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Safety tips for drivers this Halloween night

Most of the well-intentioned Halloween safety messages focus on the wrong thing

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October 31, 2022

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Oregon’s auto industry is booming: Is that a good thing?

Too many cars are a big problem, and a huge economic boost.

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January 23, 2018

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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National study on risks of speeding shows Portland is on the right track

And to think, the USDOT’s official blog used to be called “Fast Lane.”

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August 2, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Google says self-driving car can predict gestures, movement of bike riders

Google touts that its self-driving car can handle the urban streetscape including detection of — and reaction to — a hand signal of a bicycle rider

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April 28, 2014

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

43 Comments


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In new ad, Scion sees bike riders as obstacles in a fight

Humans on bikes are just obstacles in a fight you must win, says a Scion ad. Toyota-owned car brand Scion has unveiled a new commercial for their latest model. In an urban setting, they equate driving with a boxing match where the car is dubbed “King” of the road. Unfortunately, Scion includes a scene with … Read more

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July 11, 2013

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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MSNBC: Teens falling out of love with cars

Teens are looking past cars these days.(Photo © J. Maus) An interesting article published on MSNBC.com today touched on a trend we’ve been hearing about for a while now — that today’s teens aren’t as excited about getting a car as their parents were. Here are the stats via MSNBC: The percentage of new cars … Read more

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November 5, 2010

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Editorial: Audi ad pokes fun at bikes, bus

“Truth in Engineering” is the Audi motto. But their new ad stretches that slogan to the limit, promoting its new, supposedly fuel efficient vehicle, the A3 (it’s supposed to get 24mpg 34mpg).

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September 29, 2009

Elly Blue (Columnist)

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Car recall spoof in NY Times Special Edition

[via Cyclelicious] Here’s an entertaining bit of guerilla marketing. Check out the recall notice below that appeared in the recent New York Times Special Edition (a face edition of the paper).

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November 17, 2008

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

1 Comment


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