Car Safety Tips and Advice

Oklahoma tornado aftermath: Prayers and song amid the darkness

2013-05-21 19:24:00

I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.� -- Isaiah 45:7 NORMAN, Okla. -- They arrived in twos and threes, sometimes with kids, sometimes in cars spattered with the telltale mud...

Cannes 2013: Festival robberies echo past heists, real and on film

2013-05-20 13:00:00

Two high-profile robberies at this year's Cannes Film Festival have attracted a lot of attention, but they're the hardly the first such heists (on screen, or off). First, a stash of Chopard jewelry reportedly valued at more than $1 million was taken...

The Enabler: Getting a Lyft without a cab

2013-05-17 00:00:00

It's past midnight on Saturday and the Enabler is riding shotgun in a cherry red Honda Fit with a woman named Ruth Grayson. We're trolling the streets of Hollywood, looking for people to pick up. No, the Enabler is not desperate for a date, she is...

Subaru recalls almost 5,400 cars for potential loss of steering

2013-05-15 10:05:00

Subaru is recalling almost 5,400 cars to correct a problem that can cause a loss of steering in the vehicles. The automaker is recalling 5,379 Outback and Legacy cars from the 2013 model year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the...

Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit

2013-05-14 14:48:00

WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...

Talk back: Should states lower DUI threshold to 0.05%?

2013-05-14 15:50:00

Federal safety regulators proposed Tuesday that the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol content be lowered from 0.08% to at least 0.05%. Drunk driving is a national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, The Times Richard...

Don't cry for Kanye's crashed Lambo -- or your small SUV

2013-05-16 13:21:00

Don’t know why, but Thursday turned into car crash day. Perhaps it was because, in between reading about one White House scandal or another, I was distracted by this intriguing headline on The Times’ homepage: “Kim Kardashian's gate...

Bill would create 'Made in California' label

2013-05-06 00:00:00

SACRAMENTO — A "Made in USA" label has long been seen as an advantage in marketing a product. Now there are in-state manufacturers that want to see the adoption of an official label that declares Made in California. State Sen. Ellen M. Corbett...

California wildfires: 28,000 acres burned in Ventura County

2013-05-03 19:36:00

The wildfire burning through Ventura County has scorched 28,000 acres, and firefighters have only 20% of the blaze surrounded, officials said. The Ventura County Fire Department said the air attack would end at sunset and the Springs fire would be...

California wildfire: Fire roars toward luxury homes in Hidden Valley

2013-05-03 15:48:00

The Springs fire made a harrowing about-face Friday afternoon after a shift in winds sent the blaze roaring inland, placing some homes that had escaped the first wave of flames again in the fire's path. Officials said flames crept within 100 feet of...

California wildfires: Better weather gives firefighters a chance

2013-05-03 22:32:00

As night fell, improving weather in Southern California was giving firefighters a chance to keep wildfires away from homes. By late Friday, firefighters had beaten back flames from an exclusive community of multimillion-dollar ranch homes in Ventura...

NASCAR's Denny Hamlin cleared to resume racing at Talladega

2013-05-02 18:15:00

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, injured in a March crash in Southern California, was medically cleared to resume racing this weekend when the Sprint Cup Series returns to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. But in making the announcement, his Joe Gibbs Racing...

Walter Kuhn, 95, from left, is delivered by canoe with help from his grandson John Kirpanos and friend Tricia Garrity, 77, to the home of Kuhn's daughter after Kuhn evacuated his home on Big Bend Drive which was flooded by the rising Des Plaines River in Des Plaines.

2013-04-18 00:00:00

The moment everyone will remember from last week was the ball that Adam Jones (pictured) dropped at Yankee Stadium, but outfield defense is never going to be a problem as long as Jones, Nick Markakis and Nate McLouth remain healthy.

2013-04-13 00:00:00

An animal control vehicle was involved in an accident at 6th and Walnut Streets on Friday morning. The driver was trapped around 30 minutes before he was safely extricated from the vehicle.

2013-04-05 00:00:00