| "Operation Dry Water" targeting boaters under the influence |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
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Boating under the influence a major target of law enforcement this summer.
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| Pros from At Your Service Taxi Bar Harbor Expect Surge in Summer Travelers |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
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At Your Service Taxi, Bar Harbor, sees a rising number of tourists planning trips for the 2013 season.
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| Soon talking cars that could ease traffic congestion |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
Researchers are trying to develop a transportation system where vehicles communicate directly with each other, giving drivers warnings about en route traffic. The concept will allow a single driver to control multiple vehicles or routing vehicles around hazardous road conditions. A model has been developed to improve the clarity of the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) transmissions needed to make ...
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| UK to test driverless cars by 2013 end |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
The UK Government has said driverless cars will be tested on public roads by the end of 2013. Driverless cars, which are considered safer and more efficient than regular vehicles, are guided by a system of sensors and cameras. They will be tested by the same team of Oxford University researchers, who have been developing and testing autonomous car technology on an adapted Nissan Leaf. ...
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| Thai industry car sales down 9.5 in 2013 Toyota |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
Sales in India had soared soon after the Nov launch of iPhone 5. In an uncharacteristic move, Apple followed up with a marketing campaign & advertised discounts & monthly EMIs in India, where its phones are seen as too ...
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| Nissan GT-R Midnight Opal Special Edition revealed |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
Nissan GT-R Midnight Opal Special Edition's paint is applied by hand and alters in colour depending on light and viewing angle. Joined by a carbonfibre rear spoiler, a gold build plate and forged aluminium wheels featuring a hyper-titanium coating, the limited model leaves the standard car's 404kW/628Nm 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V6 powerplant ...
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| Ford Fiesta ST Focus ST Mountune upgrades create hotter hatches |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
Focus ST's turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine produces 202kW of power and 400Nm of torque, up 18kW/40Nm on the standard hot-hatch. The tuned version accelerates from 0-100km/h in 5.95 seconds, outgunning the standard Focus ST by more than half a second. Enhancements to ...
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| Kids Left in Cars |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
/small-ad --> This column won't make you laugh. In fact, if you even crack a grin, then I've done something wrong. But I have to talk about this issue because it haunts me, and I need to believe some good will come from airing it. Every year in this country, about 20 infants and young children die after being accidentally left in a car. Not left for 30 minutes while a frazzled ...
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| Volkswagen Phaeton set for US return possible Detroit appearance |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
Volkswagen Group head Martin Winterkorn has all but confirmed the luxury Phaeton’s US return saying, ';A brand as large as Volkswagen needs a halo project in the upscale segment';. ';We’ve seen what happens to brands that don’t have that kind of project,'; Winterkorn said. "[Volkswagen needs to] take initiative. ';And we will, I promise ...
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| Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 to compete in 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour |
Jul 17th, 2013 |
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 prepared by Nismo’s factory outfit from Japan, the Nismo Athlete Global Team. Nissan global motorsport director Darren Cox said selecting the Bathurst 12 Hour as a key part of the manufacturer's 2014 racing program further cemented Australasia as a critical element of its global motorsport plans. "Mount Panorama is one of the world's iconic racing ...
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