Filed under: Etc. , Celebrities We know some habitually bad drivers, and we’re guessing you do too

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"America’s Worst Driver" set to air on Travel Channel

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet a smooth Spanish Fly(er) Convertibles have long been something of an acquired taste.

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.10.10

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Government/Legal , Work , Ford , Specialty Hold on to your sap gloves and night sticks - it’s that time of the decade! An Autoblog source reveals that Ford is about to release a brand spankin’ new Police Interceptor .

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Source: Next-gen Ford Police Interceptor will debut this Friday in Las Vegas

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Filed under: Hybrid , Recalls , Hatchback , Toyota Not one day after a high-profile incident involving a Prius taking off on its owner in Southern California , we’re hearing reports that another one of Toyota’s popular hybrids has suffered unintended acceleration in New York. This time, instead of the car eventually succumbing to the will of its braking system, it crashed into a stone wall.

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Report: Another Prius accelerates unintentionally in New York and crashes

Filed under: Hybrid , Recalls , Hatchback , Toyota Not one day after a high-profile incident involving a Prius taking off on its owner in Southern California , we’re hearing reports that another one of Toyota’s popular hybrids has suffered unintended acceleration in New York. This time, instead of the car eventually succumbing to the will of its braking system, it crashed into a stone wall. Fortunately the owner was reportedly just pulling out of her driveway in Harrison, NY and the car only accelerated across the street, though the collision allegedly sent “some pretty big boulders” flying, said one police chief.

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Report: Another Prius accelerates unintentionally in New York and crashes

A 56-year-old woman smashed into a stone wall this morning because of a stuck accelerator on a Toyota Prius , Harrison police said.

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Another Prius speeds out of control today in NY !

A 56-year-old woman smashed into a stone wall this morning because of a stuck accelerator on a Toyota Prius , Harrison police said.

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Another Prius speeds out of control today in NY !

Filed under: Government/Legal Is CARB backing down on its so-called “cool cars” regulation? On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will have to turn in its final draft of the controversial regulations, which calls for automakers to build cars and trucks with windows that prevent 45% of the sun’s energy from entering a vehicle by 2014 and 60% by 2016. Vehicle manufacturers have argued that it will be expensive to meet the requirements, and other groups are complaining for their own reasons

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Report: California to amend ‘Cool Cars’ legislation over… criminal activity?

Carl Edwards has been placed on a three race probation for his deliberate punting of Brad Keselowski in last Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. Edwards was not fined, suspended or docked points for Sunday’s crash. Per NASCAR president Mike Helton, “We made it clear to Carl that this wasn’t acceptable (behavior), that it went beyond what we said in January about letting drivers police themselves.” Helton went on to say, “We parked Carl (after Sunday’s incident) and gave him the three race probation for what he did.” Which means nothing, really

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Breaking News: NASCAR Puts Carl Edwards on Probation

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PREMIER Mike Rann announced today that the state's police commissioner will be given the power to permanently strip repeat offending drink-drivers and drug-drivers of their licences, if his government is reelected in the upcoming elections. “In the same way that certain people are not allowed to hold a gun licence, certain people should never be allowed to hold a driver's licence,” Mr Rann said. “In the wrong hands, cars can be lethal too.&qu..

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South Australian Drink And Drug Drivers To Lose Licence For Life

A new California regulation will require vehicle manufacturers to reduce heat absorption through vehicle glass by using reflective glazing on 2012 model year vehicles. Deemed the “Cool Cars” law, its purpose is to reduce the interior temperatures, thus reducing the demand on vehicle air conditioning systems and (in theory, at least) reducing greenhouse gasses. Problem: the reflective glazing blocks solar radiation, but it also blocks signals from cell phones (a good thing, unless you’re dialing 911) and GPS-tracking devices worn by felons (a bad thing).

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New California Law To Require Reflective Glazing: Ready, Fire, Aim

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Videos A member of Pyongyang, North Korea’s traffic police on the job

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Video: Traffic control in Pyongyang

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Videos A member of Pyongyang, North Korea’s traffic police on the job. Image by BryanH .

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Video: Traffic control in Pyongyang

Automotive reality shows as a whole generally tend to miss the mark with viewers. They are either too hokey or too Hollywood

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Automotive TV: America’s Worst Driver on the Travel Channel

ACCORDING TO FIGURES released by NSW Police this week, over 40,000 motorists have been fined in the past year for using their mobile phones while driving - nearly double the 25,115 fines handed out in 2005. Of those motorists fined in 2005, 8734 have reoffended in the years since, and 1123 have even been caught out a third time.

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The 10 Best Car Chases: 2000-2010

NSW PREMIER Kristina Keneally said this week that she is considering introducing harsher penalties for high-speed pursuit offenders.

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NSW: Harsher Penalties Under Consideration For High-Speed Pursuit Offenders

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Florida bomb threat pickup truck - Click above for high-res image gallery It could be argued that our nation’s highways are teeming with weapons of mass destruction. After all, there are millions of two-plus ton objects hurtling around all over the place with questionable guidance from the men and women behind the wheel

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Report: Florida man rigs truck with fake WMD after growing tired of gas thieves

Filed under: Etc. , Europe , Government/Legal Every couple of years, a big charity gets in trouble for paying out big monies to executives or cronies

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German charity execs in hot water over luxury car ownership?

Lo, on the eve of Honest Abe’s birthday, 4 score minus 4 score and 1 day Ago, AutoAnything brought forth on this Website a multitude of new products, conceived in Convenience, and dedicated to the Proposition that all Vehicles deserve to be better than Stock. Here’s what we’re now serving: Trimax Wheel Chock Lock —Like a death grip on your tire, this Trimax lock makes your car or trailer’s wheel un-rotatable. Plus, it’s got a built-in chock, so you can chuck that make-shift 2

WRAL reports that a group of Durham residents are so angry about people speeding through they neighborhood they have posted signs warning that speeders will be blasted with paintball guns. The group, Angry Neighbors With Paintball Guns, posted signs at strategic locations throughout the city, warning motorists to slow down or risk being shot at with a paintball gun. The group does not say if the signs are meant to serve only as an attention-grabber or if it plans to shoot paintballs at vehicles.

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Durham Residents Threaten Speeders With Paintbal Guns

CBS reports that police squad cars in the Philippines are going to run on cooking oil donated by McDonald’s.

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Manila Police Cars to Run on McDonald’s Cooking Oil

1. Have a stupidly fast car that not even the police chopper can keep up with.

2. If at anytime you can (when it’s safe) do a fast U turn into the otherside of the road and nail it in the opposite direction.

3. If you have enough time to stop then stop and do and almight great burnout and fill the place with smoke and high tail it out of there.

4. Don’t ever slow down enough for the cops to perform the PIT move.

5. If you are ever in a police chase just remember there are other lives on the road, and it’s not just there lives you’d be ruining if you killed them.