#45 Unfit to drive
Jun 17, 2010 at 21:14 | Kacey Green 
Go Hypermiling Podcast
Type: Audio
Hosts: Wayne Gerdes, Kacey Green, and Manuel Santos
Recorded: May 30, 2010
Music: SwampdaWamp This song is “Rock This Country” and we will close today with boobootin’s “We Love Radio”
Runtime: 58 min : 39 sec
Moderating: Kacey Green
Main Topics: Nearly 20 Percent of Drivers May Be ‘Unfit for Roads Says Survey, Woman Sues Google for Bad Directions, NUMMI is now Tesla + Toyota building EVs
Sponsors: CleanMPG, Hybrid Canada, & Midlands Hybrid | Enginer PHEV kits, Midlands Honda, & CleanMPG Scangauges
Our Technique: Hypermiling Motorcycles
Hypermiling on two wheels, how’s it different than a car? What can I do to get more MPGs on my bike?
Nearly 20 Percent of Drivers May Be ‘Unfit for Roads Says Survey
College and high school students may not be the only ones humbled this time of year by mediocre test results.
Roughly 38 million licensed drivers — nearly one in five — would not pass a written drivers exam if taken today, according to a survey released Thursday morning.
The survey, the National Drivers Test, conducted by GMAC Insurance, polled 5,202 licensed drivers from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Driving knowledge was based on 20 questions taken from exams given by state departments of motor vehicles. Questions addressing distracting driving behavior were also included in the report. …
Woman Sues Google for Bad Directions
One day I was using my cell phone’s GPS service to find the nearest Target. I was driving down the road when suddenly my cell phone piped up, “Turn right here.” I looked to the right. There was no road, just a tree and some grass. I chalked it up to a GPS glitch and turned right at the next corner.
If I had been Lauren Rosenberg, however, I would have turned right at that very moment, hit the tree, suffered some cuts and minor brain damage, and then turned around and sued Verizon for the glitch in its GPS service.
Seriously. …
NUMMI is now Tesla + Toyota building EVs
Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor have announced that Tesla has bought the recently closed Nummi assembly plant in Fremont, California, where it intends to make its Model S luxury electric sedan and other future models.
Also, Toyota said it had agreed to buy $50 million of Tesla common stock upon the completion of its planned initial public offering. …
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