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VIDEO: Seattle earthquake viaduct simulation released; timing politically motivated?

The Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) is an elevated roadway running along the Elliot Bay Waterway in Seattle. An earthquake in 2001 damaged the viaduct, and the structural degradation has only gotten worse over the years. To forestall the possibility of having the conduit collapse in another natural disaster, the city and Port of Seattle, King County, and the state government agreed earlier this year to dig a deep-bore tunnel to go under the waterway and eventually shut down the viaduct. According to the Seattle Times, the tunnel is a ... Read more →

Hard to Handle: Recyclers reportedly facing crush of cars after C4C Jeremy Korzeniewski

The ramifications of America's. Cash for Clunkers program are still being figured out – which isn't all that surprising given that a total of 700,000 or so sales totaling $2.877 billion were ...

NYT straps on its helmet and wades into the brain bucket controversy Jonathon Ramsey

There's a bit of controversy going on in the helmet world, and it has a direct impact – pun intended – on every motorcycle rider trying to protect his or her head while looking for the ...

REPORT: 90% of Cash for Clunkers claims have been paid Jonny Lieberman

Actually, paid or approved. Clunker claims being approved is the last step before dealers get paid. But yes, Cash for Clunkers, the very popular, definitely controversial program that gave ...

EPA and DOT announce new fuel economy, greenhouse gas plan: CO2 emissions take center stage over MPG Sebastian Blanco

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/EPA_and_DOT_announce_new_fuel_economy_greenhouse_gas_plan'; Back in May, the Obama Administration raised the national CAFE standard to 35.5 mpg (for cars ...

REPORT: Cash for Clunkers could be dead tonight [UPDATE] 4 months ago on Autoblog

Congress allocated close to $1 billion for the Cash for Clunkers program. That's billion with nine zeros. And all that money might be gone by midnight tonight. This, according to reports by both the Detroit Free Press and Edmunds AutoObserver. We learned earlier that the C4C program has proved ...

Followup: NHTSA to allow vehicle-specific child seats after all? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Last week Volvo announced a range of car seats designed with Britax specifically for Volvo cars. The same announcement also stated the seats wouldn't be for sale in the U.S. because NHTSA doesn't allow the sale of car seats only meant for specific cars. In our reader poll of your opinion, more than ...

The Onion reports DOT creating new lane for reckless drivers 1 year ago on Autoblog

A new report from The Onion details a new Department Of Transportation initiative to give reckless drivers their own space on highways, thus freeing them from the drudgery of actually driving. The new lanes will be of a special bowl design to keep cars on the right track while obviating the need for ...

NHTSA's official line from now on: "Don't quote me on that" 2 years ago on Autoblog

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is the government's point-man and watchdog when it comes to automotive safety issues. Due to its teams of scientists and researchers, it is also the government's detective and repository of knowledge regarding such matters. And now, thanks to its ...

DOT, NHTSA release full proposal for mandatory electronic stability control 3 years ago on Autoblog

Monday's rumor became reality Thursday when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its proposal to require auto manufacturers to install electronic stability control as a standard feature in all new cars. Standard equipment ESC would be required on passenger vehicles under ...

Federal judge requires NHTSA to release pre-recall safety data 3 years ago on Autoblog

A federal judge has declared that the public must have access to safety data from automotive OEMs and part manufacturers, even before a recall is officially announced. The ruling comes as the result of a suit filed by Public Citizen, which was claiming that manufacturers should not have blanket ...

Vehicles get safer, but crash fatalities climb 3 years ago on Autoblog

While new vehicles continue to sprout ever-increasing numbers of safety features, traffic fatalities still hit a 15-year high in 2005, notching 43,200 fatalities according to a recent release by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). This represents an increase of 1.2 ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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