Sentences with phrase «long as a highway»

Anyone who's been in a collision with a truck knows that the road to recovery can feel as long as a highway.

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Not long ago, technology and automobile companies were talking as though the time was just around the corner when human drivers would be sharing the road with cars and trucks barreling along the highways under machine...

It's their way or the highway and to compromise is to show a lack of faith which means you have one side willing to make exceptions for all peoples religions as long as they don't force it on others, and the religious side that says making exceptions or compromising is against their religion so if they are not a majority in the democracy they instead decide to play obstructionist.

If we can be quiet in our hearts long enough, we will discover that God still carves out highways and turns the wilderness into a place of wonder, life and beauty even though nothing is as we expected.

Sometimes you catch sight of a turn leading off into the distance, a dirt track or a county road at right angles to the highway you're on, as you drive along those straight, miles - long lines you find only in the West.

«We know that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics promote keeping children harnessed for as long as possible,» said Sebastiaan Selders, product manager at Britax.

While some children might be the right size, age and maturity for a belt - positioning booster seat, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends riding in a 5 - point harness as long as possible and, therefore, a Combination / Harness -2-Booster seat might be a better option.

We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, can not gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities.

Also at 10 a.m., Rep. John Katko will be joined by local elected officials from Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne, and Oswego counties, as well as local business, transportation, and labor organizations, for a press conference to the discuss passage a long - term, multi-year highway bill, corner of South McBride and East Washington streets, Syracuse.

New York is notorious for building inadequate massive public works, such as the convention center, highways on Long Island and the Tappan Zee Bridge.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office makes highway safety a top priority all year long, and we believe that reminding drivers about the costs of DWI in a dramatic way is an important part of this effort — particularly as the summer driving season begins and young drivers take to the roads.

Five pieces of heavy equipment no longer in use by the Highway Department were recently sold, and a multi-year bond initiative is just getting underway to replace them with three new trucks and associated equipment such as new snowplows.

Actually, MacCready predicts that the big market in the coming decade or two may not be so much for all - electric cars as for hybrid cars designed to run on batteries in pollution - choked cities and on gasoline — or natural gas, or ethanol, or hydrogen, or some other range - extending fuel — on long highway trips (though the way Americans drive now, 90 percent of all car trips fall within Impact's 120 - mile range).

And as for the things that will take us a little longer to learn — like where to get the best sushi and how to navigate the 13 major highways that are all seem to be called the same thing — for that, I'm just winging it...

The Channel 4 News Team's afternoon is no longer a delight as their speeding van filled with bowling balls, scorpions and hot oil takes a tumble on the highway.

It's a comedy hardboiled noir, a plastic Black Dahlia with something of PT Anderson's Boogie Nights, Altman's version of Long Goodbye and even some weird touches of Lynch as characters get up from car wrecks to stagger around the highway for a bit.

«The Hitcher is a complex beast: reviled at the time of its release, it has been adored in the long term as one of the most intoxicating, unrelenting highway cult films ever made.

January 31, 2017 • In North Dakota, a lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway as long as the driver did not do it intentionally.

Super Cruise will let Cadillac CT6 drivers pilot their new cars hands - off so long as conditions are right and the system can find the middle of the car's lane, on about 160,000 miles of limited - access highway in the U.S. and Canada, mapped by GM and its high - definition mapping partner, Geo Digital.

There's no better way to travel U.S. highways than at the wheel of an American car, especially one as powerful as the SHO, which eats up the long stretches of open road in the emptiness of the West.

The «quick release» payments to U.S. Virgin Islands are considered as initial installments of funds used to restore essential traffic and limit further highway damage, which can help long - term repair work begin more quickly.

The drivetrain upshifts seamlessly and provides quiet, steady power, but it shows moments of confusion as you catapult to highway speeds — upshifting too soon from one gear, holding the next too long.

A long, straight highway entrance ramp in metro Detroit that once served as an illicit drag strip.

As we merge onto the highway for the long drive home, the speakers blare a defiant message, possibly in the general direction of corporate headquarters in Italy.

