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Toll road giant Macquarie Bank this week announced its intention to acquire the leading operator of red light cameras and speed cameras in the US.
One of the ideas being kicked around Dallas City Hall to raise more revenue in a lean budget year is to charge residents and businesses a road-use fee.
Quite obviously quietness and “green” are two objectives that seem to be driving the auto scene at the moment. We often see electric vehicles and concepts powered by renewable energy being displayed at various auto shows. Moreover, the rise in the co
(Just cool...skip to 2 min mark for the stunt)
Toyota will roll out an aggressive incentive program for US consumers in March, including zero-percent financing for 5 years and 2-year free maintenance. The new incentives, will start Tuesday and run through March, come as the world's biggest automa
General Motors is recalling 1.3 million compact cars in North America to address a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes and one injury. U.S. safety regulators opened an investigation into 905,000 Cobalt models after receiving m
Just how long it lasts will depend on Congress. The stunning news came Friday after the Senate adjourned without passing legislation to extend surface transportation programs that were set to expire Sunday, Feb. 28. As a result, 4,000 DOT emplo
What You’ll be Driving in 2016
The company, whose fourth-quarter profit soundly beat Wall Street forecasts, attributed the full-year profit in part to cost-cutting, gains from debt reduction efforts, good results from its financing arm, and stronger pricing. The automaker repea
We love eco-modders and hypermilers because their singular pursuit of superlative fuel economy often results in innovative thinking and interesting vehicles. Like, say, this Honda streamliner. Not only did Allert Jacobs’ slick DIY fairing make a pede
On display at the expo, where the sub-$3,000 "Made in India" Nano made waves exactly two years ago
"EVs are more than glorified golf carts," says Chip Gribben, the NEDRA's PR Director. "Our whole mantra has been to dispel the myth that EVs are slow and we have been pretty successful."
The UK team aiming to smash its own land speed record by driving a car beyond 1,000mph has settled on a final design for the vehicle. It calls for a major re-configuration of the vehicle's two power units, with a Eurofighter jet engine now being posi
All aboard on this train doesn't mean just people. It means minivans, cars and motorcycles, too. To board you have to be packing some serious luggage: every traveler must also be transporting a vehicle. Amtrak's Auto Train, the only one like it in
People without a working kilometer tax meter in their cars once the system is introduced in 2012 face six months in jail or a fine of up to €18,500, the Telegraaf reports on Tuesday. People caught fiddling the meter can be jailed for up to four years
[The guys who didn't get a taxpayer bailout!] While its crosstown rivals stumbled through bankruptcy this summer, the Ford Motor Company pressed its advantage, and delivered surprising news that its cost-cutting efforts and improving sales helped it
5 times larger than the Titanic, the $1.5 billion ship has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. It has 2,700 cabins and can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew members. Accommodations i
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Wednesday to write mandatory rules to regulate the four-wheel vehicles, after more than 100 deaths since 2003. Riders have suffered dozens of injuries, too - some leading to amputations. ROVs, also call
"What we basically are doing is we are terminating the process. Formally, absolutely, TTC-35 is dead. We are canceling the contract with Zachry."
What is immediately clear is that such a train is superior to air transport over those distances. It is competitive on energy costs, ticket cost, and traveler comfort and on time usage. Even more important, the end points can and are built into the c
G.M. and Penske failed to reach an agreement on the sale of the Saturn division. Saturn will be closing the doors of their dealerships soon. Those owning Saturns could find replacement parts hard to come by in the future. Furthermore, what you should
Penske said it negotiated with another manufacturer to make Saturn cars, but that company's board of directors rejected the agreement. Penske spokesman Anthony Pordon would not identify the other manufacturer. GM had agreed to keep building the
Ultimately, Sec. LaHood said, he wanted the meeting to set "the stage for finding ways to eliminate texting while driving." "You see people texting and driving and using cell phones and driving everywhere you go, even in places where it's outlawed
Children NOT ALLOWED to WALK or RIDE BIKES to school! AMAZING! Where do these people get off!?!
Loma Linda, California may become the latest municipality to end dangerous automated ticketing schemes within its jurisdiction. The city has about a year left with beleaguered, faux-Arizona-based Redflex Traffic Systems. Of Australia.
“We think that’s overkill,” Clayton Boyce, spokesman for the American Trucking Associations, said of a federal bill that would force states to ban texting while driving if they want to keep receiving federal highway money. The legislation will be
Here are the five things you need to know about the scam HOV lanes in the greater Phoenix area.
I have been talking about eliminating the HOV lanes for sometime now because I truly believe they are FRAUD.
The federal government, acknowledging that the "Cash for Clunkers"
program was running out of money [again], declared it a success Thursday and
killed it off, effective 8 p.m. Monday.
If you own a Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle or plan on purchasing one, you need to know about the fact that these vehicles do not have any product defect liability coverage because of some shenanigans that took place in their chapter 11 bankruptcy. Vehicle resale values may plummet if Congress approves of warning labels on these vehicles. General Motors turned their back on their customers in chapter 11 forcing those with liability claims to fight with unsecured creditors over worthless assets.
