Hybrid cars save on gas, but they cost more, too
Sunday, June 22, 2008
BY ANDY HIRSCH
WBNS-10TV
George Leonard wanted a Toyota Prius. “I’m trying to save some money on gas,” the Worthington resident said, clearly excited by the prospect of owning a vehicle that, according to Consumer Reports, gets 44 miles per gallon.
“With the gas prices being [...]
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Posted in Auto X-ing on June 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Alright…so I’m one of those nerds who watches those “Extreme Engineering” and “Megastructures” shows on the Discovery Channel. Too much fun with Legos as a kid I guess. One of the fun parts of my relatively slow pedestrian commute to work is that I get to take a few more seconds to check out our [...]
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Posted in Auto X-ing on June 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Just the ticket? Police prepare six-week crackdown on bad driving
Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:02 PM
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
A six-week ticket-writing blitz awaits Columbus-area drivers beginning Monday.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is teaming with area police agencies to crack down on traffic violations, such as speeding and impaired driving, that can cause crashes.
Prior-enforcement initiatives have reduced [...]
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Use of COTA, carpooling increases as price of gasoline soars
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:15 AM
As gas prices rise, so does bus ridership and carpooling.
From January through May 4, COTA recorded about 5.2 million rides, up 7.2 percent compared with the same period last year. Ridership in April was up 17.5 percent over the same [...]
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Posted in Auto X-ing on May 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Dispatch
Going numb, gallon by gallon
Friday, May 2, 2008
BY TIM DOULIN
Pressing a computer button, Basem Hamdan changes the price of gas.
He dropped it 6 cents for a gallon of regular, to $3.59, on the digital sign yesterday morning at the Marathon Express he manages at Parsons Avenue and Williams Road on the South Side.
“Just [...]
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A few years ago, I read an article in the Dispatch about OSU banning cars on campus - even west campus - for freshmen. I know that would have made getting home to Worthington Hills a pain for me, and even more for my parents, who might have been willing to come pick me [...]
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Vanpooling helps combat gas prices
County business finds way to keep residents away from high costs
By TAMARIA L. KULEMEKA
The Eagle-Gazette Staff
tkulemeka@nncogannett.com
FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Commuters looking to beat prices at the pump might want to consider joining a vanpool or slowing down long before getting to a red light on U.S. 33 to conserve gas.
RideSolutions, a vehicle [...]
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I had a recent conversation with my table at a wedding about the concept of slugging, which made me think it could make for a good post on this site.
Slugging, sometimes called casual car-pooling, is more like organized hitch-hiking. In cities with HOV lanes, which will hopefully include Columbus someday, queues of passengers develop [...]
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Posted in Auto X-ing, Bus X-ing on March 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
How many more “Pain at the Pump” stories can we bear?
Yes, we all know the price of gas is high, and probably going higher. Yes, we all know ethanol is driving up the prices at the grocery store. Is any of this really newsworthy anymore? Ever wonder how many times the same [...]
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COMMENTING ON THE CLEANUP
Drivers happy; pedestrians less so
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
BY ROBERT VITALE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
In the streets of Columbus yesterday, city plows and above-freezing temperatures helped finish off the near-blizzard of 2008. On the sidewalks, however, slipping and sliding continued.
As people engaged in a favorite winter pastime — the post-storm postmortem over government [...]
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