Sentences with phrase «at stoplights»

Helping out city fuel economy is an idle - stop feature, which shut down the engine at stoplights when I had the TLX in Econ or Comfort modes.

When I'm sitting at the stoplight in my slightly rusty 2003 Ford Focus and a glorious, muscly BMW pulls up alongside me, I appreciate that German craftsmanship and turn up my stereo.

After Szilárd fled the Nazis, he made his way to England and then New York, where he worked at Columbia University on ways to create a nuclear chain reaction, an idea he had conceived while waiting at a stoplight in London a few years earlier.

When at a stoplight idling it «shook» a couple times.

You may not even text while at a stoplight under the state law.

All models also have Auto Start / Stop, which shuts off the engine when waiting at stoplights — starting quickly when the brake is released; and Brake Energy Regeneration essentially saves fuel by using the alternator smartly.

Cars at stoplights didn't move on green, to let the corps pass.

Both engines feature automatic start / stop technology that shuts off the engine during periods when it would otherwise sit idling, such as at stoplights.

Now, an American Automobile Association - funded study has found that people need between 15 and 27 seconds to refocus afterward, suggesting that that drivers should refrain from using hands - free technology even while stopped at a stoplight.

This completely eliminates energy wasted when a car idles at a stoplight or in traffic.

Turn right at the stoplight on to Route 100 North.

From the South: Take Rt. 85 through Slingerlands and turn right at the stoplight on to 85A.

We switched the clock to daylight savings time at a stoplight in three clicks of the mouse.

Instead of impatiently staring at the stoplight thinking of your busy schedule, shut the radio off and concentrate on your breaths.

An optional EyeSight system includes forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, and for 2018 it adds auto vehicle hold, which holds the brakes at stoplights or on hills.

The combination of a lower beltline and a more open, inviting cockpit has done wonders for the «Vette's curb appeal; you no longer sit at stoplights with the car's door tops up around your ears, wondering why people are telling their children to «not stare at the strange hairy man in the Corvette.»

But just when the practical points start getting annoying, you hear that V12 roar and watch the new TFT instrument dial register a full 8500 rpm before hooking another brutal upshift, a sensation like being rear - ended at a stoplight.

The first few days I felt like I had to explicitly resist the urge to glance at my phone at stoplights.

Raising and lowering the vehicle is no gimmick to impress other drivers at stoplights.

Other times when I am driving, it sounds like it's doing the same thing when I press on the gas too quickly (like at a stoplight); if I ease into it, it's fine.

You know, the urchins who always seem to be in the other lane at stoplights in souped - up Mustangs.

You can practice this one anywhere, even at a stoplight.

It infuriates me when people come up to me for handouts when I'm parked at a stoplight in downtown Atlanta.

The Ioniq EV and its respectable 3,164 pounds sprints ahead of traffic at every stoplight and has enough guts to maneuver between lanes on the highway.

In this mode, the i8 works like a hybrid, going dead silent at stoplights and regenerating the electrical charge of the batteries through the brakes.

When you take the car out of gear at a stoplight, the engine shuts itself off to save gas.

In a congested city like Boston, motorists face everything from high - speed accidents on highways to rear - end collisions at stoplights.

The misleading 396 badge on the front fender adds to the fun at stoplights.

In all honesty, it's more than enough for anyone who wants to goof around and do burnouts and impress people at stoplight drags.

If you can imagine picking the kids up from school only to be challenged at a stoplight by someone thinking they are pushing the buttons of somebody in a standard family sedan.

We all know it'll be far too tempting to look down at (and tap and swipe the hell out of) that cool touchscreen display anyway, especially at stoplights or stuck in freeway gridlock.

When you took off at the stoplight back there, I thought, «Hey, I bet he didn't notice me.»

«Then you can sit down in front of the fireplace with a glass of Scotch and a cigar and flip through the pages to make comments,» says Dean, «while the Silicon Valley exec reads their iPad at the stoplight while driving.»

What do they want from us as they hold their sign at the stoplight while we fiddle with the radio knobs on our car dashboard?

According to FOX 2 in Detroit, Steve Vines claims that Suh sideswiped Vines» car, left the scene of the accident, and then yelled at Vines at a stoplight.

For weeks, in an attempt to avoid the scrutiny of the press and the public, Thompson wore dark glasses and a brimmed hat and averted his eyes at stoplights and in airports.

We can keep an eye on Brody at stoplights and he can see us in the mirror as well.

The mayoral candidate's poll numbers may have dwindled, leaving him behind Bill de Blasio, Christine Quinn, and Bill Thompson, but he's still fired up about Quinn's «betrayal» on term limits and that guy at the stoplight honking his horn.

This can be a great feature when you're stuck at a stoplight or want to just pull over to enjoy the view.

Instead of yelling at a stoplight to change, focus on your breath.

The trigger to such behavior may be something quite trivial, such as being cut off in traffic by another vehicle, or even enduring a lengthy red signal at a stoplight.

I'm doing all this self - pitying at a stoplight when the twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V - 8 that powers the 2016 Mercedes - AMG GT S resuscitates itself, seeing as how the automatic start - stop system shut it down for some 20 seconds.

Its massive sunroof had me sitting back in awe at the stoplight as I soaked up the sun kissing my face... that was until the idiot behind me decided to break the mood with his horn.

This arrives in the fall and features three modes, as well as launch control to impress your friends at stoplights.

When you get into the throttle hard enough at a stoplight, there's a delay of a fraction of a second before the engine kicks in and helps the electric motor.

With a long wheelbase, precise (if overlight) steering, and an intimate GT - style cabin, the BMW is adept at both stoplight and weekend getaways.