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LED Traffic Lights That Can't Melt Snow Are Blamed In 1 Death, At Least 12 Accidents

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 12.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Driving, LED Lights, Driving Hazard, Energy Efficient, Led Traffic Lights, Snow, Winter Driving, Driving Safety, Led Safety, Winter, Home News

MILWAUKEE — Cities around the country that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights are discovering a hazardous downside: The bulbs don't ...

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The Year of the Man-Child

Catie Lazarus | Posted 12.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Google, Inauguration Day 2009, Oxford-Health, Ikea, Fist Bump, Morgan Stanley, Elliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Wall Street Bonuses, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Nbc, JP Morgan Chase, Chris Brown, Copenhagen 2009, Duane Reade, Trader Joes, Lou Dobbs, Basketball, Michelle Duggar, Barack Obama, Driving While Texting, Drunk Driving, Hilary Clinton, Aol, Rahm Emanuel, Banking Crisis, CVS Pharmacies, Us Treasury, Mark Sanford, Law, Msnbc, Driving, Mitch McConnell, Woody Allen, Nadya Suleman, Sarah Palin Vice President, Immigration, Iphone, Infidelity, Time Warner, Finance, Rupert Murdoch, Fidelity Investments, Hamid Karzai, Rihanna, John McCain, Proctor & Gamble, Twitter, Ge, Oprah, Macys, Hbo, Howie Mandel, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, C-Span, Murder, Tiger Woods Affair, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Apple, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Jon Gosselin, Sarah Palin, Fox News, Joe Lieberman, Netflix, Andre Agassi, Comedy News
Catie Lazarus

What Did You Learn in 2009? Test your knowledge by answering these objectively scientific questions about the celebrities, politicians and fifteen minute famers who made headlines.

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More Big Bucks for Roads in California: Oh, Goody!

Larry Arnstein | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Freeways, Driving, Infrastructure, Santa Monica, California Budget Crisis, San Bernardino Freeway, Los Angeles News
Larry Arnstein

The State of California is getting ready to spend $20 billion, which we don't happen to have, but never mind that, on (hold your breath) freeway expansion!

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Jennifer Smith: Mother Killed By Driver On Cell Phone, Sues Both Wireless And Phone Provider

Posted 12.07.2009 | Technology

Read More: Cell Phones, Driving, Driving While Talking, Jennifer Smith, Cell Phones Texting, Drivers on Cell Phones, Cell Phones Driving, Driving Cell, Dangerous Driving, Driving Phone, Driving Laws, Technology News

Jennifer Smith's 61-year-old mother was killed last year in Oklahoma City by a driver talking on a cell phone. Now, the New York Times reports Smith ...

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Kick-Ass Advice To Deal With Life's Crap!

Debbie Robins | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Poor Decisions, Road Rage, Driving, Advice, New Books, Shovel It!, Books, What If, Kick Ass Advice, Annoyances, Books News
Debbie Robins

You can add these techniques to your coping repertoire if you have one, or use them as a jumping-off place to build your own survival kit for when the crap hits the fan.

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Your GPS: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 11.03.2009 | Technology

Read More: Voice, Foreign Language, Driving, Gps, Technology, Global Position Syste, Driving Directions, Gps Dependence, Technology News
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

We've become so dependent on the GPS that some of us won't back out of our own driveway without its help finding the street at the end.

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Village Green: Is Going Car-Free the New Prius?

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Cars, Driving, Carsharing, Toyota Prius, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

Those of us who do own a Prius, like Larry David, may now have to yield our hipness credentials to the latest trend, which is owning no car at all.

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Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Cell Phones, Taxis, Driving, Taxi Drivers, Cell Phone Driving Ban, New York Taxis, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Cellphones, New York Cabs, Taxi Cabs, Hands-Free Laws, Bluetooth, Tlc, Taxi, Cab, Matthew Daus, New York News
Melissa Plaut

When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

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There Still Be Dragons: Be Wary of Modern Mapping Devices

Lise Waring | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Cell Phones, Driving, Jeep Roads, Atlas, Colrado Roads, Mapquest, Telluride, Directions, Gps, Google Maps, Colorado, Denver News
Lise Waring

I've heard tales from visitors who arrived white knuckled in Telluride after their website of choice guided them here via a gnarly 4WD road in their Ford Fiesta rental car.

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Amtrak Ridership Shrinks, But It's Still Second-Best Year For Railroad

AP | JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Joseph Boardman, Passengers, Gas Prices, Driving, Economy, Amtrak, Cars, Amtrak Passenger Train, Amtrak Statistics, Amtrak Ridership, Passenger Railroads, Amtrak Numbers, Railroad, Amtrack, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than a million passengers in the past year, still the second-highest year in the ra...

