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Outside October 2001 |
Back to the Wild It's time to return sport utes to where they belong -- running free on dirt and gravel, snowpacked roads, and every other bumpy track beyond the pavement. After we beat, muddied, and filthified the eight rigs that follow, we see no reason to let them cart mere groceries again... |
Science News September 8, 2001 Ivars Peterson |
Waves of Congestion From a physicist's point of view, traffic flow can be regarded as a "many-body system of strongly interacting bodies." Various studies have revealed that such systems can show wavelike behavior and abrupt transitions from one state to another... |
Popular Mechanics September 2001 Paul Weissler |
Servicing Brake Discs The brakes definitely don't feel right. The brake pedal has had this kind of vibration for a couple of weeks, but only at low speeds. Now it feels like you're stepping on a running chain saw, and the front wheels don't want to go where you want them to... |
AskMen.com August 22, 2001 Justin Becker |
How To Get Out Of A Speeding Ticket If you want to speed, that's your choice. If on the off chance your foot drops on the gas pedal like lead, I'll help you save that $150... |
Reason June 2001 Diane Katz & Henry Payne |
Electric Go-Karts The perverse consequences of California's sales quotas... |
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Dawn MacKeen |
First you dial, then you crash With cellphone use among drivers skyrocketing, can accidents be far behind? |
Popular Mechanics November 2000 Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
Salon.com September 11, 2000 Damien Cave |
Ecofriendly wheels can't get a break Despite being ultra-low-emission vehicles, hybrids are denied government incentives, while dirtier competitors get the OK. |
Salon.com August 23, 2000 Trish Boppert |
Unsafe at any speed! I drove a Corvair and lived to tell the tale. |
Salon.com August 15, 2000 Ray Thursby |
Hopping into hybrids Automakers hope smog and high gas prices will persuade consumers to embrace their new "green" lineup. |
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