THE way we use our smartphones is anything but clever. A shocking number of us are guilty of this very stupid act. Liz Burke news.com.au A NEW documentary that shines a light on how smartphones are ruling our lives will hit far too close to home for plenty of Australians. Since the birth of the…
Josh Goldman ucsusa.org Automakers and their advocates have been busy in the halls of Congress and Department of Transportation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that will make it easier for self-driving cars to hit the road, the Department of Transportation replaced an Obama-era self-driving vehicle policy with a more industry-friendly approach, and the…
boingboing.net Boing Boing got an email from a guy who created a smartphone app called the Bad Driver Database. The idea is to enter car license plate numbers of drivers that are doing something wrong. This is problematic, because the app doesn’t verify that the driver did something wrong. It simply adds the license plate…
Mike Moffitt sfgate.com Editor’s Note: Not really a bad driver, but thought it an interesting article. A coyote with all the luck of Wile E. tried to scamper across a road in Alberta, Canada, ahead of a speeding car. It didn’t make it. The driver, Georgie Knox recounted last week’s incident on Facebook. She was…
Aggressive – Cut Off – Slow Poke – Brake Checking Ford/Excursion Zipper merge and races to cut me off then proceeds to go 10 under the posted limit all the while braking for no reason. Conga formed behind him. Total asshole! Black male in his 40s Report: https://www.baddrivers.com/report/details/187
Aggressive ford/f250 Tailgating, weaving, speeding, insecure pipe in truck bed, trying to intimidate other drivers with hand gestures and by taking cell phone video while driving Male, 30s https://www.baddrivers.com/report/details/181
Failure to yield Maryland bmw/328xi 20 something age female driver with dark hair drifted out of her land and almost struck my vehicle then was upset and proceeded to flip me off because I was in her way. entitled.
Dangerous in School Zone Mercedes/SUV Drove through four-way stopping, almost hitting a crossing guard and children crossing Original Report
Steve Kuhlmann theeagle.com Passed during the recent session of the Texas Legislature, the law specifically focuses on the use of messaging applications — reading, writing or sending electronic messages — while driving. In College Station, drivers have had several months to adjust to the idea of refraining from using their phones while in the car…
Luke John Smith express.co.uk DIESEL car owners in the UK have faced a constant stream of bad news in 2017 after the true emissions output of their cars was revealed. Now these drivers face surcharges, taxes and scrap schemes to limit their use, but there is even worse news. The reputation of diesel cars in…
Mike Bumbeck autoMedia.com What you can do yourself to keep your car on the road If everything on TV were true, then keeping a vehicle running great, looking good, and lasting a long time would be the easiest thing ever. Advertising will tell us over and over that all we really need to do to…
Aarian Marshall Wired.com A confidence booster for you, puny human: The machines don’t have you beat. Yet. Yes, the autonomous car is coming, and fast. Tesla delivered the first of its much-anticipated Model 3s last week, complete with the Autopilot feature that allows the cars to drive themselves on well-marked highways. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class can…
