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Maine cranks up speed limit to 75 m.p.h.
Bob Moon Oct 3, 2011
Maine sets a new speed limit on a rural stretch of Interstate 95. Trucking companies worry about fuel efficiency, safety at higher speeds.
TechNuggets: banned websites, Gore loses to Gorbachev, mind reading cars
John Moe Sep 29, 2011
Yesterday the American Association of School Librarians organized Banned Website Awareness Day. The New York Times quotes a Chicago librarian...
This fashion could save your life
Marc Sanchez Sep 23, 2011
Mother loves to ride her bike, but she can't stand the helmet-head she gets while protecting her noggin. The solution: Hövding. Fashion designers...
Freakonomics: Where have all the hitchhikers gone?
Stephen Dubner Nov 10, 2011
Besides the fear of an axe murderer, there are valid reasons why hitchhiking has died off. Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses those reasons and tells us why you should care.
Bike-share system to roll out on New York City streets
Andrea Bernstein Sep 22, 2011
New York joins other big U.S. cities to create short-term bike rentals. But the complicated logistics can make officials' heads spin.
Vermont commuters hiking to work after Hurricane Irene
Nina Keck Sep 22, 2011
Hurricane Irene continues to affect commuters on the East Coast. In Vermont, people are getting creative in the face of damaged roads -- by hiking to work in the morning.
A list of America's best and worst driving cities
Daryl Paranada Sep 2, 2011
Insurance company Allstate has released it seventh annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report" revealing the American cities with the best an...
Auto sales report for August: U.S. up, Japan down
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today. It being the first of the month, here's your Detroit-versus-the-world update....
When the market's up, we buy cars...
Paddy Hirsch Aug 31, 2011
...and when it's down, we don't. That makes no sense, of course: the stock markets are not an accurate reflection of the national economy. They...
Wall Street commuters struggle after hurricane
Sep 22, 2011
New York City was able to weather the storm over the weekend, but Hurricane Irene hit more suburban and rural areas, too. And much of Wall Street is staffed by commuters from these areas.
