Sentences with phrase «includes drivers of cars»

In fact, one of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents includes drivers of cars, trucks, and other large vehicles who simply «didn't see» the motorcycle moments before the crash.

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Last month, a bill that would cap the number of for - hire vehicles given permits — including the cars of people who drive for Uber and Lyft — was defeated after vocal protests by Uber drivers and its supporters.

There's no indication that James Alex Fields, the driver of the car that killed Heyer and injured more than a dozen others, was part of the Discord discussion, but his act was celebrated and defended by users, including some who edited images of the carnage into memes that were intended to be humorous.

In 2011, he and several partners (including former race car driver Ron Fellows) established Canadian Motorsport Ventures, a company that bought Mosport International Raceway, Canada's largest automotive racetrack located east of Toronto.

That includes its ongoing technological efforts to get rid of the most costly part of its business model (the driver) via self - driving car tech; targeting 2020 for a demo of a flying car project called Uber Elevate; and, last week, announced it was pushing into the trucking space with Uber Freight.

Some of the rules that were outlined include requiring such services to share their data with local transport officials, signing up their drivers on labor contracts, insuring both the cars and the passengers and registering their cars as taxi services.

Other groups have also put forth proposals on self - driving cars, including requiring the vehicles and even semi-automated systems to meet performance targets, greater transparency and data from makers and operators of the vehicles, increased regulatory oversight, and better monitoring of and engagement with human drivers.

Of course, F1 2017 will also include all of the new rules, cars and driverOf course, F1 2017 will also include all of the new rules, cars and driverof the new rules, cars and drivers.

It'll be the first time Smith has raced a car with a paddle - shift gearbox and he's anticipating some issues getting to grips it, but how can anyone assume that this won't be resolved given that the 76 - year - old brings vast experience, and will definitely be hoping to teach a few of the younger drivers (including Ferrari juniors Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman) some tricks.

Project CARS may have taken forever to be released but that hasn't stopped it from being full of bizarre glitches, that includes everything from flying drivers to upside - down cCARS may have taken forever to be released but that hasn't stopped it from being full of bizarre glitches, that includes everything from flying drivers to upside - down carscars.

There are a variety of game modes (including quick race and full season), while — of course — featuring all of the 2016 cars, drivers, teams and tracks.

That NASCAR hasn't had a fatality in one of its three national divisions since 2001 is a testament to its steadfast commitment to safety, including requiring drivers to wear head - and - neck restraints, tracks to install energy - absorbent barriers, and stringent rules covering the construction of cars so that when a crash does occur the driver doesn't bear the brunt of the impact.

The car has already completed quite a bit of testing in the hands of a whole host of Russian drivers, including Formula F1 driver Vitaly Petrov and current Renault reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin.

Some of the issues brought up by the drivers include poor visibility and a worry over how it would affect them if they had to get out of the car in a hurry.

The car is set to be driven by a roster of different Porsche affiliated drivers throughout the season including Mark Webber, Patrick Dempsey, Nico Hulkenberg and ex Porsche IndyCar driver Teo Fabi.

Named for Tinley Park resident and Indy car driver Tony Bettenhausen, the recreation center houses family racing memorabilia, including a full - scale replica of an Indy car.

Sixteen persons including two drivers died on the spot with many others injured following a deadly mid-night car crash involving two buses at Yapei - Yapala in Central Gonja District of the Northern Region.

Police from across the region, including members of the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, came to South Glens Falls today to remember New York State Trooper Timothy Pratt who died in the line of duty last week when he was struck by a car while helping a truck driver along a road in Saratoga County.

The enhanced bus service program will provide frequent, direct service and feature enhancements designed to get more drivers out of their cars including, faster travel times, on board wi - fi, real - time bus arrival information and simplified payment systems.

Guests of Italian descent included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., the highest - ranking Italian - American in U.S. politics; former race car driver Mario Andretti, who sported socks designed like a checkered racing flag; fashion designer Giorgio Armani; actor John Turturro; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; and actor - director Roberto Benigni.

Environmentally conscious drivers can now choose from a sizable selection of low - emissions cars, including the hybrid Toyota Prius and the all - electric Nissan Leaf.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

Ford's SYNC in - car communications system offers several features that ng Connect is proposing for its version of the connected car, including vehicle health reporting and the ability to have text messages, news, weather and other personalized information read aloud to the driver.

At ITS America's 2014 World Congress last week in Detroit, Honda Motor Co. showcased its next generation of ITS technologies, including short - range communication between vehicles and pedestrians» or bicycle riders» cellphones, fully automatic highway driving and V2V «virtual tow» — a blend of connected and automatic car technology that enables a driver to request assistance and then virtually link up with and trail another vehicle.

The most alarming findings suggest that approximately eight million U.S. drivers engaged in extreme examples of road rage, including purposefully ramming another vehicle or getting out of the car to confront another driver.

James Howard Kunstler is the author of many books including (non-fiction) The Geography of Nowhere, The City in Mind: Notes on the Urban Condition, Home A driver caught this shocking footage as two cars and a van are sent flying across a road.

After the first bumpy races of the night including multi car pile - ups and a roll over crash, the Pure Stock drivers are called into a mandatory emergency meeting with officials.

Most of the features that make Lewis» directorial work such a remarkable exception to the dominance of a realist aesthetic in Hollywood filmmaking are brilliantly apparent in The Errand Boy, including the foregrounding of sound manipulation (most blatant in the sequence involving the post-synchronisation of the song «Lover» for a musical film, and in the tape manipulation of Kathleen Freeman's reaction to having been left by her driver in the back seat of a convertible receiving a car wash) and the placement of actors in a shot so as to highlight the presence of the camera (as when Morty, an undirected and oblivious extra in a film - within - the - film cocktail - party scene, keeps looking at the camera from the background of a shot in which other extras, in their roles as party guests, intermittently block him from the camera).