Its long, flat stretches were favorable to the Golf R's fuel economy, which approached 24 mpg instead of the low 20s we've been more commonly recording in and around L.A.. That's still a far cry from its EPA rating of 30 mpg highway, but when you're trying to get a boring, six - hour - plus drive over with as quickly as possible, you're not worrying about maximizing mileage.

The Chrysler Pacifica is no longer the only minivan to win the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS») highest honor, the Top Safety Pick + designation, as the 2018 Honda Odyssey has also earned that coveted award, along with a five - star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

In low - and medium - roof regular 2015 Ford Transit wagons (a high roof is also available, as are long - and extended - length bodies), the 3.5 - liter EcoBoost V - 6 and 3.7 - liter V - 6 engines are rated for 14/19/16 mpg city / highway / combined.

With a curb weight as low as 4150 pounds, the Pathfinder is quick once it's up to speed, though sudden requests for power at highway speeds are met with an unacceptably long pause before speed starts gathering.

A fully loaded Touring Elite model, our Odyssey was the perfect companion for long highway slogs, equipped as it was with leather seats, navigation, a rear - seat entertainment system, three - zone automatic climate control, second - and third - row sunshades, power sliding doors, and a power tailgate.

But for as long as I'm able to cruise the highways, I will always feel the sweet pangs of a teen's puppy love for the 1957 Chevy Bel Air.

By the time we get to that perfect road, Highway 250 north out of Waimea to Hawi, we're packing some major aloha - that's «love» to you haoles - and feeling as if our groove has come all the way back from the flatline we've been feeling after a long, rainy month on the mainland.

And I saw fuel economy as high as an indicated 26 mpg, on a hour - long highway trip, and 26 mpg again, on the return leg with more suburban driving.

Even though it can't keep driving indefinitely, the 2015 Honda CR - V can drive for a lot longer than before before stopping for fuel, thanks to a new powertrain that ups highway fuel economy to as much as 34 mpg with front - wheel drive.

It was our last year of high school, and he brought along Mary and I went down with Ann, and we took turns at the wheel as we drove down over CA Highway 17 and then on the long stretch of CA Highway 1 along the shore of Monterey Bay.

We were pleasantly surprised that long highway hauls regularly returned numbers as high as 33 mpg, which demolishes the EPA's rating of 28 mpg.

He also suggested the Prius v would be an ideal second family car — as long as the family wasn't driving extremely long highway distances.

Being speed sensitive, responses slow at higher speeds for stability, making the BMW X1 as easy to use in a tight parking lot as it is on a long - distance highway trip.

It has a quiet highway ride, the fit and finish is superb, as are the materials and the equipment list is long, although when compared to other Audi models the Q3 is beginning to show its age — some of the safety items expected of a near - luxury crossover are missing from the Progressiv trim.

Overall, the Audi 100 CS is as comfortable and well - mannered on long highway cruises as it is on winding roads.

And just as important to the boss is the Promaster Citys impressive 21/29 mpg city / highway fuel economy, which exactly matches the long - wheelbase Transit Connect.

This is a good thing, as the Impreza has long been a desirable entry - level automobile, and when ordered with its available continuously - variable automatic transmission the XV Crosstrek's 148 horsepower, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder motor returns fuel mileage of 25 - mpg in city driving and 33 - mpg on the highway.

