Read more drivers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27562/drivers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74055/gps-will-track-dutch-drivers-for-per-mile-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dutch government plans to bring the polluter-pays principle into the home garage. Rather than an annual road tax for their cars, drivers will soon pay a small sum for every mile on the road—a plan aimed at breaking chronic traffic jams and cutting carbon emissions. GPS devices installed...http://www.newser.com/story/74055/gps-will-track-dutch-drivers-for-per-mile-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:03:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68660/drivers-call-la-commute-nations-most-painful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLos Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles commuters hate...http://www.newser.com/story/68660/drivers-call-la-commute-nations-most-painful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 16:16:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66886/road-rarity-samoan-drivers-moving-to-left-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s upheaval in Samoa as a cultural shift changes the country’s direction—on the road. On September 7, Samoa is set to become the first country in 40 years to switch the side of the road used for driving, writes Tom Vanderbilt in Salon. The Pacific island nation will move...http://www.newser.com/story/66886/road-rarity-samoan-drivers-moving-to-left-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 8:30:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65429/texting-boosts-driver-crash-risk-23-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA first-of-its-kind study has found that sending and receiving text messages is the deadliest distraction for drivers by far, the New York Times reports. The study, which involved cameras in the cabs of long-haul trucks, found that texting raised a driver's risk of collision a whopping 23 times, putting it...http://www.newser.com/story/65429/texting-boosts-driver-crash-risk-23-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 1:49:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61111/battle-over-big-rigs-pits-efficiency-against-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBigger is not only better—it’s also safer and greener, say trucking-industry advocates who would like to see limits on the size and weight of big rigs on interstate highways lifted. One tells USA Today bigger trucks are more fuel-efficient and minimize pollution. But if truckers are successful, one opponent...http://www.newser.com/story/61111/battle-over-big-rigs-pits-efficiency-against-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 7:02:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57952/driver-polishing-nails-charged-in-fatal-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman who fatally rammed into a female motorcyclist yielding at a yellow light said she was painting her nails before the accident, the Chicago Tribune reports. The driver was ticketed for failing to slow down and could face more charges. Authorities say the deceased biker was wearing a helmet...http://www.newser.com/story/57952/driver-polishing-nails-charged-in-fatal-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 4:46:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57880/cash-for-clunkers-plan-hits-skids-with-auto-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Cash for Clunkers,” a congressional effort to remove older, gas-guzzling cars from the road, is gaining traction on Capitol Hill, but remains controversial elsewhere, MSNBC reports. The plan would offer drivers a $4,500 voucher toward new, fuel-efficient cars in exchange for trading in their environmentally unfriendly vehicles. “There are...http://www.newser.com/story/57880/cash-for-clunkers-plan-hits-skids-with-auto-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 17:00:00 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/38336/california-bns-txtng-while-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia has become the latest state to outlaw text messaging while driving, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Motorists will be fined a minimum of $20 the first time they are caught reading or writing an electronic message behind the wheel, and $50 for any subsequent offenses.http://www.newser.com/story/38336/california-bns-txtng-while-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 1:55:56 CDT