Topics: Driving & Motor Vehicles - 45 results

5. Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for firing him. Is there anyone in the US who doesn’t know that actor Charlie Sheen is filled with tiger blood and is—duh!—winning? After a much-publicized public meltdown in February, Sheen was fired from his hit CBS show Two and a Half Men. Sheen struck back with a $100 million wrongful-termination lawsuit against Warner Bros. and the show’s creator Chuck Lorre. In September, the two sides reached a settlement and agreed to dismiss the …

The National Transportation Safety Board called for states across the nation to outlaw all cell phone usage for drivers, on top of the complicated web of phone laws already in place in many states. An estimated 1.3 million crashes per year caused by calls or texting Fifteen states still have no state-wide laws against distracted driving Fines vary; tickets can be difficult to fight in court   Safety First Distracted driving laws are becoming more and more widespread, and for …

New Year’s Day was the leading holiday for reported vehicle thefts in 2010, according to an analysis by the National Insurance Crimes Bureau (NICB). A total of 2,347 vehicles were reported stolen on the festive day. Meanwhile, neighboring holiday Christmas had the least number of thefts, with only 1,361 reported. “There’s no theories as to why New Year’s Day has the highest rate of theft of all holidays,” says Frank Scafidi, the NICB’s director of public affairs. “Perhaps people have …

When New Yorker Bernard Weitz was fined $115 for parking too close to a fire hydrant, he paid the fine rather than contest it.  But when he  noticed his bill included a $10 surcharge, he was furious.  Last month, Weitz filed a $5oo million class action lawsuit against the city claiming the penalties are illegal, and also seeking injunctive relief. According to the complaint, Weitz paid his traffic fine in full, plus a $2 credit card fee, for a total …

According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, almost 30 people in the US die everyday in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers. That’s one death every 48 minutes. All of these deaths are tragic, no doubt. But some are downright heartbreaking – and infuriating. David Hudson was 27 years old, and a model citizen, when he was killed by a drunk driver David Wilcox, the driver, is now in prison and at all times denied being at fault …