GENERAL Vehicle / model: ’17 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4 Base price: $ 43,095 Price as tested: $ 53,515 Options as tested: Customer Preferred Package 28J ($ 2,695), Jeep Active Safety Group ($ 1,495), 5.7 L Hemi V - 8 ($ 3,295), Rock Rails ($ 895), Uconnect 8.4 NAV ($ 450), Blind Spot and Cross Path Detection ($ 595), Destination Charge ($ 995) ENGINE Type: Chrysler 16 - valve V - 8 Displacement (ci / liter): 345/5.7 Bore x stroke (in): 3.92 x3.58 Compression ratio -LRB-: 1): 10.5 Intake / FI: Naturally aspirated, sequential multi-port electronic Mfg.'s power rating @ rpm (hp): 360 @ 5,150 Mfg.'s torque rating @ rpm (lb - ft): 390 @ 4,250 Mfg.'s suggested fuel type: Midrange unleaded recommended; regular unleaded acceptable DRIVETRAIN Transmission: ZF 845RE 8 - spd automatic Ratios -LRB-: 1): First 4.71 Second 3.14 Third 2.11 Fourth 1.67 Fifth 1.29 Sixth 1.00 Seventh 0.84 Eighth 0.67 Reverse 3.30 Axle ratio -LRB-: 1): 3.09 Transfer case: MP 3022 2 - spd Low - range ratio -LRB-: 1): 2.72 Crawl ratio -LRB-: 1): 39.6 FRAME / BODY Frame: Steel unibody Body: Steel SUSPENSION / AXLES Front: Short - and long - arm independent, coil springs, twin - tube coilover shocks, steel upper - and aluminum lower - control arms, stabilizer bar / ZF 7.7 - in Rear: Multi-link, coil springs, twin - tube shocks (with load leveling for towing), aluminum lower control arm, independent upper links plus a separate toe link, stabilizer bar / ZF 7.7 - in STEERING Type: Electric rack - and - pinion Turns (lock - to - lock): 3.2 Ratio -LRB-: 1): 16.7 BRAKES Front: 13.8x1.3 - in vented disc, two - piston caliper Rear: 13.0x0.9 - in vented disc, single - piston caliper ABS: Four - wheel WHEELS / TIRES Wheels (in): 18x8.0 Tires: P265 / 60R18 Goodyear Wrangler All - Terrain Adventure with Kevlar FUEL ECONOMY EPA city / highway: 14/22 Observed city / highway / trail: 15.7 DIMENSIONS / CAPACITIES Weight (lb): 5,154 Wheelbase (in): 114.8 Overall length (in): 189.8 Overall width (in): 76.5 (84.8 w / mirrors) Height (in): 69.3 Track f / r (in): 63.9 / 64.1 Minimum ground clearance (in): 8.2 (standard height), 10.4 (suspension position # 2) Turning diameter, curb - to - curb (ft): 37.1 Approach / departure angles (deg): 26.2 (standard height) 36.1 (suspension position # 2, air dam off) / 24.0 (standard suspension), 27.1 (air suspension position # 2) Breakover angle (deg): 18.2 (standard height), 22.8 (suspension position # 2) GVWR (lb): 6,800 Payload (lb): 1,190 Maximum towing capacity (lb): 7,200 Seating: 5 Fuel capacity (gal): 24.6 PERFORMANCE 0 - 60 mph (sec): 7.3 Quarter - mile (sec @ mph): 15.6 @ 90.9 Braking 60 - 0 mph (ft): 132.8 Ramp Travel Index (20 - deg, points): 375

As a whole, the New F3 seems very focused for shorter, in - town jaunts than long highway cruising.

Nissan claims the system will automatically keep a car centered in its lane, maintain a set speed and following distance to the car ahead, and navigate stop - and - go traffic on highways (as long as the driver stays in one lane).

British Columbia's Fraser Canyon is a mountainous, two - lane challenge for any car, as long climbs, steep descents, and lots of twisty bits comprise this segment of the Trans - Canada Highway.

Both trims will appeal to you if you are looking for a sedan that performs well as a long - distance highway cruiser.

This occurs when the car is operating at higher cruising speeds, such as on the highway, or descending a long hill.

As for squeezing some additional miles - per - gallon, the hybrid 7 has an EPA estimated fuel economy of 17/24 city / highway and 20 mpg combined for both the standard - and long - wheelbase model.

Also, as if this weren't enough, a 31 - mpg highway rating is sure to further inspire a few long road trips.

Chevrolet is quick to mention that's quicker than the Jetta TDI DSG, although they fail to mention it's only by one - tenth of a second, and I doubt the kind of person that would buy a compact diesel cares all that much about how fast it gets to highway speed, so long as it actually does get there.