Hertz On Demand Competes with ZipCar
Hertz has introduced a new rent-by-the-hour vehicle service which competes with ZipCar for the car-sharing market. Easy to sign up and use on their website, your credit card becomes your key. Hertz On Demand offers one-way rentals from some locations.
Experts Say Even Small Amount of Alcohol Unsafe for Drivers
A new study says that blood-alcohol levels even well below the national 0.08% norm are unsafe for driving. Experts say accidents are 37% more likely to be severe even if alcohol is barely detectable in the driver's blood.
Increase in IRS Gas Mileage Deduction
In an unusual move, the IRS has adjusted the mileage deduction for business use of personal vehicles halfway through 2011. The deduction, normally adjusted annually, has been increased by $.04 from 51 cents to 55 cents.
Very Good Year for All New Ford Explorer
The all-new car-based crossover version of the Ford Explorer has sold more units at six months of this the year than all of 2010. They?re averaging just 11 days on dealer lots, and some dealers are selling them right off the truck. Buyers are embracing them for their smoother ride and better fuel economy.
Opposition Growing Toward Red Light Cameras
Silent sentries in more than 500 cities and towns in 25 states keep watch over intersections, snapping photos and shooting video of drivers who run red lights. The cameras are on the job in metropolitan cities like Houston and Chicago and in small towns like Selmer, TN, population 4,700. The red light cameras in Los Angeles will have to come down in a few weeks. That puts the nation's second-largest city at the leading edge of an anti-camera movement that appears to have been gaining traction across the country in recent weeks.
