What Simple Vehicle Repair Or Trick Made You A Hero To Your Non Car-Obsessed Friends And Family?
You're a hero and just a quick dial away. Yay you.
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Uber Claimed It'd Protect Sexual Assault Victims, Instead It Wants To Know What They Were Wearing And Their Medical Histories
Uber same sort of rhetoric that surrounds sexual assaults inferring that the victims asked for it because of what they were wearing, or what they were drinking.
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21-Year-Old Flight Instructor Successfully Threads The Needle Through Highway Signage In Emergency Landing
"I feel my training has prepared me exceptionally well for this moment," said Emily Shelton, the pilot who safely landed the plane.
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These Are The Best Liveries In Racing
Another interesting observation was that most of these cars also raced in the 20th century if you can believe it
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Dreams Come First, Then The Cars In This Short 1952 Film Looking At Ford Design: What's Streaming
We all know Building Cars Is Hard, but you never get anywhere without putting in the work.
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Sean Duffy Wants To Introduce Freedom Cars To Unshackle Us From The Constraints Of Data-Bonded Cars
A broken clock, etc. etc.
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What Are Some Of The Best Liveries In Racing?
Is it just me, or are good racing liveries getting to be fewer and harder to come by?
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Trump's Administration Is Keeping $7.9 Billion Of Your Tax Dollars From Improving America's Public Transit
Maybe if we have a Infrastructure Week?
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GM Fully Believes AI Will Help Make Its Cars Better And Faster
Maybe it's saving money now, but how much will it cost them later?
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These Are The Unforgettable Details You Always Appreciate On A Car
As for the rest of you who truly understood the assignment, I enjoyed a walk down memory lane remembering the sight lines and some smells .
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The Trump Administration's Latest Crackdown On Fraud In CDL Schools Sure Looks Like Another Way To Go After Immigrants
In an industry already struggling with a lack of drivers eliminating 200,000 of them, especially experienced ones, seems irresponsible.
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What Unforgettable Detail Do You Always Appreciate On A Car?
The wonderful and yet sometimes frustrating thing about being a car aficionado is that there is a lot to love about any vehicle.
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Nearly A Third Of Americans Are Underwater On Their Car Loans, Averaging Over $6,800 Of Negative Equity
With not many transportation alternatives, especially in rural areas, Americans may be forced to continue down the indebted path of literally no returns.
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Carroll Shelby's Own Ferrari-Beating, Championship-Winning 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe Is Heading To Auction
Chassis CSX2300 is the only one of the six Daytonas that was owned by Shelby himself, and this is the first public auction of one since 2009.
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Missing Pan Am Flight Crash Site Found Hidden 2,000 Feet Below The Atlantic's Surface 75 Years Later
The events leading up to its demise inspired safety reforms and the emergency procedures most flyers ignore at the start of their flight before take-off today.
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Freedom Fuel Stations Pull $3.47 A Gallon Gas Offer Right As National Average Passes $4.00
The Freedom Fuels guys couldn't keep offering $3.47 a gallon gas, but there's still an opportunity to help. I mean, this wasn't all a marketing stunt...right?
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These Concept Cars Spawned The Most Disappointing Production Vehicles
Not for any one specific car, but many of your answers came from Detroit — General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford.
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Greyhound's 1940s Helicopter Bus Concept Was Basically An Early VTOL For Post-War's Common Man: What's Streaming
Since humans first took to the skies, we've fantasized about personal, convenient air travel.
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Which Concept Cars Spawned The Most Disappointing Production Vehicles?
From jaw-dropping to stomach-turning.
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Surprise, Surprise: Flock Cameras Are Collecting More Than Just Your Plate And Car Information
With the FreeForm search tool, law enforcement can use Flock cameras to find vehicles and people by identifying various visual characteristics.
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Why You'll See Two Different Speed Limit Signs On The Same Road
You may have seen two different speed limit signs posted on the same pole or on each side of the road. While they look confusing, they serve an important role.
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Finally, Alaskans Can Daily 25-Year-Old Japanese Kei Trucks
Maybe not the first choice for a cross-state road trip, but probably more comfortable in cold Alaskan months than a motorcycle.
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Trump's 'Much Better Deal' For Gordie Howe Bridge Isn't Much Better, But At Least It Has An Opening Date
Will you take one marshmallow today, or two tomorrow?
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Vandalism Clause In Flock Camera Contract Causes Major Headache For Local Governments That Only Want To Track Everyone Everywhere At All Times
Guess who ends up paying the bill for sabotaged Flock cameras?
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These Are The Underrated Car Movies We Should Be Watching
We asked for your hidden gems, and you didn't disappoint.
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House Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Could Be Good For Your Sleep And Potentially Preventing Fatal Crashes
IIHS research in 2025 found fatal crashes had increased by as much as 12% in the five weeks following the spring forward change, where individuals lose an hour.
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NHTSA Is Sick Of Self-Driving Cars Getting In The Way Of Emergency Responders
Can we really rely on autonomous vehicle developers to do the right thing, in situations where every second counts?
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