, Slidepollajax, Travel Leisure, Driving, Worst-Drivers, Boston, New York, Pheonix, Cars, Miami, Travel News
Travel + Leisure

Which cities' drivers strike fear in the hearts of visitors? In a new survey, Travel + Leisure readers lived to tell. Wendy Peck once spent a year d...

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Has Driving Peaked in American Cities?

Infrastructurist | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Driving, Drive, Walk, Urban Planning, Cities, Infrastructurist, Road Trips, American Cities, Cars, International Travel, Travel News
Infrastructurist

Road researchers have noticed that driving in major cities has reached an unexpected plateau, a phenomenon known as "peak car use."

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9 Bad Drivers Nobody Complains About

www.cracked.com | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Cracked, Driving, Bad Drivers, 9 Bad Drivers Nobody Complains About, Comedy News

Complaining about bad drivers is probably the third most common talking point of every hack comic, right after airline food and how weird the opposite...

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PHOTOS: America's Most Scenic Drives

Travel + Leisure | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Route 66, Iconic Drives, Driving, Travel and Leisure, Travel News, Slidepollajax, Cars, Drive, Road Trip, Travel, America's Most Scenic Drives, Travel News
Travel + Leisure

These roads may not be household names, but they are an integral part of the American fabric. Highway 31, west of New Orleans, takes you through classic Louisiana countryside, past lazy bayous and swampy lagoons filled with alligators and herons.

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Boomers On Board: Personal License Plates For Post50 Generation Proposed

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Baby Boomers, Driving, Boomers, Massachusetts, License Plates, Massachusetts License Plates, Fifty News

Boston-based baby boomers hoping to cruise smoothly into their golden years might soon be able to make that journey in a more personalized way -- lite...

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Lanier: Changes To Law For Expired Tag Arrests May Be 'Reasonable'

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: DC News, Metropolitan Police Department, Driving, Video, Vincent Gray, Mpd, D.C. Police, Drivers, Expired Registration, Cathy Lanier, Jim Webb, Vince Gray, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier agrees with the District of Columbia's law on expired car license tags, but admits tha...

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Mimes Mock Pedestrians At Venezuelan Traffic Crosswalks

AP | By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Traffic, Driving, Venezuela, Venezuela Traffic Mimes, Venezuela Traffic, Venezuela Mimes, World News

CARACAS, Venezuela -- A part of Venezuela's capital is giving dangerous drivers the silent treatment, sending mimes into the streets to do what police...

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Hurrah for Saudi Women and Their King!

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Arab World, Saudi Women, Islam, Women's Rights, Driving, Arab Spring, Women's Issues, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Reform, Arab Revolutions, World News
Terry Kelhawk

American women take for granted, and sometimes even bemoan, the soccer-mom type need for driving themselves and others around on errands. Yet for years, my Saudi friends in America have held out this commonplace activity as a hope.

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Hang Up and Drive, Governor Brown

Steve Heilig | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Telephones, Automobiles, Driving, Governor Jerry Brown, Cars, Accidents, Cell Phones, Simitian, Nanny State, Jerry Brown, San Francisco News
Steve Heilig

Jerry Brown flubbed a big one this month when he vetoed a bill that would have significantly increased fines for using a cell phone for talk or texting while driving.

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Infiniti Adds First Gas-electric Hybrid

AP | By ANN M. JOB | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Energy, 2012 Infiniti m35h, Fuel Economy, Driving, Drivers, Infiniti m35h Hybrid Car, Hybrid Cars, Infiniti Hybrid Car, Fuel Efficiency, Cars, Infiniti, Clean Energy, Infiniti m35h, Green News

-- Luxury brand Infiniti finally joins the gasoline-electric hybrid car market with the 2012 M35h that's rated 38 percent more fuel efficient overall...

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10 Classic American Drive-In Restaurants

The Daily Meal | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Junk Food, Driving, Ice Cream, Burgers, McDonald's, Drive Thru, Drive-Ins, Food News
The Daily Meal

It's hard to imagine, but if common wisdom is to be believed, the drive-in restaurant precedes McDonald's by about 19 years. See, the first McDonald'...

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