Colorado is spending $1 million on television ads making fun of marijuana users who space out during everyday tasks — an effort to stop stoned driving.
The Colorado Department of Transportation unveiled the “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign Thursday, the state’s first effort since marijuana was legalized in 2012 to remind drivers that pot should be treated like alcohol and not used before driving.
Toyota’s i-Road 3-wheeled electronic personal mobility vehicle (PMV) has begun public road trials in Toyota City, Japan as part of “Ha:mo”, Toyota’s optimized urban transport system.
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that new car registrations increased by 3.0% in February 2014. It was the twenty-fourth consecutive month of growth in new car registrations, and with the 14-plate on sale from March 1, registrations are only expected to increase further.
Top ten American cities for time wasted sitting in traffic. How much time you are spending in traffic a week?
Is traffic is getting better or worse for you?
1. Los Angeles, CA
According to the 2014 Inrix Traffic Scorecard, drivers in the City of Angels suffer the worst traffic tie-ups in America, with commuters wasting an average 64 hours last year sitting in traffic.
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz and Nissan’s Infiniti plan to pool development of compact cars to cut costs, expand the German carmaker’s North American production and broaden the Infiniti lineup, people familiar with the matter said.The outline deal, which reinforces Daimler’s relationship with the Renault-Nissan alliance, will see Nissan build the next-generation Mercedes GLA SUV and related models in Mexico alongside all-new cars for its own Infiniti brand, said the sources, who asked not to be identified.
