Posted in Auto News on Nov 30th, 2010
New York City’s Department of Transportation would like for you to know that Manhattan’s speed limit is 30 miles per hour. The reason: If you hit someone driving 40 miles per hour, there’s a 70 percent chance they will die. Hit them going 30 miles per hour and there’s an 80 percent chance they’ll live. [...]
Posted in Auto News on Aug 9th, 2010
Summertime, and the living is easy … or hot, if you’re cruising around Frank Sinatra Drive in Palm Desert, Calif. or driving down Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Ga. This summer, as usual, motorists will be cranking up the AC or rolling down the windows to save gas and/or keep cool. With their windows down, all [...]
Posted in Auto News on Apr 28th, 2010
For their third annual green car-friendly cities list, Kicking Tires used data from a nationwide audience. Using info from cars.com, cities were ranked according to the number of potential buyers in the area who searched for hybrid cars, trucks or SUVs while looking for new vehicles within the past year. Many Southern cities fell to [...]
Posted in Auto News on Mar 22nd, 2010
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta is hosting an exhibition that celebrates automotive design. The Allure of the Automobile, which runs through June 20, includes 18 vehicles that were designed from the early 1930s through the early 1960s. All of the vehicles — including a 1933 Pierce Silver Arrow; a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B [...]