| Drowsy driving identified as a safety issue |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
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Most drivers in the U.S. are familiar with the dangers of drunk driving and distracted driving. Drowsy driving is, however, nearly as dangerous.
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| Subaru Tribeca axed as company plans new seven-seater |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
SUV will cease production in January 2014, the Japanese brand has confirmed to USA Today. Subaru’s seven-seater had been the subject of speculation in recent years as sales fell in its biggest market, the US. The Japanese brand has been performing strongly in North America in 2013 and it’s understood the company is looking to ramp up production of more popular models such as ...
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| Photo Officials conduct a controlled burn of railroad cars that derailed near Gainford Alberta Canada - AmandaCTV |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location. You can switch location on/off before each Tweet and always have the option to delete your location ...
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| Derailed CN train cars continue to burn forcing more than 120 people from their homes west of Edmonton |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
Two derailed CN train cars carrying liquefied petroleum gas continued to burn west of Edmonton into Sunday evening, forcing more than 120 people to remain evacuated from their homes. Almost 48 hours after 13 tanker cars derailed early Saturday morning in the tiny hamlet of Gainford, emergency response crews stood more than a kilometre away, waiting for the fires to burn ...
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| Honda F1 engine first audio of new 1.6-litre turbo |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
has fired up its new Formula One engine for the first time as it prepares to return to motor sport’s premier category with McLaren in 2015. The Japanese company has released a short audio clip of the new 1.6-litre direct injection turbocharged V6 going through its first motions, though the jury remains out on how good the new engines will sound compared with the high-revving V10s and V8s ...
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| Moke iconic beach buggy to return in 2014 |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
will hit local roads in 2014 with the help of an entrepreneurial Australian company. The ‘Classic Moke’ is the result of a collaboration between Melbourne-based Moke International, Chinese car maker Chery Motors and subsidiary Sicar Engineering, and will see the nameplate return to the market 50 years after the introduction of the original Mini-based beach buggy. Launching at Bondi ...
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| MTA considers long train cars report |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
Photo credit: holding image The MTA's wishlist for transit 20 years in the future may mean making separated train cars a thing of the past. The New York Times reported yesterday that the MTA has raised the idea of introducing so-called "articulated" trains that are similar to accordion-style buses. This type of car would lack the locking doors that separate train cars and inhibit ...
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| Schumer families push for review cameras on cars |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
Photo credit: Anthony Lanzilote Sen. Charles Schumer and two Long Island families vowed Sunday to fight the federal Department of Transportation's delays in enforcing a 2008 law requiring all new cars to come with rearview cameras installed. "This law was signed by President Bush," Schumer said with the two families of children struck by cars backing up standing at his side at a ...
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| Small Talk Auto-enrolment could be a ticking timebomb for SMEs |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
David Prosser is a former business editor of The Independent who now writes for a variety of publications, often focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises and ...
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| Kenworth Trucks to cut jobs from Melbourne operation |
Oct 21st, 2013 |
The ABC reports that, while the company has not yet confirmed the exact number of job losses, the manufacturing workers union claims that 50 people will lose their jobs. Kenworth said in a statement that the decision was made in order to adjust its build rate to match the current market. "As a result, effective from Friday, (the company) has made an adjustment to employment ...
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