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These Are Your Favorite Driving Roads

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These Are Your Favorite Driving Roads Leave it to the Jalopnik readers to know the best places in the country, nay, the world, to drive. Yesterday I told you three of my favorite driving roads, and today the commentariat is here to divulge a few of their own favorites. Armed with this list, you’ve got a good enough start to figure out your next good… Read more…

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Forget Cars, We’re All Driving Rhino Mechs Now

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Forget Cars, We’re All Driving Rhino Mechs Now If man were meant to move around at high speed, God would have given us wheels. The scourge of the automobile must be stamped out before it consumes us and society entirely. If you need something to help you stamp with more strength and authority, look no further than the Sansei SR-02 quadruped walking robot ride.… Read more…

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What’s Your Favorite Driving Road?

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What’s Your Favorite Driving Road? One of the greatest parts about loving cars is the driving. Hitting the perfect line on a technically challenging road when the weather is perfect, man, nothing beats that. I’ve logged quite a lot of miles in great cars all over this wonderful nation, and while it may be a bit cliche, I’ll be damned if my favorite… Read more…

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Milwaukee Police Chief Hit By Dump Truck Leaving Reckless Driving Conference

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Milwaukee Police Chief Hit By Dump Truck Leaving Reckless Driving Conference Not long after leaving a press conference to address reckless driving, the car of Milwaukee’s police chief was hit by the driver of a dump truck who didn’t stop at an intersection, Wisconsin Public Radio reports. The crash reportedly took place only minutes after Chief Jeffrey Norman left the conference just after… Read more…

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Competitive Forklift Driving Is The Pinnacle Of Motorsport And We Want To Get Certified

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Competitive Forklift Driving Is The Pinnacle Of Motorsport And We Want To Get Certified As auto enthusiasts, many of us labor under the assumption that not only can we drive pretty much anything, but that we’d be pretty good at driving it, no matter what it was. For example, I used to work at a BMW dealership parts department and an important part of this job (and generally the high point of my day) was d… Read more…

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Dashcam Footage Shows Man Raging Like A Lunatic Before Driving Through Portland Parade

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Dashcam Footage Shows Man Raging Like A Lunatic Before Driving Through Portland Parade Last June, a driver in Portland drove his truck through a parade route, sending attendees running for safety. Now new dashcam footage from inside the truck has been released, showing the driver completely losing his temper over closed exits along the parade route reports OregonLive. Read more…

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What I learned driving in the UK for one week as an American

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What I learned driving in the UK for one week as an American We initially intended on touring the UK by train, but my partner is a gardener and wanted to see several country estates. We reluctantly realized that renting a car for a week was much more practical. Here’s what I, an American, learned after driving in the UK for a week: Splurge For Rental Cars With Automatic Transmissions: Remembering to sh…

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LPT: Help me stop junk being mailed to my home and emails. It’s driving me crazy.

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LPT: Help me stop junk being mailed to my home and emails. It’s driving me crazy. About a year ago I started getting really random things in my home mailbox. Condoms. Adult diapers. Magazines (farming equip, gardening, etc), and a ton and I mean TON of religious propaganda. Im talking free cds, dvds, and books. All addressed to me. It’s been mainly religious crap now and it’s driving me crazy. I get the same in my email inbo…

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Driving The Volvo Museum Collection Is A Swedish Hot Rod Fantasy

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Driving The Volvo Museum Collection Is A Swedish Hot Rod Fantasy I started out in a safety orange 1975 Volvo 242. This was a first-year, entry level model, with a 1.8-liter B20A engine carried over from the car’s slightly-less rectilinear predecessor, the 140. “It made under 100 hp,” said Hans Hedberg, the company’s heritage manager, and the madman responsible for my upcoming red… Read more…

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Experience driving a car in France as an American?

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Experience driving a car in France as an American? Hi all! Planning on renting a car when I go to France. Any experiences? Seems like they drive on the same side as they do in the U.S unlike the Uk. Edit: grammar submitted by /u/tlbking99

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People Are Souring On Self-Driving Cars

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People Are Souring On Self-Driving Cars The public’s trust in self-driving cars has declined for the second year in a row, according to a study conducted by J.D. Power and MIT. The growing distrust applies to self-driving cars in general, including autonomous vehicles used by ride-hailing services, as well as autonomous driving systems such as Tesla’s… Read more…

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Driving in South Africa – Johannesburg to Kruger

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Driving in South Africa – Johannesburg to Kruger Is it safe to drive from Johannesburg to Kruger? I heard not to drive at night. Any specific tips regarding this drive. We land in Johannesburg at 8 pm and plan to drive early the next morning skipping Johannesburg. Should we hire a driver instead? On a side note, any recommendations at Kruger? Where to stay? We’re planning to stay for 3 days (m…

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Driving into Oslo from TORP Sandefjord airport in January?

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Driving into Oslo from TORP Sandefjord airport in January? TLDR: Looking for advice – are the road conditions between Oslo and TORP Sandefjord in January easy enough for a few wimpy Brits to drive safely in rental cars, or are they too snowy and icy? Hello lovely people, My partner and I are trying to organise a trip to Oslo for a small group of family for my partner’s dad’s birthday and we’re hoping f…

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Is driving in Turkey a good idea or worth it?

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Is driving in Turkey a good idea or worth it? I have driven in Morocco and iceland before. Manual transmissions are no issue for me and I adapt easily to high traffic environments and terrain. In iceland I drove through blizzards with a small car that had studded tires and in Morocco I drove through the insane tight streets of Marrakech and the desert highways in the south. I am going to tu…

Reddit Travel 1.0k 2023-11-02