NEW YORK – (AP) — Oil prices rose more than 4 percent this week after a series of developments suggested that higher oil demand and tighter global supplies lay ahead. If oil keeps rising, it could drive retail gasoline prices higher. But most analysts don’t expect pump prices to go up for at least several [...]
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A Blizzard of Tickets for Texting While Driving
December 5th, 2011 
access2drive New Yorkers who took to the roads over the Thanksgiving weekend could not keep their hands off their phones. As a result, 816 drivers received tickets for texting while driving, the governor’s office said on Thursday. The four-day total is not far off the monthly average of 1,000 tickets since a law was signed in [...]
A Contract to Stop Driving. The New Age Limit For Older Drivers
December 4th, 2011 access2drive The continuing battles over car keys — including how long older drivers can safely operate automobiles, under what conditions, when it’s time to stop and who gets to decide — have come up many times here. It’s one of the toughest issues families confront. Nerida McMurray Photography So I’m intrigued by the idea of a [...]
