Sentences with phrase «open road driving»

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Google has been testing self - driving cars on the open road since 2009.

Chances are, though, no one who crosses paths with you on the open road will have any idea what you are driving.

Today, its rich history can be gleaned from its ancient streets, which feel like open - air museums with their striking medley of medieval, baroque and postmodern architecture, and in its (distinctively British) customs (think: afternoon tea and driving on the left side of the road).

Jay Leno and racecar driver Jessi Combs take Chiron onto the open road for a test drive.

The theory of induced demand holds that the pent - up demand for driving is so great that most new roads become clogged almost the instant they open.

From deliveries of online shopping orders to massive pieces of equipment, the open road and trucking help drive the U.S. economy.

In 1995, when I was a college sophomore (in more ways than one), I drove from New Jersey to California with a med school dropout named Becky, in pursuit of some derivative of Jack Kerouac's open - road fantasia.

But it's a long and challenging road that Terry Pratchett recognised in his open and frank approach to his diagnosis and the support that he put behind driving greater awareness of the condition.

Chuck and I hit the open road this weekend and drove south to Richmond to watch his sister get married.

We needed to make sure there was traffic, we could not let them have open roads to drive in.»

The town board's interest in acquiring land for open space and other community purposes has been in high gear this month, as it also voted to issue a $ 2 million bond to buy 12 acres at 359 Pantigo Road and scheduled or held hearings on the purchase of properties on Old Stone Highway in Springs and on West Lake Drive in Montauk.

In recognition of National Donate Life Month, Legislator Joseph Lorigo will be hosting an open - to - the - public blood drive with Unyts, WNY's only organ, eye, tissue and community blood center, on Monday, April 15th from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Southgate Plaza Neighborhood Blood Donation Center, 1000 Union Road, parking lot F.

Officer Brian Moore, 25, was driving an unmarked police car with his partner near 212th Street and 104th Road about 6:15 p.m. when Demetrius Blackwell, 35, opened fire, hitting Moore in the head, officials said.

I am so tired and fed up of living in a filthy city where people urinate and defecate in the open; there are stinking open gutters everywhere and you have no choice but to drive past piles of decomposing refuse on the sides of the roads.

The governor says just because the roads are now all open, does not mean the conditions are back to normal, and he says driving should be restricted to only what's absolutely necessary.

Grant noted that McMurray opened his first campaign office in a retail center at Sheridan Drive and Sweet Home Road in Amherst that is part of Higgins» 26th district, not Collins» 27th district.

Chuck and I hit the open road this weekend and drove south to Richmond to watch his sister get married.

Whether you drive a truck or just love the open road, you're more than welcome at Trucker Dating.

An older woman unlike an older man wants to catch the opening of a new bar in the city, go to a live concert, on a surprise shopping spree, a suddenly planned trip, a road trip or a long drive late night.

I am a truck driver long haul.I am looking for a new driving partner.I love God, the open road, my kids, and my Country...

There are hints of an unspoken psychic bond between the woman driving around in the white van picking up men and the mysterious motorcyclist zipping around Glasgow, hugging the curves of hilly roads that dip and snake like the ones in the opening sequence of «The Shining» — but we never find out precisely what the connection is.

The film centers on a restless thirtysomething New Yorker named Cal (Billy Crudup) who one day drives off into the open road, leaving his wife and infant son behind.

These songs pull their power from slow reflections, from a series of sights that have been seen and pondered during long drives down open roads or quiet nights of deep thought.

FILM COMMENT recently spoke by phone with Simmons, who was open, funny, and notably road - rage - free whilst driving in Los Angeles (where he lives).

He agrees (just to drive the plot along) and the four boys are on the open road to Arizona.

Introverted and hard - working Nils drives the powerful snow plough that keeps open the roads and mountain passes of the inhospitable frozen landscape where he lives.

With a pretty girl by your side in a luxury convertible and the branching open road ahead, no wonder arcade junkies couldn't get enough of this revolutionary driving experience.

Eat My Dust opens with sped - up first - person footage of reckless driving on a winding country road.

Their only hope is to keep driving, though the open road could prove to be their deadliest enemy.

Ron Shelton compares a script to sheet music, but says that it unfortunately only gets played once; he then goes on to talk about Bull Durham being written in a single draft, with his film's opening two - page monologue dictated into a microcassette recorder while driving the back roads of North Carolina.

