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Study: Romance, Road Trips Go Hand in Hand
KickingTiresFor the more jaded among us, the notion of road tripping with a spouse conjures echoes of shrill-voiced admonitions like, "You're driving too fast!" or "I told you to take the northbound exit!" A recent study conducted by love-and-relationship website.......Tags: Ford, Road Transportation, Travel, Passenger Cars, Trips and Vacations
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Teen Driver Deaths Up as Summer Approaches
KickingTiresAs the nation heads into the deadliest driving period of the year for teens ??? between Memorial Day and Labor Day ??? we do so amid some unsettling statistics: Teen driving deaths are on track to increase for the second......Tags: Holidays, Labor Day, Human Interest, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Highway Transportation
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Vehicle Thieves Don't Take a Holiday
KickingTiresDid you know that, statistically, you're far more likely to have your vehicle stolen while singing "Auld Lang Syne" with a champagne flute in your hand than "Joy to the World" with an eggnog? That's according to analysis of National......Tags: Halloween, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Christmas, Labor Day
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Dangerous Trend: Running Red Lights
KickingTiresRed apparently meant "Go" to more than 2 million drivers last year, according to a study by the National Coalition for Safer Roads. Its report found that more than 2.3 million drivers in 18 states ran a red light in......Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Holidays, David Kelly (actor), Road Transportation, Travel
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Click It or Ticket Campaign Out To Catch Fakers
KickingTiresDespite the law and warnings that seat belts save lives, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says people still aren???t wearing them, making high-travel holiday weekends especially dangerous. According to NHTSA, if all passengers age 5...Tags: Holidays, Disasters and Accidents, Holiday Vacations, Motorvehicle Accidents, Laws
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AAA Projects Rise in Memorial Day Travel
KickingTiresGoing somewhere Memorial Day weekend? AAA projects that 34.8 million Americans plan to travel 50 miles or more during the holiday weekend (Thursday, May 24, to Monday, May 28). That's 1.2% more travelers compared with last year. Of those 34.8......Tags: Minor League Baseball, Holidays, Automotive Equipment, Travel, Human Interest
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Daily News Briefs: May 15, 2012
KickingTiresHybrid supercars are becoming reality. Bloomberg News reports Porsche's next 918 Spyder (shown in prototype camouflage), which boasts more than 770 horsepower from its engine and two electric motors, may be joined by a hybrid supercar from Ferrari....Tags: Tata Motors, Automotive Equipment, Bloomberg L.P., Manufacturing and Engineering, Sports Cars
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Car Talk: Top 10 Road Trip Tips
KickingTiresMemorial Day marked the beginning of the summer driving season. During this season, AAA expects to rescue 7.9 million stranded motorists. To make sure your trip goes off without a hitch, Car Talk radio hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi have......Tags: Entertainment, Automotive Equipment, Travel, Manufacturing and Engineering, Trips and Vacations
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On Tuesday, hero was spelled R-I-V-E-R-A
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelCapt. Richard Kenin, 7th Coast Guard District chief of staff, pins the Silver Lifesaving Medal on Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Rivera, a??flight mechanic, during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa-locka on Feb. 7.????Photo: Petty... -
AAA: Memorial Day Driving Will Drop Slightly
KickingTiresAAA predicts that 30.9 million people will hit the roads over Memorial Day weekend, a small decline from last year that???s mainly blamed on the steady rise in gas prices. This past week, prices have actually fallen 8 cents, but......Tags: Minor League Baseball, Holidays, Automotive Equipment, Travel, Human Interest
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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresThe 2011 Acura MDX is a perfectly reasonable, practical family crossover, according to MotherProof.com???s Courtney Messenbaugh. But just because it???s practical doesn???t mean the MDX is without curb appeal, says Courtney. The MDX is a looker, but the...Tags: Vehicles, Human Interest, Car Guides and Reviews, SUVs and Crossovers, Luxury Vehicles
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Mercury crowds 90 by Friday; more showers due
Maryland WeatherThere seems to be little letup in sight for this showery weather. The National Weather Service has posted chances for showers and thunderstorms in Central Maryland right through Saturday as we remain stuck alongside a stalled cold front just to......Tags: Weather Reports, Human Interest, Chesapeake Bay, Weather, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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