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• Germany targets truckers to help motorists save fuel: interview

  - 2008-06-29

  BERLIN AFP — Germany plans to squeeze truckers in an effort to ease congestion on the country's highways and help motorists deal with rising fuel costs, a minister said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. The government plans to restrict lorries to one lane and ban them from overtaking,...

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• Russia ends zero-tolerance drunk-driving law

  - 2008-06-20

  MOSCOW AFP — Russia is to end its zero-tolerance drunk-driving law and allow motorists to have a small drink before taking the wheel, a road-safety official said Friday. The maximum blood-alcohol level will be raised from zero to 0.3 grams per litre of blood on July 1 to move...

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• Honda system to warn motorists of crime hotspots

  - 2008-04-21

  TOKYO AFP — Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. will start a new system this week warning motorists when they are driving close to crime hotspots. Based on information from the police, drivers will get an alert through Honda's on-board navigation system about areas where cars have been damaged, stolen...

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• Polish drink-drivers could have cars confiscated

  - 2006-06-20

  WARSAW AFP — Polish motorists who drink then get behind the wheel may have their cars confiscated under plans to crack down on the growing problem of drink-drivers, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said. "The changes in the law have to hit offenders financially," Ziobro told a news conference. ...

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• Heavy snow, ice leave motorists stranded in southern Italy

  - 2005-01-28

  ROME AFP — Hundreds of motorists were stranded by heavy snow and ice on a motorway in southern Italy overnight forcing local authorities to call in the army to remove snowbound vehicles and take their occupants to safety, police said. Local authorities faced a barrage of criticism from many...

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• White Christmas brings headaches for US holiday travellers

  - 2004-12-23

  CHICAGO AFP — A massive winter storm cloaked a huge swath of the central United States in snow and ice, stranding motorists and travellers, many of whom were making their annual Christmas pilgrimage to the homes of family and friends. The arctic blast dumped snow from the Rockies in...

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• Record US gas prices become election worry for Bush

  - 2004-03-24

  WASHINGTON AFP ? President George W. Bush expressed concern about record gasoline prices that US drivers are paying less than eight months from the presidential election. In a country with a powerful car lobby, Democratic presidential contender, Senator John Kerry, immediately went onto the attack, saying: "We need a...

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