Nevada’s highways could be on the fast track, now that a state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would raise the Silver State’s maximum speed limit to 85 mph.
“I drive out on the Interstate 80 quite often and the maximum speed limit there is 75 [mph],” says Sen. Don Gustavson, the bill’s sponsor. “Most people do faster than that, they do 80 to 85. If we increase the speed limit to 85, these people that are already doing that speed will be doing so legally.”  … More
“My ethics told me I had to leave. I had to follow ethical standards. I still love the company. It was my life.†Henrik Fisker sounded angry about what had been going on, but he refused to say much beyond that by way of specifics. What is clear, though, is that past few months have been rougher for the company that bears his name, Fisker Automotive, than at any point in its brief history.
The company isn’t completely dead, not yet anyway, but  … More
A mechanic wrecked a classic Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupé during a test drive in Germany, Der Spiegel reports.
The elite sports car, one of only 1400, was “completely destroyed” with estimated damages of more than $830,000.
The 26-year-old and his 19-year-old apprentice … Picture and more
Some sobering statistics on a dangerous problem
While no one will publicly declare alcohol consumption and motorcycling are OK, there remain definite problems in a culture offering mixed messages.Despite campaigns to raise awareness that drinking and riding don’t mix, the incentive to consume alcohol and ride a motorcycle has done anything but gone away.
Included in the allure is a sometimes quietly accepted, revenue-generating subculture enabling such behaviors as riding to the bar, or bar hopping, or participating in … More