Starting things off, there's an audio commentary from director Mark Hartley, joined by «Ozploitation Auteurs» Brian Trenchard - Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, John D. Lamond, David Hannay, Richard Brennan, Alan Finney, Vincent Monton, Grant Page, and Roger Ward; a set of 26 deleted and extended scenes, now with optional audio commentary from Hartley and editors Sara Edwards and Jamie Blanks; The Lost NQH Interview: Chris Lofven, the director of the film Oz; A Word with Bob Ellis (which was formerly an Easter Egg on DVD); a Quentin Tarantino and Brian Trenchard - Smith interview outtake; a Melbourne International Film Festival Ozploitation Panel discussion; Melbourne International Film Festival Red Carpet footage; 34 minutes of low tech behind the scenes moments which were shot mostly by Hartley; a UK interview with Hartley; The Bazura Project interview with Hartley; The Monthly Conversation interview with Hartley; The Business audio interview with Hartley; an extended Ozploitation trailer reel (3 hours worth), with an opening title card telling us that Brian Trenchard - Smith cut together most of the trailers (Outback, Walkabout, The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, three for Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Libido, Alvin Purple, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Box, The True Story of Eskimo Nell, Plugg, The Love Epidemic, The Great MacArthy, Don's Party, Oz, Eliza Fraser, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The FJ Holden, High Rolling, The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style, Felicity, Dimboola, The Last of the Knucklemen, Pacific Banana, Centrespread, Breakfast in Paris, Melvin, Son of Alvin, Night of Fear, The Cars That Ate Paris, Inn of the Damned, End Play, The Last Wave, Summerfield, Long Weekend, Patrick, The Night, The Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares (aka Stage Fright), The Survivor, Road Games, Dead Kids (aka Strange Behavior), Strange Behavior, A Dangerous Summer, Next of Kin, Heatwave, Razorback, Frog Dreaming, Dark Age, Howling III: The Marsupials, Bloodmoon, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, Mad Max, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Freedom, Turkey Shoot, Midnite Spares, The Return of Captain Invincible, Fair Game, Sky Pirates, Dead End Drive - In, The Time Guardian, Danger Freaks); Confession of an R - Rated Movie Maker, an interview with director John D. Lamond; an interview with director Richard Franklin on the set of Patrick; Terry Bourke's Noon Sunday Reel; the Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker vintage documentary; the Inside Alvin Purple vintage documentary; the To Shoot a Mad Dog vintage documentary; an Ozploitation stills and poster gallery; a production gallery; funding pitches; and the documentary's original theatrical trailer.

Several years back, following an early August day working with teachers in southwest Wyoming, I took a drive through what we Mainers would call the sticks — small roads, few houses, and lots of open space.

The powerful questions that Seidel evoked were asked, answered, and then asked again — both in his opening conversation with Ma and in the exhilarating performance that followed, as the Silk Road Ensemble seemed to enact passion - driven learning right there on stage.

It was as I found myself standing in a general store selling two of my most valuable possessions (a car jack, and the crowbar I'd been using for opening crates dropped by the side of the road) just so I could afford a motel room for the night, that I realised Jalopy isn't like other driving games I've played.

A few miles behind the wheel of a 2CV is nothing short of eye - opening: spanking the Gallic flyweight down the road is a lesson in glorious minimalism, and it's like learning to drive all over again.

After acquiring plates and insurance for their creation, Finnegan and Frieburger hit the open road, and discover the so - named NASCarlo is shockingly easy to drive.

He also mentioned that his brand's future diesel and hybrid models will be complimentary of each other and that his product portfolio will continue to cater to a variety of eco-conscious drivers, particularly those that drive long distances on open roads (ideal for diesel) or those commuting in congested urban streets (ideal for hybrid).

Such cars are meant to be driven to work, pick up kids from school, run errands, and occasionally make cross-country trips on the open road.

So, chill out on driving fast and remember how good it feels to cruise the open road.

The Fiesta ST isn't just fun to drive on the open road, it's also quiet and comfortable on the motorway and civilized around town - much like a normal Fiesta in that respect.

Unlike its most obvious competitor, the luxury - focused Mercedes - Benz S550 Coupe, BMW says the M850i was developed to drive on a track as well as it handles the open road.

Really, the combination of the Camaro's independent suspension, low center of gravity and rear wheel drive makes it an absolute thrill ride on the open road.

To see if the new bennies help make the e-Golf feel more like its big bros or not out on the open road, We set out on a leisurely drive from Los Angeles up the coast to Malibu.

Once I shed the Trailhawk's heavy equipment for a Limited and its simpler all - wheel drive, low - rolling - resistance tires and lower ride height, the V - 6 Jeep Cherokee felt like a different car — sporty and exceptionally fast on the open road.

It's a truly enjoyable place to spend long drives on the open road, where the Impala feels most at home.

Nissan and Volvo will both offer similar traffic - jam assist technologies, although neither of those systems operate in open - road driving scenarios.

This, allied to revised final - drive gearing, provides performance that's appreciated in nip - and - tuck situations on the open road.

Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park made for slow driving but spectacular scenery as vistas opened up on both sides of the road.

As a guideline, brakes will wear out much faster if most of your driving is in a major urban area where stop - and - go is the rule, as opposed to those who spend most of the time in their vehicle on the open road, where they might not touch the brake pedal for an hour or more.

To boot, diesels get their best fuel economy under the types of conditions that most Americans drive — on the open road.