driving
Car wars: Brooklyn teachers battle over spots in parking lot shared by two schools
June 22, 2024 | 11:35amA parking war is causing a whole lot of trouble for special education teachers at a Brooklyn school where employees from the neighboring high school are bullying them away.
Fetterman aides concerned by senator’s unsafe driving, including FaceTiming behind the wheel: report
June 13, 2024 | 10:15pmThe Pennsylvania Democrat's staff implemented “an informal practice” of not being in the car with him when he’s driving, for fear of their safety.
Uber driver goes viral on TikTok for surprising riders with karaoke singalongs
June 8, 2024 | 12:00pmFlorida Uber driver Linda Swann Fox surprises riders with karaoke singalongs and is hitting all the right notes on social media.
Video shows NYC migrant's 'sickening' alleged bid to extort driver by jumping in front of moving car
June 8, 2024 | 9:14am“All of the sudden, I see a man in front of my car with eyes wide open, screaming, staring at me ... He was trying to get me to run...
How smart thermostats can reveal sleep patterns — and 7 more new sleep advances
June 5, 2024 | 6:27pmThe information the researchers gleaned from the thermostats differs from what's available to smart bed users.
Kudos for Hochul's congestion toll U-turn — now make sure it's dead for good
June 5, 2024 | 5:51pmRejoice, New Yorkers! Congestion pricing has been kiboshed — for now.
Driver with 'suspended license' who went viral for appearing at virtual hearing while driving is vindicated in surprising twist
June 4, 2024 | 4:20am"With the type of ties that I have with the church and the community, it's very embarrassing."
Gen Z teens largely put the brakes on driving, signaling 'seismic' shift in US car culture: study
May 26, 2024 | 8:15pmZoomers are seemingly rewriting the teenage rite of passage script, opting for tech over tires as they steer a cultural shift away from the traditional rush to the open road.
The top things that piss off Americans may shock you
May 26, 2024 | 7:47amA new survey asked Americans about all the things that have been grinding their gears in the past few months and saw one in two cite the cost of food and...
If you do this while driving, you might be a psychopath, scientists say
May 14, 2024 | 7:52pmTalk about a highway to hell.
Memorial Day holiday travel may near record with 44M hitting the road: AAA
May 13, 2024 | 6:46pm“We haven’t seen Memorial Day Weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” said a AAA rep. “Travel times are expected to be up to 90% longer than normal,"...
Do you love your really loud car? Chances are you're a psychopath: study
May 2, 2024 | 7:51pmMight want to get that checked out.
Carpool lane violator caught trying to pass mannequin off as passenger
April 27, 2024 | 3:07pmA California driver learned their lesson when police pulled them over in the carpool lane, only to find that their passenger was actually a mannequin.
Our top 30 'everyday irritations,' including potholes, call centers and inconsiderate parkers
April 23, 2024 | 9:51amThe UK’s biggest everyday irritations have been revealed – including drivers who park over two spaces, potholes, and being stuck on hold to customer service.
Top 9 driving distractions that contribute to accidents, according to experts
April 23, 2024 | 8:17amFor Distracted Driving Awareness Month, experts share warnings on visual, physical and cognitive distractions.
TikTok 'hack' shows risky maneuver to avoid $15 congestion pricing fee
April 6, 2024 | 12:11pmSome drivers are so desperate to evade congestion pricing, they might be willing to endanger lives to bypass toll cameras.
Driver, 30, rams into 66-year-old man, drags woman he'd already been arguing with in NYC: cops
April 1, 2024 | 6:24pmThe motorist was involved in a clash with a 30-year-old woman who had been standing outside his car on East Tremont Avenue near Third Avenue around 2:20 a.m., cops said.
Pothole-filling Calif. couple shows the spirit of America is alive and well
April 1, 2024 | 12:04pmThe Spirit of '76 is alive and well in America, despite everything: Witness the California couple who became pothole-filling local heroes.
Possible moonshine cave discovered below grandstands at historic NASCAR racetrack
March 28, 2024 | 11:22pm“We don’t know how people would have gotten in and out, but as we uncover more, there’s no telling what we might find.”
Listening to Ariana Grande, Drake and Eminem in your car can make you a better driver: study
March 15, 2024 | 4:18pmA study tested car operators, who were subjected to 20 popular artists while their "hazard perception" was evaluated on the road.