Monday, March 4, 2013

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Pot Smoking Could Affect Driving For Weeks, Researchers Suggest

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:55 PM PST

Does marijuana affect driving safety, and if so, how dangerous are pot-smoking drivers? There’s definitely evidence to suggest recent use might, even at somewhat low levels, increase the chances of an accident. But with recreational use now legal in Colorado and Washington, and medical use now allowed in a number of other states, what are...

Geneva Motor Show, Diesel Sales, Women Drivers: Car News Headlines

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:07 AM PST

Today at The Car Connection, February '13 new car sales data came in, and we drove the Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell electric supercar. What happens if diesel sales boom, and will Utah ban smoking in the car when kids are present? All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. February 2013 car sales were strong despite the...

Women Drivers Outnumber Men, But Men Have Higher Fatality Rate On The Road

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:00 AM PST

In the early part of the 20th century, it was unusual to see women behind the wheel. But as viewers of Downton Abbey know, that began to change during World War I, when women were permitted to do things previously deemed "unseemly". Case in point: Gertrude Stein learned to drive so she could deliver hospital supplies to the French military (though...

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