http://www.autoboston.com The Hottest Car Blog in Boston Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:19:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The story that is closest to my heart which is concerned with the safety of younger drivers - keeping them alive, basically - has come to its conclusion with the passing through the legislature of tough new regulations for junior operators and greatly increased penalties for wayward young drivers. Speeding ... http://www.autoboston.com/2007-04-01-new-young-driver-regulations-and-penalties.html Thank goodness the saddle was kept warm during my absence. Anyway, as I type, the news according to the Boston Herald is that Ford’s financial woes look like matching those of General Motors, but instead of maximising opportunities in China, Ford’s boss announced the company is going to focus on ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-04-24-ford-on-the-nose-in-a-big-way.html Another oil share newsletter article on which those who prefer the value of their dollar to fluctuate faster than the international exchange rate may like to do their due diligence. Remember, I don’t endorse anything, I just bring you the stories. If you have a bit of loose market fodder ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-04-09-share-news.html Still haven’t had any word back from those lovely people who produce bio-diesel or ethanol. Way to go guys. Before I get on with all that though, and since GM has been in the news recently and therefore on a how’s-your-mother kind of a level, China has also been in the ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-04-09-here-they-come.html Those clever Japanese tech people are working on vehicle to vehicle transmissions which would alert drivers of traffic snarls and possibly collisions. If that were not enough to interest motorists, the boffins at Nissan have mooted the possibility of children carrying the devices in congested areas with blind turns to ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-04-07-big-brother-on-our-side-for-a-change.html (My comments to Mr Hill’s response are italicized in parentheses.) Dear Mr. Ritchie, Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding the different proposals being floated by the Legislature dealing with the junior operators license. I believe better education, more experience and more parental involvement will help our teen drivers become better. (Without doubt, Mr Hill, ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-04-04-rep-brad-hill-says.html I just thought I’d tell you about my adventures in peak hour traffic going home from work on a stinking hot afternoon on a Monday. Four lanes of bumper to bumper traffic going absolutely nowhere and even with the air conditioner on, the sun coming through the windows is making ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-04-03-mondayitis.html Ok, moving right along, bio-diesel is the third of four alt.fuel items about which I’m curious. You have to have been paying attention almost right from the start if you’re going to guess what the fourth is. Basically, bio-diesel is filtered waste cooking oil. As long as there are donuts, ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-03-31-a-fishy-smell.html Take that any way you like. Is all news bad news? Depends upon which side of the fence you sit. Also depends which fence it happens to be. Today though, no news is good news for politicians and industrialists and you can take that both ways because there’s both plenty ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-03-31-no-news-is-good-news.html First up, Orien Greene arrested and charged, driving 90 mph in a suburban Boston street. After the headlines of the last two days, I just have not the words. None I care to repeat here anyway. Stunts like that and cupidity? Bin ‘em. Reading over the most recent entry to ... http://www.autoboston.com/2006-03-29-another-day-another-hmm.html