Read more motorists stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1021/motorists.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:11:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72866/bad-driving-is-in-the-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCertain people—perhaps up to 30% of the population—may be fated by their genetic makeup to be bad drivers, a new study suggests. Researchers tested a small group of people on a driving simulator and found that subjects with a particular gene variant weren't so hot at keeping up...http://www.newser.com/story/72866/bad-driving-is-in-the-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 16:37:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65391/have-mercy-officer-i-cant-think-of-a-good-excuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEvery time a cop pulls someone over, he or she is liable to hear an excuse. And every so often, a driver manages to surprise even the most jaded ticket-writer, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Like the pair of Frenchmen one officer caught speeding on Highway 101. They’d studied...http://www.newser.com/story/65391/have-mercy-officer-i-cant-think-of-a-good-excuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 11:55:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63458/next-recession-victim-highway-rest-stops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe pit stops along American highways are starting to go the way of the Pony Express as states slash their budgets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some states argue that the mushrooming of gas stations and motels at interstate exits make the rest stops obsolete, but American Automobile Association officials...http://www.newser.com/story/63458/next-recession-victim-highway-rest-stops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 7:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61744/amsterdams-beer-bikes-drive-into-trouble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Beer bikes”—party vehicles that combine two of Amsterdam's favorite things—are under scrutiny after two recent accidents involving the gizmos, Reuters reports. Each large conveyance seats 10 peddlers at a central bar while a non-drinker steers. “This beer bike is completely legal,” said a transport official who is nonetheless...http://www.newser.com/story/61744/amsterdams-beer-bikes-drive-into-trouble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 15:11:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46100/huge-pipe-break-traps-dc-area-drivers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save...http://www.newser.com/story/46100/huge-pipe-break-traps-dc-area-drivers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 9:46:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38641/gov-vetoes-ban-on-lap-dog-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornians can keep driving with pets on their laps since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have banned such behavior, reports the Sacramento Bee . The "Paris Hilton Bill," as it was named by conservatives, was one of 95 measures that the Terminator terminated over the weekend. Schwarzenegger...http://www.newser.com/story/38641/gov-vetoes-ban-on-lap-dog-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Sep 2008 2:18:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37247/romo-a-hero-for-stranded-couple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTony Romo took down the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, then rescued the Whites in Dallas on his way home, People reports. Car after car passed Bill and Sharon White, stuck on the roadside at midnight with a flat tire and a busted jack. But when one finally stopped to help,...http://www.newser.com/story/37247/romo-a-hero-for-stranded-couple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 7:20:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32266/road-deaths-drop-as-gas-price-soars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe record-breaking gas prices putting the squeeze on American drivers may be a lifesaver for some, reports the AP. Experts crunched 20 years of data and discovered that auto deaths fell 2.3% for every 10% hike in gas prices. When gas went up, people drove slower and bought safer...http://www.newser.com/story/32266/road-deaths-drop-as-gas-price-soars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Jul 2008 7:30:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31346/hands-free-phones-still-dangerous-driver-overload.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia motorists are now banned from using cell phones, but scientists say the move won't make the freeways any safer, reports the Los Angeles Times . Research shows that it is the lack of attention rather than occupied hands that impacts safety, and that drivers chatting on phones with both hands...http://www.newser.com/story/31346/hands-free-phones-still-dangerous-driver-overload.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Jul 2008 7:33:30 CDT