| Charging drivers to use roads a solution to traffic congestion report |
May 6th, 2013 |
and improve the efficiency of our capital cities, a report claims. The report, ‘Productive cities: Opportunity in a changing economy’ by the Grattan Institute, says the answer to addressing Australia’s traffic congestion problems cannot be solved simply by building new roads and ignoring the need to manage the demand for existing road space. "A more efficient use of road ...
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| FLYING ON AUTO-PILOT Attendants Take Flight Over While Air India Pilot Naps |
May 6th, 2013 |
Jan. 30, 2013: An Air India passenger plane takes off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, ...
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| Chevrolet rolls out all-new Silverado |
May 6th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. is introducing an all-new, top-of-the-line Chevrolet Silverado model as part of its rollout of new 2014 pickups, hoping to capture a bigger portion of the premium truck market, the automaker said Sunday.The 2014 Silverado High Country will come in crew cab only and be available this fall. The truck, which has more amenities than the Silverado LTZ, features a chrome grille with ...
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| Mining union fights cars decision without rollover protection |
May 6th, 2013 |
Mackay 4740 The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has lodged an application to appeal against a decision to allow vehicles it says are unsafe back onto a Queensland mine site.In March, the CFMEU ordered vehicles without rollover protection be removed from service but Queensland's Mines Inspectorate overturned that directive.Under BHP's new light vehicle policy, ...
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| 100000 fake auto parts seized in Sharjah |
May 6th, 2013 |
Sharjah: More than a 100,000 fake auto spare parts valued at millions of dirhams were seized by Sharjah’s Department of Economic Development ...
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| Honda achieves UK job-cuts target |
May 6th, 2013 |
JAPANESE car giant Honda has achieved its target of cutting hundreds of jobs at its UK site mainly through voluntary redundancy, the company says. Honda said at the start of the year it needed to cut 800 jobs at the Swindon factory because of a downturn in the European market. New company figures showed there have been 38 compulsory redundancies, all non-production, office roles. A total of 525 ...
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| 15-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck By Cars Near Derry NH Carnival |
May 6th, 2013 |
hit by a car and an SUV. Police say 13-year-old Lauren Gendreau of Derry and 15-year-old Sophia Christen of Manchester were taken to Parkland Medical Center. Sophia was later flown to UMass Medical Center in Worcester where she later died. The cause of the accident remains under ...
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| Cars That Had No Chance |
May 6th, 2013 |
1979 Datsun 280ZX : The 280ZX had the misfortune of following one of the all-time greatest classic sports cars, the Datsun 240/260/280Z. And it also committed the cardinal sin in the eyes of sports car enthusiasts (although not necessarily in the eyes of the buying public) of being heavier and more luxurious. It was derided by the magazines of the time as being a flashy ...
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| The Ultimate Speed Date By Renault |
May 5th, 2013 |
In winter 2013 a speed date meeting was turned into something, that none of these six men (or more?) will ever forget. And not because they met their ...
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| Suicide Car Bomber Kills Eight in Somalia |
May 5th, 2013 |
At least eight Somalis were killed in the capital, Mogadishu, after a suicide car bomber rammed his car into a convoy carrying a delegation from Qatar. Officials say the visiting Qatari delegation, who were travelling in the interior minister's convoy, were not hurt in the blast and proceeded on to their hotel. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for ...
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