Read more highways stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12651/highways.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:15:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65909/lessons-from-a-cuban-roadtrip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNPR reporter Jason Beaubien didn’t plan to drive across Cuba, but it did provide an apt look at the many problems the island faces. The “Spanish phrase ‘No hay,’ meaning ‘there's no fill-in-the-blank,’ was a constant refrain on this trip,” he reports. The country’s transportation crisis means that...http://www.newser.com/story/65909/lessons-from-a-cuban-roadtrip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 16:21:39 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/64368/this-sign-is-wasting-your-money-and-killing-people.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government has mandated that every road project funded by stimulus money proudly tout the association with road signs, and that really steams Tait Trussell. The signs, “designed to meticulous federally dictated standards,” go for about $1,000, Trussell writes on Front Page. “So, publicizing thousands of projects will...http://www.newser.com/story/64368/this-sign-is-wasting-your-money-and-killing-people.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:47:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64172/mo-lawmakers-fight-to-rename-mcgwire-road.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMark McGwire Highway leads out of downtown St. Louis—but some local lawmakers would love to see the road rechristened, the Chicago Tribune reports. Four years ago, the slugger said he wouldn’t “talk about the past” in congressional hearings, prompting suspicion over steroid use. A batch of politicians have since...http://www.newser.com/story/64172/mo-lawmakers-fight-to-rename-mcgwire-road.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 11:56:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63945/stimulus-shortchanges-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo-thirds of the country lives in big cities, but less than half of the federal stimulus’ transportation money is going to fix their often crumbling roads, the New York Times reports. States were allowed to decide for themselves how stimulus money was spent, and state lawmakers have a long history...http://www.newser.com/story/63945/stimulus-shortchanges-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 7:43:40 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/61883/advocates-push-for-rear-seatbelt-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHighway safety advocates are pushing for a federal transportation bill to include incentives for states to make safety belts mandatory for all passengers, but opponents say the move would set a precedent for the government to tell citizens what to do, USA Today reports. Though studies show that rear seatbelts...http://www.newser.com/story/61883/advocates-push-for-rear-seatbelt-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 9:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58782/pellet-gun-sniper-targets-calif-freeway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA sniper who has been using a San Francisco-area freeway for target practice has hit nearly a dozen cars over the past two weeks, KGO-TV reports. Police are trying to find the perpetrator—who they say may be using an air-powered rifle from nearby hills or parks—before someone is...http://www.newser.com/story/58782/pellet-gun-sniper-targets-calif-freeway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 15:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55351/truckers-linked-to-hundreds-of-serial-killings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FBI believes that hundreds of hitchhikers, prostitutes, and stranded motorists have been murdered by serial killers working as long-haul truckers, reports the Los Angeles Times . Some 500 women have been murdered over the last 3 decades and their bodies discarded along highways, and at rest stops and motels frequented...http://www.newser.com/story/55351/truckers-linked-to-hundreds-of-serial-killings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Apr 2009 13:17:00 CDT