On AlterNet: driving

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Under the Influence "Per Se"? How Colorado's "Drugged-Driving" Bill Would Slam Pot-Smokers With Unfair DUIs

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 7, 2012.

Drivers found with a certain amount of THC in their blood are automatically presumed to be driving under the influence of drugs, even if they can show they were not impaired.

Mission Creep at the TSA: From Airport Groping to Bag Checks and Roadblocks

Jennifer Abel, Comment Is Free. April 29, 2012.

The out-of-control Transportation Security Administration is past patdowns at airports – now it's checkpoints and roadblocks.

Asleep at the Wheel: How Deregulation of the Bus Industry Could Get You Killed

Larry Hanley, Labor Notes. April 22, 2012.

Bus accidents kill about 50 and injure almost 1,000 other innocent passengers every year—and the biggest reason is driver fatigue.

Do Harsh Pot Laws Create a Dangerous Drinking Culture? 5 Reasons to Get Stoned Instead of Drunk

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. January 27, 2012.

Myths about marijuana convince people that alcohol is safer, but science shows pot is the healthier choice.

Four Reasons We Need Less Gas

Lester R. Brown, YES! Magazine. October 20, 2011.

Americans are driving less and less. Here is what that means for the future of our oil dependence.

Yikes -- First State Considers Allowing Cops to Conduct Roadside Drug Tests

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. September 16, 2010.

Michigan could become the first state in the nation to drug test drivers if a Republican lawmaker has his way, even though research shows tests generate false positives.

Want to Prevent Oil Spill Disasters? Stop Driving

Jason Henderson, AlterNet. May 1, 2010.

A submerged oil well is spewing a river of oil toward Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Birds and fish will die, wetlands and beaches will be ruined -- all because we drive cars.

Modern Mystery! Women More Likely to Sit In Passenger Seat Than Men

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. January 11, 2010.

What in the world could be responsible for the fact that when men and women ride in cars together, men are more likely to drive?

Reducing How Much We Drive Should be a National Transportation Goal

John Petro, Drum Major Institute. July 8, 2009.

Americans should be driving less -- fewer trips over shorter distances.

Living Without a Car: My New American Responsibility

Andrew Lam, New America Media. July 24, 2008.

Giving up a car isn't easy -- even amid the gas crisis. But the covetous American way of life has become unsustainable.