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Infographic – “Distracted Driving” Laws Ineffective

The following infographic from Edmunds.com shows cell phone use while driving bans in all 50 states and their ineffectiveness against lowering vehicular accidents or deaths.  Note how far down the list of causes for accidents cell phone use while driving lands..

Goodbye, Mercury, We’ll Hardly Miss Ye

Goodbye, brand Mercury, We’ll hardly miss ye. You were not quite Lincoln And not quite Ford. Sweet Mercury, you were The shitty brand for old folks Who couldn’t afford The other nameplates. Those codgers for whom A land yacht was a must Whose style was defined By size and mass. And though you tried You …
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European Road Train Tests Move to Next Phase

Sartre, a European initiative (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) funded by the European Union, began concepting the idea of road trains last year.  Now, a year later, they’ve finished the modeling and computer simulations and are ready to begin working this in the real world. The following is from a pre-EVMeme.com post I wrote …
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