"The license plate is almost as large as her automobile, but Miss Mary Bay likes her car because it is easy to park." A microcar in Washington, D.C. circa 1924. Photo Credit: National Photo Co. Collection. [via Shorpy]
Tesla CEO Used Private Jet To Fly To D.C. And Beg For Money
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a fancy private jet to Washington, D.C. and then begged for money
Identify This Mystery Getaway Car, Help Bust Package-Swipin' Miscreant!
After getting ripped off in the past, a Ballard, Washington, resident installed a motion-activated camera on the front porch… and caught a woman stealing packages. The getaway car's reflection can be seen in a window. Mazda 323? Toyota Tercel?
D.C. Restaurant Gives Ford Prestigious Award For Not Sucking
The Sequoia restaurant in Washington, DC announced today Ford is the recipient of its "Don't Give up the Ship!" award in a one-page ad purchased in the Washington Post. Why? They didn't suck as bad as GM and Chrysler.
Whitened Washington: What's Old Is New Again
If you haven't heard, Old Man Winter smacked the East Coast this weekend. Washington, D.C. was hit hard, with authorities declaring a state of emergency and urging people not to drive. What was it like 90 years ago?
Washington, D.C. Needs The Dues, Junks Car Safety Inspections
With little data suggesting they're helpful, D.C.'s saving $400,000 by ditching safety checks. If it's a good idea wouldn't the insurance industry push every local government to do it. (H/T to Michael!) [USA Today]
Triumph Spitfire Down On The Seattle Street
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot
Ten Great States To Drive Across
There's nothing like the thrill of crossing an entire U.S. state. We just know it's what our forefathers intended. With a little help from our readers
DC Metro Red Line Train Crash Leaves Nine Dead, 75 Injured
Yesterday's terrifying crash of an at-speed Red Line Metro train
Mr. Wagoner Makes It To Washington, Driving Volt Mule To Morning…
There's General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, stepping from a Chevrolet Malibu hybrid last night at his hotel in Washington to the flashing bulbs of the paparazzi after driving from Detroit to testify at Congressional hearings for an auto industry not-a-bailout. If the not-so-Big Three automakers have learned anything…
In Washington, The Roads Are Paved With Cheese!
Washington truckers and dairy farmers have come together to attempt to boost winter safety numbers by creating a cheesy concoction combining common road salt and a byproduct of the cheese production process
Car Thief Gets Parking Ticket, Owner Gets Fine
A victim of car theft in Washington DC is being pestered by a collection agency to pay up on an 18-month-old parking ticket written while the car was on it's leave of absence from its rightful owner. Steve Steinberg has vowed never to pay the $205 fine and is wondering why the car didn't come up as stolen when the…
D.C. Street Sweepers Giving Out Parking Tickets
Think it's embarrassing getting a parking ticket from the sweet old meter maid? Soon you'll have a new foe. Street sweepers in the Washington, D.C. area will be equipped with the means to scan and photograph cars parked in street sweeping zones. The bill to equip the street sweepers was passed unanimously in the D.C.…
Maryland Street Racing Crash Leaves 8 Dead, One Crumpled Crown Vic
A white Ford Crown Victoria plowed into a group of street-racing fans on a highway about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. on Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness. In addition to the fatalities, at least five other spectators were injured of the 50 or so people gathered…
Texting While Driving Law Goes In Effect Today In Washington State,…
OMG! Whatever you have to tell your BFF Payal better wait as the police in Washington State are now empowered to ticket your ass. A law designed to curb composing text messages went into effect on Tuesday. Penalties range from $124 for a driver texting or emailing to $175 if that texting leads to an accident. IMHO,…
World's Best Dad: Kids Repo'ed With Car While Dad Snacks
This sort of reminds us of an episode of CHiPs where a kid gets accidentally kidnapped when someone steals a car, except this is much funnier. A Spokane man left his kids locked in his 1996 Ford Explorer momentarily while he ran in for doughnuts, which is a good reason to abandon kids. It apparently takes dad a while…
Shotgun Proves Sub-Optimal For Busting Nut
You know how it's always the last lugnut you can't remove when you're in a hurry to get the Lincoln rolling again? You try every leverage trick known to Archimedes, hose everything down with Liquid Wrench, the works, but that obstinate nut just won't turn. Now, most of us would probably get an impact wrench involved…
Cops Keeping $277K Seized From Traffic Stop, To Buy Darkest Glasses…
If you're driving around with hundreds of thousands of dollars in a briefcase you might want to come up with an excuse before you get on the freeway. A 35-year-old British Columbia man was stopped by Washington State Troopers in Seattle and was unable to explain where the money came from. We're going to go out on a…
Holy Cow! Flying Cow Crushes Minivan
It's been a while since we've taken a physics course, so we can't be sure what the total force of 600 pounds of live beef falling 200 feet is, but we're fairly certain that we don't want it falling on us. A Spokane, Washington couple had this exact experience while driving their minivan near the popular Lake Chelan…
