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Millennials turn to DIY car repair to save money. According to new research from The NPD Group, the Millennial generation (those b...
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A flying car is finally in the showroom, price tag $1 million (including your parachute). Transit enthusiasts yearn for new ways i...
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DIYers are doing even more of their own auto repairs than in 2008 due to the lingering economic downturn. According to the ?2010 D...
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HD radio makes AM radio sound like FM, gives FM the same quality as a CD. Developed by iBiquity of Columbia MD, HD radio was launc...
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License plate readers scan a vehicle plate number and record its GPS coordinates. Using two cameras attached to a patrol car one o...
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Distracted driving contest seeks message ideas. Traffic crashes are the number one cause of death among US teens, with 5,000 young...
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Rural highways are more likely to kill motorists than urban roads, yet Americans feel much more relaxed and prone to risk taking o...
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Teenage drivers engage in distracted driving behaviors despite knowing that sending a quick text message, tuning the radio, or eat...
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Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) have had an unexpected consequence; it has made the need for a spare tire practically none...
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Kia Soul comes under scrutiny by NHTSA. The investigation is based on one very serious complaint that the steering shaft decoupled...
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Plug-in electric vehicles will grown to 3.2 million worldwide by 2015 according to a new report from the market research and consu...
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Recycled car parts have come a long way since scrap iron and aluminum were collected during WWII to build battleships.Some example...
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Texting bans don't reduce crashes but actually increase the frequency of the number of insurance claims, according to the Highway ...
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Jeep gas tank fires on 1993-2004 involves a potential 3,037,000 million Grand Cherokees. The location of the gas tank between the ...
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Used motor oil will be considered as solid waste if the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s gets their way.This change...
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Texting while driving by adults is just as likely as teens and are substantially more likely to have talked on a cell phone while ...
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Toyota Prius may be a clean machine when it comes to some pollutants, but it is a bigger polluter with other harmful emissions.Whi...
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From time to time, we get Motorist fans that write us letters and share their gratitude for this non-profit service. We are always...
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