Player - created drivers, a career story, even a car designer... Any of those options (absent, of course) would have brought me into the moment more than the included offerings.

But the actors, including Katie Holmes as Jimmy's ex-wife, who has sole custody of their daughter; Hilary Swank as a gimlet - eyed FBI agent; and Seth MacFarlane as an incredibly annoying British race car driver, all seem to know they are not performing Shakespeare.

Logan Lucky (PG - 13 for profanity and crude comments) Oscar - winner Steven Soderbergh (for Traffic) comes out of retirement after four years to direct, shoot and edit this comic crime caper revolving around two brothers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) who hatch a plan to pull a heist at the Charlotte Motor Speedway during NASCAR's Coca - Cola 600 car race Ensemble cast includes Daniel Craig, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Dwight Yoakam and Riley Keough.

They discussed different sponsors advertised on the cars and how characteristics of the cars, including the number displayed on each, related to the driver.

In a bid to keep his very expensive racing team afloat, famed race car driver Briggs Cunningham created a line of high - performance grand touring sports cars, including this gorgeous 1952 Cunningham C3 Continental.

Cars are becoming increasingly loaded with content, including satellite radio, which features a number of channels and content parents may not want their teenage drivers listening to.

Spec it correctly and the car comes loaded with a suite of driver assistance systems, including forward collision warning and braking, blind spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, lane keep assist, and automatic high beams.

However, there is some new elements, including a roll hoop that disappeared with the ChampCar series, the engine intake has been moved from atop the race car to on the car's new sidepods, and there's a host of new telematics that help spectators and race teams alike follow their favorite drivers.

«The drivers feel it's time to implement the extra protection,» said Wurz, and with the FIA looking at new ways to make Formula 1 more entertaining, including allowing the cars to make more horsepower, designing longer - lasting tires, and a return to fuel stops during races, the danger of open - wheel racecars will only increase.

These features include the newest iteration of BMW's Active Cruise Control, which can work between 19 and 130 mph, Active Lane Departure Warning, which helps support «necessary evasive steering,» and a new function called Evasion Aid, which operates at speeds up to 100 mph and improves steering response, increases vehicle stability, and uses the car's sensors to make sure the driver has an unobstructed space to get into to evade a crash.

A carbon fibre chassis will be used, while Glickenhaus promises high levels of customisation for the car, including mechanical setup to suit each driver's needs.

Safety options include Active Driving Assistant, which encompasses lane departure warning that vibrates the steering wheel when you stray outside of lane lines; frontal collision warning that can brake the car at speeds under 10 mph and pre-load the brakes at higher speeds; and pedestrian warning that uses audible and visual warnings to alert the driver of pedestrians and pre-loads the brakes.

-- As one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicles.

It's the last of an era, the last gasp before the car grew substantially in size with the 991.1, and added a bundle of extra driver assists that included electronic assisted steering.

Other new tech carried over from standard car includes Adaptive Front Lighting — which constantly adjusts to maximise visibility whilst minimising glare to drivers ahead — and Cross Traffic Alert, which warns the driver of potential impacts when reversing towards obstacles approaching from the side.

The 7 - series» DSC includes a huge amount of sub-functions, including ABS (anti-lock brakes), ASC (stability control, including a separate mode for stabilizing a trailer), CBC (cornering brake control), DBC (Dynamic Brake Control, which recognizes panic situations and helps the driver to effect a full - braking panic stop with less pedal pressure), Brake Fade Compensation, Brake Drying (which applies the brakes slightly in wet conditions to keep the pads dry and thus ready for use), Brake Standby (which applies slight brake pressure in the event of a sudden lift from the gas, moving the brake pads up against the rotor for quicker response in a panic stop), Startoff Assistant (which prevents the 750i from rolling backwards down a hill as you start out), ACC Active Cruise Control (see below), and automatic brake hold (which holds the car at a stop even with the transmission in gear).

As always the international nature of the event sees the field chock - full of interesting cars and high profile drivers including Carlos Sainz in a Volkswagen Scirocco, Andy Priaulx piloting a BMW M3 GT and former F1 driver Mika Salo in the Ferrari 430 - based N.Technology P4 / 5 Competizione, the build of which created vast interest online via social networking sites.

As Rusty notes, these were admirable cars in their day and satisfied legions of drivers, including my grandfather, who otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford a four - place convertible.

Besides the safety technology, which will assuredly be seen on more pedestrian automobiles soon, as demonstrated with the S - Class's history of technological trickledown, the E-Class Coupe can also be had with inductive wireless charging, an intelligent LED light system that can greet you with the car's tail lamps, and the car's 12.3» COMAND Display infotainment center that allows the driver or passengers to change a host of variables throughout the car, including the accent colors and air freshener smell.

Mercedes is not only the main event sponsor, but the fifteen - car factory team includes board members Thomas Weber and Joachim Schmidt and head of PR Jörg Howe, among other luminaries including former Formula 1 drivers Jochen Mass, Karl Wendlinger, and David Coulthard, who watches the courtyard full of cars firing up from an open window in a tower above the crowd.

Other driver assistance systems include active lane - keeping (the 5 Series will steer itself with only a touch of your finger on the wheel to confirm that you're paying at least some attention), an evasion aid that improves steering response and chassis stability in the event of sudden evasive action, and a surround - view parking display that can also deliver a Remote 3D «bird's - eye» snapshot of your car straight to your smartphone.

which I think was a huge element of evo's own best drivers cars of all time feature about ten years ago including that magical old fashioned bonus called steering feel, those with it did exceptionally well... please evo, you are a magazine written by drivers for drivers.