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France To Donate $1.5 Billion To Electric Car Tech

Yahoo! News | Simon Boehm | Posted 12.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Co2, Fuel Efficiency, Driving, France, Electric Cars, Cars, Green Living, Go Green, Green Technology, Green News

France launched the "battle of the electric car" Thursday as it unveiled plans to invest 1.5 billion euros on infrastructure for the two million elect...

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Obama Bans Federal Employees From Texting While Driving

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Text Messages, Texting and Driving, Driving, Health, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Safety, Texting While Driving, Text Messaging, Living News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to...

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Obama Admin Calls Distracted Driving An "Epidemic"

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 11.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Texting, Driving, Unsafe Driving, Texting While Driving, Home News

WASHINGTON — Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the ...

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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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Should Hybrids Be Allowed In The Carpool Lane?

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Virginia, Traffic, Driving, Hybrids, California, Green Technology, Green Driving, Carpool Lanes, HOV Lanes, Green Living, Fast Lanes, Congestion, Green News

States are beginning to address the question of whether hybrid and electric cars should be allowed in remain in carpool lanes as the number of such ve...

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Would it Kill You to Use Your Turn Signal?

Tamar Abrams | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Cars, Driving, Cell Phones, Safe Driving, Teen Drivers, Parents, Texting, Teenagers, Living News
Tamar Abrams

Like a reformed smoker who is overly sensitive -- and obnoxious -- to those still smoking, I am suddenly hyperaware of the dangers lurking behind the wheel of all the cars around me.

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Fuel Your Car With Grass

Ecofriend | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Driving, Gasoline, Fuel Alternatives, Biofuels, Grass, Cars, Grass as Fuel, Green Alternatives, Green Living, Biofuels Energy, Green Technology, Green News

Scientists at the National Science Foundation think they can produce bio-fuel from leftovers such as grass clipping and other organic waste....

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The Other Man

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Driving, Gps, Relationships, Humor, France, Multicultural, Men, Cars, Film, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tehran, Europe, Technology, Couples, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

I'm in love with another man. Let me call him Daniel. I met him through my husband Ron. He introduced us at Marseille airport and then offered him a ride to the village where we were staying.

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New Jersey Governor Candidate Chris Christie's Wrong-Way One-Way Drive

Joe Territo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Chris Christie, New Jersey, Elizabeth, Jon Corzine, Driving, Motorcycles, New Jersey Governor, Home News
Joe Territo

Republican candidate for Governor Chris Christie in 2002 got lost in Elizabeth and attempted to turn right onto a street that was one-way in the other direction.

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Safety Group Seeks Ban On Texting While Driving

nytimes.com | MATT RICHTEL | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Texting While Driving, Driving Safety, Texts, Driving, Texting, Home News

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Save Cash by Going Green: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Motoring, Fuel, Energy, Gas Prices, Gas, Driving, Landfills, Charity, Carbon Emissions, Economy, Green, Conservation, Green Living, Saving Money, Coal, Methane, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gases, Oil Prices, Environment, Earth Hour, Food, Sierra Club, Cash, Going Green and Saving Money, Green Tips, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Going green doesn't just save the outside world. It also can preserve the hard-earned money in your bank account.

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Tragic Dinuba Car Crash: As Bad As The Diane Schuler Accident

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Diane Schuler, Driving, Car Accidents, Car Crash, Prison, Dinuba, Seat-Belts, People Magazine, Safety, Raising Children, Cars, Parenting, Justice Department, Gangs, Living News
Ramon Resa, MD

Parents, always make sure your children wear their seat belts! Families, take accountability.

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Village Green: It Takes a Village to Age In Place

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Community, Driving, Aging, Senior Citizens, Neighborhoods, Smart Growth, Cities, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

One of the goals of smart growth must be to create neighborhoods that foster "aging in place."

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Village Green: Distracted Driving Is Also an Enviromental Issue

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Driving, Walking, Safety, Sustainability, Bicycling, Community, Smart Growth, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

Texting-while-driving is not just a safety issue, it's an environmental issue too. If our streets aren't safe and perceived as such, it'll be that much harder to convince people to walk or bicycle.

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Green Your Driving Habits: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Road Rage, Mpg, Gas, Driving, Vehicles, Idling, Fuel Efficiency, Green, Oil, Green Driving, Cars, Air Pollution, Pollution, Miles Per Gallon, Green News
Avital Binshtock

I know, I know: It's better to take public transit, or walk or bike, than drive. But for those times when motoring can't be avoided, recall these tips to minimize your vehicle's impact on the planet.

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