According to a recent study by Insure.com, Louisiana has the highest average cost for auto insuarance of any U.S. state. A forty year old male with a clean driving record, commuting twelve miles to work, was used as a baseline; in Louisiana, he would pay an average of $2,510.87 per year. Rounding...
Drunk driving is a serious offense that merits severe punishment. This type of offense involves an individual driving with a blood alcohol content that exceeds the limit stipulated by state laws. A law enforcement officer is within his or her right to stop or pull over any individual he suspects...
As a citizen of a state or nation, an individual may be obligated to render a service to his or her country when called upon. This duty may include serving as a juror in a jury panel to hear a court proceeding. This service is referred to as jury duty. Jury duty in the US is a very rigorous and...
Team Penske's Helio Castroneves has put his car on the pole postion for this year's 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 race. Castroneve sits alongside his Penske teammate, Will Power, who qualified in the second spot. Completing the front row is Dario Franchitti, driving for Target Chip Ganassi...
Viruses, spyware and other kinds of unwanted software (collectively referred to as Malware) have not made the news headlines in the past few years, with the possible exception of the "Conflicker" worm earlier this year. Part of this is because they are no longer "new", a key element to being...
Honda has announced it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the United States due to an airbag defect. One fatality and several injuries have been linked to the flaw, Honda said. The automaker had already recalled some models last November. The recall was instated because the air bag inflator on...
General Motors, Co. has recalled over 1.5 million vehicles worldwide due to a fire hazard. In an official statement issued on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, GM recalled vehicles produced throughout 2006 until 2008 due to a faulty heated windshield wiper fluid system. This is the second recall...
BMW Group is employing technology called 'Active Sound Design' to make the driving experience more fulfilling. Currently under development on the Mini Clubman Diesel and the BMW 635d Coupe, 'Active Sound Design' uses a series of mocrophones, signal processing and the vehicles stereo system...
The time has come (the Walrus said) to stop being pacified by safe, soft-pedaled words like ‘recession,’ ‘slump’ or ‘dip in the market.‘ Let’s face the facts, folks: Times are hard; money’s tight. The price of everything from gas to grapes skyrockets,...
Two Walt Disney World monorails crashed into each other at 2 a.m. Sunday, July 5th, at the end of Disney's popular 4th of July celebration. Monorail pink and monorail purple crashed near the Magic Kingdom's Transportation and Ticket Center. One driver was , according to the Orlando Sentinel, and...
