Normally, such an event is called a "cruise." By calling it a "cruise," it means a display of cars of yesteryear where you can expect brutal exhaust noise and the rumbling of very large engines. The vehicles on display are indeed impressive, from old-school hit rods to today's tuner specials.
This is why I started doing a new segment for V&R – Your Turn. This is a forum to feature other creative folks that you may or may not have heard of. Their talents range from automotive photography to humorous writing from a different point-of-view transportation-wise. Your Turn posts will also feature stories of reader's rides – whether they love them or otherwise.
TweetThe key to success in social media is engagement. Engagement is a huge thing to consider when you use Facebook, Twitter, Google+, blogs, Flickr, YouTube, etc. It is one thing to produce content, but it is another when people respond to it. It could be positive or negative, lame or robust. Still, when people read …
The void on the upper end of the center stack of our new vehicle certainly evolved over the past several decades. We began just with an AM radio band. Then we added the FM band, 8-track tape cartridges, cassette tapes, compact discs…and so forth. Today, we can do so many things than just listen to music while we drive – it is starting to become distracting.
It came in the 1980's, when the nation was divided between Yuppiedom and everyone else on the other side of the Reaganomics fence. On the better side of the fence came a litmus test for an established group of automobile manufacturers. The Japanese proved they could build quality at an affordable price. While the domestic automobile industry struggled with its own quality issues, the Japanese established their own manufacturing base on North American soil.
I don't watch television like most people do. Sometimes, I'll go to my laptop, log on to Hulu, YouTube or some website and get my views on shows via stream. I even own a few episodes via iTunes. But, that's it.
It may appear that I am missing a lot. Not really. Social media keeps me informed of what's going on – especially automotive shows. In the past year or so, American viewers had seen their exposure to such shows double. Thanks to cable, you can follow these shows on various evenings to get your fill of four-wheel insanity – without having to sit through a few hours of auto racing.
There are four television shows about automobiles on American television. Here's a quick rundown of these shows…
In the middle of May, consumers witnessed petrol pump prices at its highest in history. In response to the extraordinary cost of fuel, the new vehicle market experienced higher sales for smaller cars, SUVs and crossovers.
TweetThe art of driving is not only knowing where you're going – but the fun you find along the way. What if your adventure was like a series of "The Amazing Race." Phil won't be there to greet you at the final pit stop and no one is being eliminated from the race. What if …
There are moments when I am glad I left Southern California for good in 1996.
Leading up to this weekend, Los Angeles had been scared to wits by this so-called “Carmageddon.” Exactly what is happening is the State of California’s Department of Transportation (CalTrans) decided to shut down a significant stretch of the San Diego Freeway, officially known as Interstate 405, for a demolition job on a high bridge over the Sepulveda Pass. They needed a weekend to complete this phase of the work.
Why the fear mongering? It is a joke, really. In inside joke amongst all agencies involved in the project: The City of Los Angeles, CalTrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro). Yet, the humorous tag line was used to help prepare the thousands of motorists using the Sepulveda Pass to either find an alternative route or use Metro to go between the San Fernando Valley and the western communities of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, etc.
By calling it “Carmageddon” is perhaps a bit too fantastical. True, Interstate 405 is one of the busiest stretches of limited access roadway in this country. Traffic on the 405 has truly no end in sight as southbound motorists find themselves moving slowly from the bottom of the Sepulveda Pass onto the South Bay Curve. This stretch serves as the primary freeway to get to Los Angeles International Airport.
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Tweet Can you be a teenager and drive a car in this country? Legally, yes. The average starter age to obtain a driver’s license in the USA is 16. Getting one depends on the laws with each state. Maintaining one is a different story. When a teenager obtains the privilege of licensed driving, most likely …